Public Gaming Industry
Regulatory Issues
Germany Saxony-Anhalt Anne Poggemann becomes Chair of the Gambling Oversight - takes over the leading role in the gambling supervision of the federal states
Now it is official, Anne Poggemann takes over the leading role in the gambling supervision of the federal states. The law graduate and CD...
Dutch The Gaming Authority (Ksa) has removed a fake Facebook account used to organize illegal lotteries
Ksa intervenes in fake accounts on FacebookC
Published on July 20, 2021
The Gaming Authority (Ksa) has removed a fake Faceb...
Spain’s gambling regulator, the Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) has opened a consultation on new online gambling rules
The Plenary of the Gambling Policy Council, chaired by the Minister of Consumer Affairs, Alberto Garzón Espinosa, has approved on July ...
Dutch Gaming Regulator Launches Investigation on Gambling Websites
Kansspelautoriteit, also known by its acronym KSA, is the official Dutch gaming regulator. The institution recently launched a fresh inve...
Ontario Government launches iGaming Ontario, a subsidiary of the AGCO
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Today, the Government of Ontario announced the establishment of iGaming Ontario, a subsidiary of t...
GLI to Provide Expertise to Uganda Lotteries & Gaming Regulatory Board
Gaming Laboratories International (GLI®) Selected to Provide Expertise to the Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board of Uganda JOHANNESB...
Malta, joining 19 other countries, placed on Financial Action Task Force greylist
Malta has been placed on a greylist of the Financial Action Task Force, joining 19 other countries considered financially untrustworthy a...
Moroccan Federation of Sports Professionals (FMPS) was created during a Constitutive General Assembly held in Casablanca on June 23, 2021
Creation of the Moroccan Federation of Sports Professionals. At the initiative of a large number of players in the sports indust...
International Association of Gaming Regulators launches regulatory awards
The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR) has launched a new awards program, the International Regulatory Awards, aimed a...
René Jansen, chairman of the Dutch Gaming Authority (Ksa), appointed chairman Gaming Regulators European Forum (GREF)
René Jansen chairman Gaming Regulators European Forum
Published on June 15, 2021
René Jansen, chairman of the Gaming Authority (Ksa...
Imagining a Regulated Online Gambling Sector in Australia
There’s an old saying that Australians will bet on two flies crawling up a wall. Yes, it is something of a cliché, akin to the archetypal...
Trinidad and Tobago: Senator Paul Richards urged the Government to soon address the phenomenon of online gambling
INDEPENDENT Senator Paul Richards urged the Government to soon address the phenomenon of online gambling, speaking on Friday in the Sen...
UK Govt. appoints Malcolm Sheehan QC to lead review into Football Index collapse
The gambling firm had a model that allowed customers to bet by buying ‘shares’ in footballers and receive returns based on their performa...
Crown reveals AU$160 million in gambling funds processed via credit cards at Crown Melbourne contravened Casino Control Act
Australia’s Crown Resorts says it has received new legal advice that it breached its Casino Control Act by processing more than AU$160 mi...
UK Gambling Commission has published further data showing how the evolving Covid-19 lockdown measures have impacted online gambling behaviour in Great Britain
03 June 2021
The Gambling Commission has published further data showing how the evolving Covid-19 lockdown measures have impacted ...
Arizona regulators target sports betting launch on Sept. 9
Arizona gambling regulators stated Wednesday they hope to have new licenses for sports gambling issued by the start of the 2021 National ...
Nigeria Lottery Commission Extends Inter-agency Collaborations
Lottery Commission Extends Inter-agency Collaborations
Ahead of its planned National Gaming Conference, slated for July 2021, the Manage...
Norwegian gambling regulator to fine SEOButler or promoting illegal gambling websites despite repeated warnings
Norwegian regulator Lotteritilsynet is set to fine affiliate site owner SEO-Butler for promoting illegal gambling websites despite repeat...
Nevada regulators vote to allow betting on Kentucky Derby
Horse-racing fans will be able to bet on May 1’s Kentucky Derby, thanks to a unanimous vote of the Nevada Gaming Commission Thursday.
Fo...
Gaming regulators: Nevada casinos must get workforce vaccinated to merit capacity increases
Nevada casinos operators looking to increase their gaming floor capacity past the 50% threshold will be tasked with making sure their wor...
Illinois Gov Pritzker closes book on mobile sports betting registration
An executive order from Gov. J.B. Pritzker allowed Illinoisans to register to gamble on sports from their phones for most of the pandemic...
UK Gambling Commission Pinpoints Three-Year Strategy to Improve Industry
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has laid out its three-year corporate strategy that is designed to improve oversight of the country’s e...
UK Gambling Commission Issues Online Casino Operator £6M Fine
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has fined online casino and sportsbook operator Casumo £6 million (US$8.28 million) for social responsi...
Spectacle Entertainment Fined $530K by Indiana Gaming Commission
An investigation into Spectacle Entertainment remains active. However, the company has already agreed to pay a $530,000 fine to the India...
The Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa, Netherlands Gambling Authority) has published an English-language version of the Market Vision on Gambling
English-language version of the market vision on gambling
The Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa, Netherlands Gambling Authority) has published an ...
Western Australia's royal commission into Crown Resorts will also look at regulator
Western Australia has issued terms of reference for the royal commission’s investigation into Crown Resorts’ suitability to hold a licens...
ANJ market summary shows record results for French online gambling
France’s new unified gambling regulator, L’Autorité Nationale des Jeux, highlighted record results for French online gambling within its ...
Nevada Gaming Commission greenlights Caesars-William Hill US deal, Bally's licenses
Commissioners on Thursday approved a series of licenses that register Bally’s as a publicly-traded company in the state, operate the Mont...
Illinois sports betting law restricts residents from gambling on in-state teams for March Madness
Online sports betting has been a game changer for the Illinois economy.
According to the state gaming board, $2.4 billion has been wager...
UK Gambling Commission Suspension of licence - BetIndex Limited
Information notice: Suspension of licence - BetIndex Limited
12 March 2021
The Gambling Commission has decided to suspend the ope...