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In the United Kingdom and a House of Lords committee has reportedly called on the government to officially implement a string of radical changes to the nation’s gambling landscape including one that would place tougher controls on the use of complimentary bets and other such bonus inducements. According to a report The Guardian newspaper, ...
In eastern China and law enforcement officials have reportedly arrested members of a criminal gang over claims they had been responsible for running an illegal syndicate that helped local people to gamble at casinos in Macau. According to a report from Inside Asian Gaming, the illicit group operated out of Jiangsu Province and is ...
Loot boxes have long been a point of contention in several countries, with many governments considering the element as one that could be considered gambling. In the UK, government officials are considering reclassifying the products due to concern that the loot boxes will train children to gamble. This week, the Department for Digital, Culture, ...
Like many other states across the US, Delaware’s gambling industry has been hit hard by the coronavirus. Since mid-March, the gambling venues of the state have been shut down and across the board, limited revenue gains have been seen along with major losses. Online gaming revenues did increase by 78% for the month, but ...
Analytics firm AlphaBeta and illion, an Australian credit bureau, teamed up recently to conduct a study regarding online gambling during the shutdown due to the coronavirus. The study showed that a 67% increase has been seen in the online gambling sector of Australalia in the past week when non-essential services were shutdown because of ...
The government of Singapore has reportedly announced plans that are to see it establish of a new centralized regulator so as to be able to take a more ‘holistic approach’ towards overseeing the local gaming industry. According to a report from The Straits Times newspaper, the Gambling Regulatory Authority is to be launched by ...
In the United Kingdom and a cross-party group of MPs has reportedly urged online casino and sportsbetting firms to institute a temporary daily betting limit of £50 ($58.76) so as to help prevent customers from wagering too much on activities they may not fully understand. According to a Sunday report from The Irish Times ...
In the Netherlands and the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) gambling regulator has reportedly announced that unlicensed iGaming operators found guilty of using the current coronavirus pandemic to promote their services are due to face an additional fine of at least €50,000 ($53,900). According to a Friday report from iGamingBusiness.com, the warning comes after the country decided ...
In the United Kingdom and the Gambling Commission regulator has reportedly slapped online casino and sportsbook operator Betway Limited with a record £11.6 million ($14.5 million) penalty after uncovering a series of social responsibility and anti-money laundering failings. According to a Thursday report from The Guardian newspaper, the firm behind such sites as Betway.com, ...
In Utah, lawmakers have passed a bill designed to rid the state of “fringe gambling,” an activity that the sponsors of the measure have compared to “a cancer that is spreading through many communities.” Described as “any gambling, lottery or gaming device that is given by a business in exchange for money,” the slot machine-like ...
In the United Kingdom and online casino operator Mr Green Limited has been ordered to pay a £3 million ($3.86 million) penalty for failing to adequately implement problem gambling and anti-money laundering controls. According to an official press release from the Gambling Commission regulator, the Maltese firm has now become the ninth licensed iGaming ...
As part of a collaborative enforcement effort in 2019 between the Michigan Gaming Control Board and Michigan Attorney General’s Office targeting illegal gambling operations, 14 businesses in the Great Lakes state were issued cease and desist orders. Each of the 14 businesses that were investigated by state regulators claimed to operate redemption games, which ...
On the heels of its big win at the International Gaming Awards (IAG) 2020, and Cherry AB subsidiary, Yggdrasil Gaming, has revealed that is has been granted membership to the Swedish Gambling Association (SPER). Membership to the Swedish trade group further demonstrates the online gaming solutions provider’s commitment to a responsible gambling market in ...
Gambling reforms are in the works in Greece, where the country would allow online gambling operators into the market again, a total of eight years after they removed them from operation. The state monopoly OPAP has been the only offering since 2012. With the changes coming by April, the 4th edition of the Prague ...
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (pictured) has reportedly announced that she will be launching a fact-gathering initiative in order to ascertain whether the southern state should launch a lottery and allow its trio of tribal casinos to expand. According to a Wednesday report from The Birmingham News newspaper, the Republican lawmaker used her annual state-of-the-state ...
In the United Kingdom and the Gambling Commission regulator has announced the establishment of a trio of industry-led groups that are to be tasked with devising policies to guarantee safer game designs and online marketing programs alongside fairer and more responsible incentives for VIP players. The regulator used an official Saturday press release to ...
The Special Committee on Economic Growth is a committee created last year in Georgia to consider a gambling expansion for the state. The committee consists of fifteen members, all from the state House. For a few months now, the group has hosted public hearings to discuss a gambling expansion in areas such as sports ...
Authorities in Cambodia have reportedly announced that the Asian nation’s estate of land-based casinos has largely been abiding by new legislation that implemented a total ban on the provision of online gambling. According to reports from Inside Asian Gaming and CalvinAyre.com, the administration of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen ratified a measure in August ...
Officials in California have ordered the shutdown of a Rancho Cordova card room after reportedly determining that it is “seriously underfunded.” The Sacramento Bee reports that on Monday, Magnolia House Casino was lacking sufficient resources to cover the cost of chips being cashed out by their customers. “multiple reviews of its finances revealed that ...
As part of an overall aim to reduce the rates of problem gambling and the small Baltic nation of Latvia has reportedly premiered a new self-exclusion scheme that allows aficionados to voluntarily bar themselves for up to twelve full months. According to a Friday report from iGamingBusiness.com, the facility went into effect from the ...
As part of an effort to promote a healthier understanding of problem gambling, the 32Red iGaming brand of Maltese online casino and sportsbook operator Kindred Group has reportedly announced the premiere of its new Stay in Control campaign. According to a Thursday report from Gambling Insider, the unique initiative from the Valletta-headquartered firm has ...
In Spain and the new coalition government for the Autonomous Community of Madrid has reportedly passed a controversial measure that is to see the jurisdiction institute a temporary ban on the awarding of any new land-based gambling licenses. According to a Wednesday report from Yogonet.com, the move was announced by the President for the ...
In India and a high court has heard that it is not technically feasible to institute a blanket ban on online gaming websites since many of the nation’s states already allow punters to enjoy virtual games of skill. According to a Sunday report from the online news domain at Inc24.com, the Delhi High Court ...
In the United Kingdom and giant banking and financial services firm HSBC has reportedly announced that it is to launch a special service that will allow its customers to block themselves from spending with any online casinos and sportsbetting websites. According to a Wednesday report from The Guardian newspaper, HSBC detailed that it has ...
The Unibet brand of Maltese online casino and sportsbook operator, Kindred Group, has reportedly followed the likes of DraftKings and FanDuel in launching iGaming services for aficionados in the eastern American state of Pennsylvania. According to a Wednesday report from PennBets.com, the Valletta-headquartered firm’s new PA.Unibet.com online casino and sportsbetting domain went live yesterday ...
