Public Gaming Industry
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The Danish Gambling market increases in Q4 2020 compared to 2019
The Danish Gambling Authority’s most recent quarterly statistics show that the gross gaming revenue (GGR) of betting, online casino, gami...
Mass. Gaming Commission expect to be briefed on the proposals filed related to sports betting
BOSTON (SHNS) – Over the next few weeks, regulators at the Mass. Gaming Commission expect to be briefed on the proposals filed on Beacon ...
Virginia Lottery Board approves initial casino gaming regulations, sports betting moves forward
RICHMOND, Va. (WAVY) — The Virginia Lottery Board announced the formal approval of initial regulations on casino gaming in the Commonweal...
New Ukrainian Gambling Regulator Approves First Licence
Ukraine’s Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries (KRAIL) has approved the first gambling license.
This license has been...
Don't bank on using credit, debit card for online gambling in Michigan
Outfits are now taking online bets in Michigan, with the Michigan Gaming Control Board approving it last month for the first 10 casinos a...
Great Britain Gambling Commission introduces stronger regulations for online slots games
FEBRUARY 2, 2021 03:19:29 PM
Measures that will “strengthen the protections and controls for those who gamble through onlin...
OPAP Announcement - Response to Hellenic Capital Market Commission letter
Response to Hellenic Capital Market Commission letter
OPAP S.A. (“Company”), in response to the Hellenic Capital Market Commission re...
The Dutch gambling authority (KSA) fines Virtual Coin Gaming EUR 600,000
The Dutch gambling authority (KSA) recently issued a major fine of EUR 500,000 against the Curacao-licensed operator Virtual Coin Gaming ...
New York Is Ready For Online Sports Betting, But First The State Gaming Commission Needs An Overhaul
This week, Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York expressed that he is finally ready to move the state toward legalizing and regulating online...
Finland: Proposal for reforming Lotteries Act sent out for comments
On 7 January 2021, the Ministry of the Interior sent out for comments a proposal for reforming the Lotteries Act, which regulates gamblin...
Dutch Gaming Authority Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) issues €600,000 fines for illegal game offerings
Dutch Gaming Authority Kansspelautoriteit has imposed fines of €600,000 euros for the offering of illegal games of chance via the website...
Online gambling in Michigan expected to launch mid-January
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Officials with the Michigan Gaming Control Board expect online gambling to launch sometime in the middle of ...
Belgian Gaming Commission Steps into Historic Collaboration with Top Football League to Monitor Ads
The Belgian Gaming Commission BGC's efforts to strengthen safer gambling initiatives are kicking into another gear with the banning...
India: Online gambling and fantasy games: Games of skill or chance?
The Madras High Court has refused to stay an ordinance banning online betting games. As per the ordinance, which makes online betting and...
Online Market on the Rise Amid Covid-19 Restrictions, the UK Gambling Commission Reports
Real Event Betting Prompts the Rise of the Online Industry
Data from the UK Gambling Commission for the period between March and Octobe...
Sweden’s ‘Gambling Market Inquiry’ proposes permanent loss limit cap
December 14, 2020
Sweden’s ‘Gambling Market Inquiry’ has suggested that a raft of measures should be implemented into the country’s iga...
Games and gambling regulatory activity in the UK - 2020 roundup
The Gambling Commission has focused heavily on safety this year, particularly during lockdown given fears it would lead to a rise in prob...
Canadian Bill On Single-Game Sports Betting Tabled Until After Christmas
House of Commons adjourns for Christmas break without hearing additional debate on sports betting bill
While Canadian gaming advocates h...
Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Dutch gambling regulatory authority will test national self-exclusion scheme
Next week, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Dutch gambling regulatory authority, will begin live testing of ‘CRUKS’-the national self-exclus...
41 Online Gaming Domains Blacklisted By Switzerland
A further 41 gaming territories were blacklisted by the Swiss regulatory body, the Eidgenössische Spielbankenkommission (ESBK) and the In...
Michigan Gaming Control Board Issues Provisional iGaming Licenses for Site Launches
Michigan lawmakers heard the call and responded. They knew that the launch of online gaming and sports betting sites would be consequenti...
New UK gambling review could ban sports sponsorship
DCMS leading process to reform Gambling Act 2005 with significantly tightened legislation.
Half of Premier League club shirts carry...
The Nevada Economic Forum met Thursday to review revenue forecasts
Nevada Economic Forum's gaming revenue forecast for fiscal year 2021 is down over 11% Nevada Govt-appointed analysts estimate economy won...
The ANJ publishes the results of the online gambling market for the 3rd quarter of 2020
Following a second quarter 2020 of loss of activity due to the cessation of sports competitions, the online gambling market recorded a sp...
Temporary casino gaming unlikely in Virginia before April 2022
BRISTOL — No temporary casino is likely to operate in Virginia before April 2022, according to Kevin Hall, executive director of the Virg...
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Ukraine’s UGLC Appoints New Members
Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers has completed the selection process to appoint new members to the Ukrainian Gambling and Lottery Commissio...
Dutch National Lottery to Split Lottery and Sports Betting Accounts
The Dutch National Lottery (Nationale Loterij) has announced that they are going to separate online accounts for sports betting and the l...
Sweden's Spelinspektionen reports Gaming companies with a Swedish license had sales of SEK 6 billion during the third quarter
Published: 2020-11-20
In total, gaming companies with a Swedish license had sales of SEK 6 billion (players' contributions minus paid ou...
China Gets Ready to Rein in Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent
Newly drafted antitrust rules could make it tougher for the BAT triumvirate to continue expanding their ecosystems.
Many of China's top ...