Gambling
FIFA Women’s World Cup Gambling Crackdown Results Released
SYDNEY, NSW (April 18, 2024) — The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) today revealed the outcome of a crackdown on illegal online gambling services operating around the time...
Lottery, Gambling Bill Heads to Alabama Legislative Conference Committee for Negotiations
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (April 16, 2024) — Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday appointed a conference committee to try to negotiate a compromise on gambling legislation as the two chambers remain apart on whet...
AMCA Aims to Enforce Australian Laws Prohibiting the Provision of Gaming Services Without a Domestic License
CANBERRA, ACT (April 12, 2024) – Australia’s Media and Communications Authority (AMCA) is intensifying efforts to address the issue of offshore operators based in Curaçao offering game...
PAGCOR Turns Over PHP4.59-B Cash Dividends to State Treasury
MANILA, Philippines (April 15, 2024) — The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) today remitted a total of Php4.59 billion in cash dividends to the National Treasury to help fu...
Keep Onside and Avoid A Straight Red with ASA Euro 2024 Marketing Tips
LONDON, U.K. (April 12, 20024) — Euro 2024 kicks off with Germany v Scotland, but marketers will be hoping to get an early goal with their advertising straight from the kick-off. Avoid bein...
Spain’s Supreme Court Rolls Back Significant Restrictions Imposed on Gambling Advertising
SPAIN (April 11, 2024) — According to local media reports Spain’s Supreme Court has partially overturned the country’s 2020 ban on gambling advertising. The court has reportedly struck fi...
Chinese and Cambodian Police Launched Joint Operations to Crack Down on Crimes Associated with Gambling and Swindling
WUHAN, People’s Republic of China (April 13, 2024) — Two police-chartered civilian flights brought back 130 gambling and scam suspects from Cambodia earlier on Saturday. This marks the ...
Dutch Gaming Authority Imposes a Penalty on Casbit Group NV for Illegal Offer
The Hague, Netherlands (April 11, 2024) — The Gaming Authority (Ksa) imposes a penalty on Casbit Group NV for offering illegal games of chance on the lala.bet website. Offering games of chan...
Senate Installs Parliamentary Inquiry Commission to Investigate Match-fixing in Brazilian Football
BRAZIL (April 11, 2024) — The Brazilian Senate took a crucial step in combating match-fixing in Brazilian football by installing, this Wednesday (10/04/2024), the Parliamentary Inquiry Commis...
Poll: 80% of Lithuanians Would Welcome a Ban on Gambling Ads
Lithuania (April 12, 20024) — It seems like the proposed ban on gambling ads in Lithuania has garnered significant public support, with 80% of respondents in favor of the move according to th...
Bill To Increase Gambling Tax Rates In New Jersey Introduced
A bill to increase gambling tax Rates in New Jersey has opened in Senate, as the state looks to implement a 30% tax rate for online betting. MALTA (April 11, 2024) — Specified as bill s3064, ...
Examination of Action Plans Prevention of Excessive Gambling and Underage Gambling
Objective Of Reducing the Share Of Excessive Gamblers Which Must Continue For All Gambling Operators The college of the National Gaming Authority examined the action plans “Prevention of excessiv...
District Court Gives Hanoi Man 5 Years for Running $47M Gambling Syndicate
HANOI, Vietnam (April 6, 2024) — According to local media reports a Hanoi man who ran two gambling websites that collected bets of VND1.18 trillion (US$47.4 million) in just four months was ...
The Dutch Gaming Authority and Cloudflare Make Agreements About Tackling Illegal Providers
THE HAGUE (April 4, 2024) — The Dutch Gaming Authority (Ksa) has made agreements with Cloudflare to tackle illegal gambling offerings even more effectively. Earlier this year, the Ksa imposed...
The Dutch Online Gambling Market Continues to Grow
Gross gaming result stabilizes, number of player accounts increases THE HAGUE, Netherlands (April 4, 2024) — The legal market for online gambling will have grown again in 2023. The gross gami...
The Slovaks Wagered 1.32 Billion Euros on Gambling for the Year 2023
Bratislava, March 28, 2024 – On Wednesday, March 27, 2024, a press conference was held on the premises of the Office for the Regulation of Gambling Games, where the director general of the offic...
A.L.E.A. Agenda 2024: Fight Against Illegal Gambling, Constant Training and Quality in Management
Yesterday, the meeting of the ALEA Board of Directors was attended by the authorities of the regulatory bodies of 21 jurisdictions in our country. Initially, new designated authorities were introdu...
Philadelphia City Council Faces Lawsuit Over Casino-Style ‘Skill Game’ Regulations
Installations of the untaxed and unregulated gaming machines have skyrocketed in recent years, serving as both a boon for small businesses and a hub for criminal behavior, officials say. PHILADELPH...
Victorian Gambling Expenditure for Poker Machines, Casino, Lotteries and Sports Betting
Poker Machines, Casino and Lotteries Gambling Every year the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) publishes expenditure data on legal gambling products in Victoria, including p...
Free TV Says Further Gambling Advertising Restrictions Would Significantly Impact Revenue
Australia (March 19, 2024) — Further restrictions around gambling advertising would have significant impact on the revenue of free-to-air broadcasters, according to Free TV CEO Bridget Fair. ...
Danes Spent Less Money on Gambling in 2023 Than the Previous Year
ODENSE C. Denmark (March 18, 2024) — In 2023, Danes spent DKK 10.3 billion on gambling. This is a slight decrease of 1.7 per cent compared to the spending in 2022. Since 2018, the gambling sp...
Swedish Court Orders Refund of Losses for Gambling Addiction
SWEDEN (March 18, 2024) — In December 2023, a groundbreaking judgment was delivered by the Swedish Patent and Market Court of Appeal in favour of a former gambling addict who incurred a loss ...
