Public Gaming Industry
Regulatory Issues
State-Sponsored Lotteries Gain Market Edge Over Commercial Gambling Interests
Big news this week as state-sponsored lotteries take regulatory bites out of traditional live and online gambling markets. Officials rule i…
Lottoland ad banned for misleading prize quote
An ad for lottery betting site Lottoland has been banned for quoting a prize value that could never be paid because of compulsory deduction…
Sweden's Regulator Outlines New Licensing Process
The gambling landscape in Swedenis all set to be significantly reshaped and restructured. The country's regulatory body, Lotteriinspektione…
Italy to consider draft law banning gambling adverts
Italy’s new coalition government is expected to consider a draft law early next week that would ban ban online gambling advertisements and…
UKGC Enforcement report – new guidance to help operators make gambling fairer, safer and crime-free
The Gambling Commission has today published a report into enforcement action it has taken against operators over the past year.
Watch Nei…
The UK Gambling Commission has welcomed the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) consultation on society lottery reform
The Gambling Commission has welcomed the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) consultation on society lottery re…
Caesars agrees to pay $1 million penalty over efforts to sway Indiana casino regulators
State regulators slapped Caesars Entertainment with a near-record fine on Thursday in response to the casino giant's failed effort to get o…
Australian Senate today passed a motion to investigate whether 'loot boxes' constitute a form of gambling
The Australian Senate today passed a motion to investigate whether purchasable random rewards in video games (known colloquially as loot bo…
GLMS signs agreement with the Council of Europe to contribute to Group of Copenhagen’s monitoring activities
Lausanne, 22 June 2018, The Global Lottery Monitoring System (GLMS) and the Council of Europe have signed today an informal memorandum of…
Valve disables CS:GO and DOTA 2 item trading in Netherlands after legal warning
Valve has buckled to pressure from the Dutch Gaming Authority amid the rolling boil of loot box controversy.
Following a warning from the…
German Gaming Association Renews Calls For Regulatory Overhaul
The Association of German Gaming Machine Manufacturers (Deutsche Automatenwirtschaft) has once again stated its support for a major liberal…
GLMS concludes agreement with Norwegian Gaming Authority
GLMS concludes agreement with Norwegian Gaming Authority
Lausanne, 21 June 2018, The Global Lottery Monitoring System (GLMS) and the Nor…
Italy’s gambling advert ban to have ‘massive impact’
Italy’s plan to ban gambling adverts will have a “massive impact” on online companies, handing an advantage to land-based operators, an ind…
Australia: NSW to impose new 10% POC - point of consumption - tax on online gambling
June 13 2018: Various media, including The Australian, report that the NSW Government will place a 10 per cent tax on all online gambling…
Unregulated gambling finds a corner in the corner store (and bar, and lots of other places, too)
Unregulated gambling finds a corner in the corner store (and bar, and lots of other places, too) Skill Games in Pa. They're called "games…
Brazil legislator: no gambling expansion talk until 2019
Brazil’s long-expected gambling expansion will have to wait until 2019, according to a key legislator.
On Wednesday, Chamber of Deputies p…
Swedish Parliament unanimous in approving new Gambling Bill
Swedish Parliament unanimous in approving new Gambling Bill
As anticipated Sweden’s Parliament has approved the mandate of the new Gamblin…
The court reversed the ban on gambling in the Slovak capital
A ban on gambling in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, has been overturned. This is the consequence of the verdict pronounced by the Reg…
Nepal to regulate casino biz via a Casino Act: report
The Nepal government is to regulate the country’s casino industry via a Casino Act to be submitted in draft form to the cabinet this week…
Pennsylvania Online Casino Operators Prepare For A Very High Tax Rate On Slot Machine Revenue
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States Are Pushing to Keep Federal Regulation Out of Sports Gambling
In the wake of a United States Supreme Court ruling striking down a ban on sports betting, state gambling regulators are fighting suggestio…
Gaming Laboratories International (GLI®) Names Alexander Haberl Regulatory Development Manager
Gaming Laboratories International (GLI®) Names Alexander Haberl Regulatory Development Manager
LAS VEGAS, NV (May 23, 2018) – Gaming Labo…
Rules coming soon for sports gambling in New York, regulators say
ALBANY - New York's gambling regulators are working on rules that would allow sports betting even if state lawmakers don't act.
Ron Ochrym…
GLMS and the TIU join their forces to keep tennis free of manipulations
Lyon, 15 May 2018, The Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) and the Global Lottery Monitoring System (GLMS) have signed today an MoU agreeing to wor…
UK: ASA rules against Paddy Power Games and Kwiff
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
United Kingdom May 10 2018
The ASA found that PPG's ad did not condone or enco…
Bill Aiming to Restrict Gambling Advertising in Bulgaria Gains Support from Two Major Parties
Bill Aiming to Restrict Gambling Advertising in Bulgaria Gains Support from Two Major Parties Gambling advertising could be restricted furt…
Launch of Fantasy Sports Contest is first new gaming roll-out under Pennsylvania's gaming expansion initiative
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has announced (1 May) that oversight on the play of Fantasy Sports Contests in the Commonwealth began…