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Canadian securities regulators outline expectations for advertising and marketing by crypto trading platforms
TORONTO and MONTREAL, Sept. 23, 2021 /CNW/ - The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and Investment Industry Regulatory Organization o…
UKGC Fine Lottoland Operator EU Lotto For AML And Social Responsibility Violations
The UK Gambling Commission fined EU Lotto, the operator of lottery betting and sweepstakes enterprise Lottoland, £760,000 for anti-money la…
Tencent & NetEase among 213 Chinese companies pledging to adhere to strict new gaming laws
China's latest crackdown on games includes targeting content that supports 'money worship' and 'effeminacy' and includes facial recognition…
France: Advertising and gambling: the ANJ launches a broad public consultation of different stakeholders
The ANJ reports to Parliament: it presents an annual report on its activity, its president can be heard by the competent committee of each…
Spelinspektionen orders Evoke Gaming Ltd to take control measures regarding the identification of players
Evoke Gaming Ltd is ordered to take control measures regarding the identification of players
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Published: 2021-09-15
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UKGC Commission wins IAGR Regulatory Excellence Award
17 September 2021
We are delighted to announce that the Commission has been awarded the Regulatory Excellence Award as part of the 2…
Lottery reports record sales as Missouri officials push for sports wagering
Republican senator says lawmakers need to take action on the unregulated gambling machines around the state
The Missouri Lottery tallied r…
Michigan internet gaming, sports betting operators report $113.1 million in August revenue
Online gambling operators in Michigan reported $113.1 million in revenue in August, up slightly from July, according to numbers released Th…
Government proposes collecting tax on illegal lotteries
QCOSTARICA – The Government on Thursday changed its bill for the collection of a 25% tax on lottery prizes and, in this new version, it int…
UK Fourth National Lottery licence competition timetable update
04 August 2021
The Gambling Commission has extended the timeline for Phase Two of the Fourth National Lottery licence competition, f…
Welcome to the UK Gambling Commission’s fortnightly newsletter
Monday 26 July 2021 Welcome to the Gambling Commission’s fortnightly newsletter. …
Gambling Ads Lead Kazakhstan To Block LinkedIn, Site Now Accessible
Kazakhstan blocked LinkedIn last week only to let service resume in just a few days. The government made the drastic move because of online…
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 CDU…
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 Faceboo…
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 14…
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 invest…
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 the…
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 JOHANNESBUR…
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 industry…
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 and…
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 at…
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 i…
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 Senat…
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)…
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 performanc…
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 mill…
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 on…