Gambling
Survey of Swedes’ Online Gaming Habits
Strängnäs, August 2023 — For the third year in a row, the Swedish Gaming Authority has carried out a survey on Swedes’ online gambling habits. Almost 4,000 people over the age of 18 r...
Open Letter from Commission CEO on the Misuse of Gambling Statistics
BIRMINGHAM (August 14, 2023) — Gambling is an issue that can divide opinion, and this has been especially true during the development of the Government’s White Paper, as various people and...
Maryland Eyes iGaming, Legislation is Expected to Come Up Again in the 2024 Session
MARYLAND (August 13, 2023) — As Maryland’s sports wagering market continues to grow, local media outlets say attention has been turning to the state’s next betting frontier — iGaming, w...
University of Sydney Establishes Centre of Excellence in Gambling Research
Leveraging psychology, economics, business and public health to reduce harmful gambling SYDNEY, Australia (August 14, 2023) — The University of Sydney has established a multi-disciplinary cen...
Foreign Online Casino Violations Count Towards Evaluation of Curaçao Licenses
WILLEMSTAD (August 11, 2023) – The Australian regulatory authority ACMA recently sent a letter to Curaçao’s Minister Silvania, which led to a dialogue between ACMA and Curaçao’s...
Gambling Commission Publishes Gambling Business Data on Gambling to June 2023
A collection of data provided by gambling businesses during and following the coronavirus pandemic. BIRMINGHAM, U.K. (August 2023) Details The full dataset from the earlier months of the pandemic i...
Market Overview – Gambling Commission Publishes Operator Data to June 2023
BIRMINGHAM, U.K. (August 2023) Operator data The Gambling Commission has published data to June 2023, with the dataset collected since March 2020 showing how gambling behaviour has changed over the...
Long-Awaited White Paper Into Gambling Reform Cannot Come A Moment Too Soon for Casinos
LONDON, U.K. (August 9, 2023) — Guinness seeks to reassure: “Good things come to those who wait”. Kipling seeks to encourage: “If you can wait and not be tired of waiting” and so on...
ASA Ruling on LC International Ltd t/a Ladbrokes Upheld
UNITED KINGDOM, London (August 9, 2023) — The Advertising Standards Authority Ltd. (ASA). Background This Ruling forms part of a wider piece of work banning gambling ads which, under strength...
Advertising Standards Authority Updates Guidance on Matched Betting
United Kingdom (August 4, 2023) — The Advertising Standards Authority (the “ASA”) has updated its guidance on matched betting. The update follows the ASA’s 2019 rulings in Grip Media ...
Crown Launches PlaySafe Gambling Harm Prevention Program
Broadened support for players with a focus on preventing gambling harm – Introduction of four key priority areas designed to maximise player safety – Crown PlaySafe to progressively r...
Emirates Court Acquits 34 Suspects in Gambling Case
A lawyer for several of the suspects claimed that the accusations were not accompanied by evidence to show that they committed the crime. SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates (July 28, 2023) — The ...
Ontario Online Gambling Wagers Hit $14B in Q1: iGO Report
ONTARIO (July 27, 2023) — Total online wagers placed in Ontario in the first quarter of this year totalled $14 billion, marking an increase from the previous quarter, iGaming Ontario (iGO) re...
ANJ Annual Report 2022: What New Challenges for the Regulation of Gambling?
FRANCE (July 26, 2023) — The year 2022 was characterized by the consolidation of the numerous tools made available to the regulator and the culmination of an ambitious action plan relating to...
Have Your Say on Plans to Make Gambling Safer and Fairer
BIRMINGHAM, U.K. (July 26, 2023) — The Gambling Commission is calling for views on proposals to make gambling safer and fairer, and to ensure it is crime free. The Commission would like to he...
ACMA Blocks 5 More Illegal Offshore Gambling Websites
Australia (july 26, 2023) — The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has requested that Australian internet service providers (ISPs) block more illegal offshore gambling websi...
Tax Revenue from Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators Surges by 127% to Reach P8.9 Billion in 2022
MANILA, Philippines (July 24, 2023) — The government’s tax intake from Philippine offshore gaming corporations (Pogos) ballooned by 127 percent to P8.88 billion last year from P3.91 billion...
Landmark Reforms To Reduce Gambling Related Harm
MELBOURNE, Vic., Australia (July 24, 2023) –The Andrews Labor Government is introducing sweeping new reforms to protect Victorians from gambling harm – making the state’s gambling harm pr...
Update on Gambling Commission Plans for Gambling Act Review Implementation
This month will see the Gambling Commission open our first consultations in the implementation of the Government’s Gambling Act Review White Paper. Posted July 17, 2023 by Tim Miller It’s been ...
PAGCOR to Launch Own Online Casino in 1st QTR of 2024, Eyes Modernization of Slot Machine Operation
MANILA, Philippines (July 20, 2023) — Buoyed by the revitalization of the local gaming industry, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) is eyeing to implement measures that ...
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Reports Record Tax Raevenue Achieved In 2022/2023 Fiscal Year From Legal Gambling
HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today reported that tax revenue generated during the combined Fiscal Year 2022/2023 reached a record level of $2,369,249,258. This tax figur...
Head of NSW Cashless Gambling Panel Wants Trial Extended to Thousands More Poker Machines
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (July 14, 2023) — According to local media reports the head of a panel to oversee a New South Wales trial of cashless gambling on 500 poker machines would like to see ...
Periodic Update on the Illegal Offer of Games of Chance
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (July 6, 2023) — In the first half of 2023, the Gaming Authority (Ksa) carried out various successful interventions to reduce the illegal supply of games of chance in t...
Report Recommends the Australian Government “Prohibit All Online Gambling Inducements and Inducement Advertising”
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (July 10, 2023) — According to local media reports the racing industry and betting companies risk losing hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue if a recommendation ...