Public Gaming Industry
Regulatory Issues
Opinion: SCHUETZ: Operators’ Snub Of Massachusetts Commission Shows A Total Lack Of Respect
'The way that the ten firms stiffed the MGC was the absolute ultimate statement of arrogance and ignorance.'
Let me tell you the way it ...
Massachusetts Gaming Commission hosted a roundtable on betting limits. All 10 state sportsbooks opted out
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) held a long-awaited public roundtable Tuesday to seek more transparency from sportsbooks on how...
UKGC CEO Highlights Progress against Black-Market Operators
Andrew Rhodes discussed the regulator’s achievements and highlighted its ongoing efforts to combat illegal gambling providers and create ...
UK Government to lift ban on direct debit card gaming machine use
The department for culture, media and sport (DCMS) has published its consultation response on land-based casino measures, which will lift...
Brazil: State of Paraná opens new accreditation period for fixed-odds bets
The novelty of this new accreditation period, already provided for in the Public Notice, is the possibility that sports betting companies...
UK govt. publishes new regulations for the land-based gambling sector
The UK government's Department of Culture, Media and Sport has published new regulations for the land-based gambling sector. The next st...
Bulgaria President Rumen Radev greenlights gambling law amendments, advertising ban
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has given the green light to proposed amendments to the Gambling Law, which include a prohibition on gamb...
Mass. Gaming Commission studying online casino games, AI use
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission is trying to get its arms around the technological future of gambling – seeking bids for research int...
EL at the EU Sport Forum
EL has been a longstanding partner of the European Commission for many years, regularly supporting the successful editions of sever...
OLYMPICS: IOC-UEFA workshop addresses sports betting integrity ahead of major events
Protecting sports betting integrity through cross-sector collaboration was the focus of a recent full-day workshop, organised jointly by ...
From iGaming’s impact to sports betting disappointment, commission studies the future of gambling in Ohio
CLEVELAND — The State of Ohio continues its review of gambling in the state as it considers whether to add iGaming, which would allow you...
Romania’s Prime Minister bans gambling in small towns
Romania has confirmed gambling will be completely banned in small towns and villages with populations of less than 15,000 people.
The p...
UK Gambling Commission directs bet365 to pay $738K for anti-money laundering, social responsibility failures
The UK's Gambling Commission has imposed a penalty of £582,120 ($738,035) on sports betting giant bet365, citing failures in anti-money l...
Curaçao Urged Repeatedly To Crack Down On Online Casinos Targeting Australians
The media watchdog has repeatedly urged authorities in the tiny Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao to stop letting online casinos target A...
DraftKings, Flutter Hammered by Blumenthal Letter, NCAA Prop Bet Ban Idea
DraftKings, Flutter Hammered by Blumenthal Letter, NCAA Prop Bet Ban Idea
While most gaming stocks rallied, shares of DraftKings (NASDAQ...
Musk’s X Slapped With €1.35M Fine by Italian Media Regulator Over Gambling Ads
The Italian Communications Regulatory Authority; Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni (AGCOM), has taken punitive measures agains...
Yggdrasil Fined SEK300,000 by Swedish Regulator for Software Licensing Breach
Yggdrasil Gaming faces a significant fine for breaching Sweden's strict gaming laws, spotlighting regulatory compliance's critical role i...
SWEDEN: Spelinspektionen fines Svenska Spel £7.5m over player protection gaps -Svenska Spel may appeal
Svenska Spel’s Sport & Casino CEO Fredrik Wastenson said: “We take the Gambling Inspectorate’s decision to heart. The inspection peri...
Gaming Commission suggests pushing New York casino licenses to 2025
New Yorkers, you may want to hold your bets.
A new proposed timeline released by a state commission Monday is potentially pushing back t...
888 avoids Gambling Commission action over FS Gaming talks
The Gambling Commission will take no regulatory action against 888 Holdings following the licence review sparked by an attempted manageme...
Google and Twitch face heavy penalties over illegal online gambling advertising
The Italian Communication Authority (Agcom) has issued significant fines to Google and Twitch after the two companies were found to be in...
X (formerly Twitter) fined €1.35m for Italy gambling ad ban breach
AGCOM, the national regulatory authority for communications in Italy, unearthed nine violations, including one for each blue check-verifi...
UK gambling minister pressured to implement further ad restrictions
The UK’s gambling minister has left the door open for future advertising restrictions if current regulations prove insufficient.
Stuart ...
German regulator continues to defend gambling survey
The regulator took part in the twentieth edition of the Symposium on Gambling at the University of Hohenheim.
Germany.- Controversy rema...
Curaçao’s gambling regulator issues guidelines ahead of sub-licence deadline
Applications for direct licences under the current legislation will close on March 31.
Curaçao.- The Curaçao Gaming Control Board (GCB) ...
Minnesota Senate committee amends sports betting bill to ban in-game wagering
The Minnesota Senate Commerce and Consumer Committee has approved a proposed amendment to Sen. Matt Klein’s (DFL-53) sports betting bill,...
Belgium revamps gambling regulations, raises legal age to 21
Belgium has announced revisions to its gambling regulations, with changes set to take effect on September 1, 2024. The amendments, wh...
Swiss Parliament wants to change taxation of high gambling winnings
In future, gambling winnings of one million francs or more should always be taxed where the winner lived at the time of the win. Parliame...
The Channel Islands Lottery launches survey about the future of the lottery
The role the Channel Islands Lottery plays in the community will be informed by the views of residents, with a survey launched to gauge i...
Dutch gambling authority issues its biggest ever fine
The Dutch gaming authority has fined Malta-based gambling firm Gammix almost €20 million for offering services in the Netherlands without...