Public Gaming Industry
Regulatory Issues
Nigeria: FIRS Introduces Real-time Direct Collection Of Taxes From Online Gaming Transactions
FIRS introduces real-time direct collection of taxes from online gaming transactions
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has issued…
Ontario online gaming transition period ends
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) says that it will now take action against any operators that haven’t obtained licences…
Spain’s Gambling Ecosystem To Undergo a Shift Following Approval of New Legislation
On October 26, the Health and Consumer Affairs Committee of Spain’s Senate gave the green light to a bill that will introduce several chang…
French gambling regulator l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) has published new guidelines on the promotion of gambling offers and incentives to consumers.
They form part of the authority's wider review of the country's gambling advertising standards, currently undertaken with the support of me…
Saskatchewan Government Announces New Crown Corporation Changes To The Structure Of Lotteries And Gaming
CANADA, October 28 - Released on October 27, 2022
The Government of Saskatchewan will soon be establishing a new commercial crown corporat…
New guidelines on the promotion of gambling offers in France have been issued by the regulator, L’Autorite Nationale des Jeux (ANJ).
Advertising standards are currently under review in France and ANJ has taken the opportunity to review "commercial offers" such as bonuses…
Massachusetts Gaming regulators lay aside DraftKings’ request to revisit sports betting timeline
Gaming Commission Asked to Reconsider Staggered Launch of Sports Betting
Gaming regulators lay aside DraftKings’ request to revisit sports…
Germany: Federal Fiscal Court rules sales from slot machines are still subject to VAT
Munich’s Federal Fiscal Court (BFH) ruled on September 26 that sales from the operation of slot machines are still subject to value-added t…
Australia: NSW Labor refusing to commit to a cashless gambling card despite Crime Commission's proposal
After the NSW Crime Commission released a report this week calling for the introduction of a cashless gaming card in the Australian state, …
Maryland Online Sports Betting Launch Expected in December
The Maryland Sports Wagering Application Review Commission (SWARC) is ready for the reveal. The commission is expected to formally issue on…
Puerto Rico Gambling Legislation Advances, Seeks Revenue to Fill Fiscal Hole
Puerto Rico has faced a number of financial difficulties in recent years. Now, as it struggles to find economic stability, a new era of gam…
Gaming regulation must be voted on in Senate after election period in Brazil
Approved in the Chamber of Deputies since February, the bill that regulates the gaming sector in Brazil is still pending in the Senate. The…
Argentina’s Gambling Industry Continues to Grow as Mendoza Seeks Operators
It’s taken a couple of years to make progress, but the Argentinian province of Mendoza is ready to move forward with online gambling and be…
Momentum grows for Vietnam’s pilot casino program for locals to be extended
Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Finance says a pilot program allowing locals to gamble at Corona Resort & Casino on Phu Quoc island must b…
Trinidad & Tobago: Online Gaming Agents Association of T&T calling for a forensic audit into the operations at National Lotteries Control Board (NLCB)
Online Gaming Association calls for forensic audit into NLCB
The Online Gaming Agents Association of T&T (OGAATT) has written an open…
Nebraska Gaming Commission Approves Sports Betting Regulations Sans Mobile
Last Week, the NE Gaming Commission Approved Retail Sports Betting Regulations
Nebraska Makes the Tenth U.S. State to Legalize Retail Sp…
Nova Scotia Gaming Corporation -Gaming, Municipal Finance Corporations Integrated With Government
The Province will improve efficiency and accountability and reduce duplication through legislation introduced today, October 20, to complet…
Ireland's National Lottery regulator released its annual report for 2021
Ireland's National Lottery regulator released its annual report for 2021 on Wednesday. According to the document, Lottery operator Premier…
AGCO wins International Association of Gaming Regulators’ (IAGR) Regulatory Excellence Award
TORONTO, Oct. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has been awarded the International Associati…
Zimbabwe: Government losing revenue through online gaming – Cabinet Minister
Government losing revenue through online gaming – Cabinet Minister
HARARE: Government has approved the amendment of the Lotteries and Gami…
UK Gaming Commission CEO, Andrew Rhodes, - speech at IAGR Conference 2022
18 October 2022
On 18 October, the Commission's chief executive Andrew Rhodes delivered a speech at the 2022 IAGR Conference in Melbourne…
Australian Casino Gets Record Fine Over Money Laundering
Australian Casino Gets Record Fine Over Money Laundering
Australian Gambling company Star Entertainment Group has been fined A$100 million…
Kindred Gives in to Norway’s Gaming Regulator, Will Stop Targeting the Country
Kindred is throwing in the towel. The online gaming operator had promised to fight Norway to the bitter end in order to serve the country…
Germany: Joint Gaming Authority of the States Calls on Internet Service Providers to Bloc Illegal Gambling Offers from Lottoland
The GGL, Germany’s new gambling regulator, continues its battle against the Lottoland Group, a betting operator whose offerings the authori…
Netherland's René Jansen, chair of Dutch regulator de Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), reflects on first year of legal online gambling market
October 10, 2022
On October 1, the legal market for online games of chance was open for exactly one year. We seized th…
Massachusetts aims to launch sports betting in late January
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission is planning to launch in-person sports betting in the state in late January, just in time for the Super…
Illinois gambling revenue hits all-time high in fiscal year 2022 at almost $1.9 billion
Gambling revenues in Illinois during the last fiscal year hit an all-time high for the state, according to the latest data, with almost $1…