Gambling
Lawmaker Proposing a Bill to Introduce Internet Gambling in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
SAIPAN, CNMI (December 18, 2023) — According to local media reports Representative Ralph N. Yumul is proposing a bill to introduce internet gambling in the Commonwealth of the Northern Maria...
Lack of Government Funding Forces Closure of Problem Gambling Service
NEW ZEALAND (December 18, 2023) — According to local media reports funding is ending for the Nelson Problem Gambling Service on December 31. The Services director Mathew McMillan is now not s...
Internet Gambling and Sports Betting Set New Records in New Jersey
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (December 16, 2023) — Internet gambling and sports betting set new records in New Jersey in November as the Atlantic City gambling market continues to evolve and become less d...
Gambling Commission Has Launched a New Set of Consultations on Financial Penalties and Ownership Reporting
BIRMINGHAM, U.K. (December 15, 2023) — The Gambling Commission has launched a new set of consultations as part of its ongoing work to ensure effective regulation. The consultations, which wil...
Wagering Companies Breach In-Play Betting Rules
SYDNEY, Australia (December 15, 2023) — The ACMA found the operators of Ladbrokes, Neds, bet365 and Sportsbet, breached interactive gambling rules through their use of ‘Fast/Quick Codes’...
Mahadev Betting App Case Scam Worth More Than Rs 6,000 Crore
Authorities in Dubai have detained one of the masterminds behind the scam, Ravi Uppal and will be deported to India soon New Delhi, India (December 13, 2023) — Ravi Uppal was detained in Duba...
ACMA Blocks More Illegal Offshore Gambling and Affiliate Marketing Websites
(December 13, 2023) — The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has requested that Australian internet service providers (ISPs) block more illegal offshore gambling and affilia...
The Swedish Gambling Authority in Dialogue with the Industry About Illegal Gambling
Strängnäs, Sweden (December 12, 2023) — The day before Lucia, the Gambling Inspectorate invited the industry organizations SPER and BOS for a discussion on how all parties can work togethe...
Macau to Introduce Stricter Penalties for Illicit Gaming Practices
MACAU, SAR (December 12, 2023) — The draft of the ‘Law on Combating Illegal Gambling Crimes’, which is set to replace the current Illegal Gambling Law (Law 8/96/m), will reach the Legisla...
Dutch Gaming Authority Publishes New Enforcement Policy on Physical Illegal Games of Chance
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (December 11, 2023) — De Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa), (Dutch Gaming Authority) has drawn up a new enforcement policy for physical illegal games of chance. With the new pol...
GGL: Diverging Approaches to Collecting Data on the Size of the Illegal Gambling Market
Halle (Saale) Germany (December 4, 2023) — In the gambling industry, studies to determine the market size of the illegal online gambling market are currently causing a stir, which come to di...
GambleAware Publishes New Report on the Lived Experience of gambling and Gambling Harms Among Minority Communities in Great Britain
New report demonstrates link between racism, discrimination, and gambling harm Report from GambleAware finds that adults from Minority communities who have any gambling issue are 50% more likely to...
New Subsidies for Research Projects Awarded by the Addiction Prevention Fund
Awarded projects Breakthrough Round Prevention of Gambling Addiction The Netherlands (December 9, 2023) — Six new projects will start no later than February 1, 2024 within the Breakthrough Ro...
Betting Firms Receive Relief as MPs Cut Two Levies in the Gambling Control Bill
KENYA (December 8, 2023) — According to local media reports betting firms have been handed a reprieve after a Parliamentary committee cut taxation rates of two new levies proposed in the Gamb...
Legislation to Ban Online Wagering with Credit Passes Federal Parliament
Melbourne, Vic. (December 6, 2023) — Responsible Wagering Australia (RWA) and its members are pleased that the Federal Parliament has today passed legislation to ban the use of credit cards a...
The ANJ Publishes a Study to Measure the Illegal Offer Available in France and Better Understand Consumption Practices
To fight more effectively against the offer of illegal online gambling and games of chance, the ANJ commissioned a study from the company PwC on the offer available in France and consumption habits...
The Danish Gambling Authority Launch “StyrPåSpillet” – New Website About Gambling and Compulsive Gambling
Odense C., Denmark (December 1, 2023) — Spillemyndigheden (The Danish Gambling Authority) has launched the website StyrPåSpillet.dk which is a platform that gathers all relevant informati...
ACMA Provide Update for Action Taken on Interactive Gambling: July to September 2023
We looked into 612 enquiries and complaints We completed 9 investigations into 12 gambling sites We found 13 breaches of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 (IGA) We issued 5 formal warnings We refer...
Ksa Has Imposed Two Binding Instructions on Hosting Provider Cloudflare for Affiliate Services
THE HAGUE (December 1, 2023) — The Gaming Authority (Ksa) has imposed two binding instructions on hosting provider Cloudflare for providing services to the affiliate websites nederlandscasino...
Constitutional Court (TC) Has Unanimously Declared the Unconstitutionality Raised by the Supreme Court on the Regulation of Gambling
The Plenary of the TC Unanimously Declares the Sudden Loss of Object of the Question of Unconstitutionality raised by the Supreme Court in Relation to Article 7.2 of Law 13/2011 on the Regulation o...
The Danish Gambling Authority Issues Fine of DKK 100,000 for Illegal Distribution of Games
DENMARK (November, 2023) — A person has accepted two fines totaling DKK 100,000 for illegally distributing games. The person advertised for operators without permission to offer games in Denm...
Bacta Convention Welcomes ‘Brighter Future’ Speech from UK Gambling Minister
UNITED KINGDOM (November 29, 2023) –The UK’s Gambling Minister, the Rt Hon Stuart Andrew MP, set out his plans for a modernisation of the low stake land-based gambling sector in his speech ...
The Minnesota Alliance for Problem Gambling and the Minnesota Lottery Join 2023 Gift Responsibly Campaign to Raise Awareness of Youth Gambling Risks
Campaign seeks to amplify how early exposure of gambling can increase one’s likelihood of a gambling addiction ROSEVILLE (NOV. 29, 2023) – The Minnesota Alliance for Problem Gambling and the...
Gambling Report Urges Primetime Ad Ban
Victoria, Australia (November 28, 2023) — South Australia has banned gambling ads on television from 4pm to 7:30pm, now a parliamentary inquiry has concluded Victoria should do similar. The P...
