Public Gaming Industry
Regulatory Issues
Leading Sport Book Operators Officially Launch Sports Wagering Integrity Monitoring Association
Leading Sport Book Operators Officially Launch Sports Wagering Integrity Monitoring Association
SWIMA brings together sports book operato…
Dutch Gaming Authority Hits Casino.com with €450000 Fine
The Netherlands Gaming Authority, the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), has announced the latest in a series of large fines assessed against offsho…
Svenska Spel Beats Gambling Operators in Sweden
Sweden’s gambling market has continued to do well. Not surprisingly, Svenska Spel, the state-owned operator, has managed to outpace the com…
Skin Betting Gets Attention of Denmark’s Regulators as Illegal Sites Are Blocked
Denmark is cracking down on skin betting — which is gambling with virtual goods — with illegal sites getting shut down out of concern for t…
Ireland Gambling Regulator Could Be in Place by 2020: Will Issue Licenses, Impose Fines
The Republic of Ireland is finally moving forward with a plan to set up a centralized gambling regulator, but it may not be in place until…
Germany’s sixteen federal states have approved the mandate of the ‘third amended Interstate Treaty on Gambling’
Germany’s sixteen federal states have approved the mandate of the ‘third amended Interstate Treaty on Gambling’, paving the way for a new n…
Ireland Plans to Consolidate Regulation of Gambling
Horse Racing Ireland and other authorities would be consolidated
Plans call for Horse Racing Ireland and a number of other regulatory auth…
Ohio Casino Control Commission Using GSA’s CDI Standard with Tremendous Success
Ohio Casino Control Commission Using GSA’s CDI Standard with Tremendous Success
LAS VEGAS (March 20, 2019) – Using multiple independent t…
URUGUAY: The National Lotteries and Quinielas Directorate Achieves the Blocking of 260 Illegal Gambling WEB Sites
The National Lotteries and Quinielas Directorate Achieves the Blocking of 260 Illegal Games WEB Sites March 15, 2019 Montevideo, March 15…
The Malta Gaming Authority signs MoU with the Swedish Gambling Authority
The Malta Gaming Authority signs MoU with the Swedish Gambling Authority
The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) and the Spelinspektionen (the Sw…
Dutch regulator raises penalty for illegal online gambling
The gambling regulator of the Netherlands, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has increased the minimum penalty for illegal online gambling offences…
Pagcor seeks regulation of gaming operators
State-owned Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) is calling for the commitment of other government agencies to ensure that Philip…
70+ Operators Approved Under Sweden’s Newly Liberalized Gambling Market
Sweden’s newly liberalized online gambling market has only been in place for a couple of months, but already it is proving a success. Speli…
Dutch Senate Adopts Remote Gambling Bill
Internet-based gambling is a field of enormous growth. Many people keep investing in this field and adopting new technologies. Since the on…
Hundreds Slated to Attend Gaming Laboratories International’s (GLI®) 19th Annual Regulators Roundtable
Hundreds Slated to Attend Gaming Laboratories International’s (GLI®) 19th Annual Regulators Roundtable
Annual Conference Staged March 6 &…
Finland – Veikkaus predicts drop in slot revenue of €100 to €150m following compulsory identification
Finland’s stare-owned operator Veikkaus is predicting that revenues from its slot machines will fall by between €100 to150m a year, followi…
Netherlands Online Gaming Approved by Dutch Senate, Permits Unlikely Until 2020
Legal online gaming was approved in the Netherlands earlier this week, with first permits possible next year. Holland’s Senate voted to bac…
Florida Proposes a Full Online Lottery Ban
Florida Proposes a Full Online Lottery Ban
As online gambling opportunities continue to arise in the USA, one individual from the state of…
Warning Issued to Swedish Gambling Operators over Bonus Rules
The gambling regulator of Sweden, Spelinspektionen, has issued warnings to all licensed gambling operators over bonus offers. This comes af…
Norway Watchdog Bans Payments to Six Malta-Based Gambling Firms
The Norwegian Gaming Authority has banned transactions with six Malta-based gambling companies, which it says are operating “illegally” wit…
Seventy Operators Approved for Italian License
Italy is about to see the biggest expansion of its iGaming in years, after Agenzia della Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM), the country's state-s…
Tabcorp reportedly files complaint against Lottoland
Lottoland’s newest offering, ‘jackpot betting’, has drawn the ire of rival companies, with the company entering talks with the online betti…
NETHERLANDS – Minister hints to cooling off period for bad actors
NETHERLANDS – Minister hints to cooling off period for bad actors
Netherlands
February 8, 2019
by Richard van Schaik
Today, the M…
The UK Gambling Commission brings in new rules to enhance safety and player protection for online gamblers
The Gambling Commission is bringing in new rules for online gaming firms to try to make gambling safer and fairer.
Operators will need to…
Netherlands: 5 February 2019 – D-Day Remote Gambling Act
Only a few more days to go: on 5 February 2019, there will be the final vote in the Dutch Senate on the introduction of the Remote Gambling…
New York State Gaming Commission Conditionally Approves Proposed Sports Wagering Regulations
On January 28, 2019, the New York State Gaming Commission (“Commission”) voted to conditionally approve proposed sports wagering regulation…