Gambling
Ministry of Communication Involves Communities to Bolster Online Gambling Eradication
Jakarta, Indonesia (October 28, 2023) – The Ministry of Communication and Informatics is involving communities to bolster government efforts to eradicate online gambling practices. The Indone...
EGBA Welcomes Plans For Overhaul Of Finland’s Online Gambling Monopoly
The Finnish government’s plans to modernise its online gambling regulation by establishing a licensing system for online gambling will bring it into line with all other EU member states. Brussels...
Minister Has Hinted at a Potential Softening of the Government’s Stance on Proposed Ban on Gambling Advertising
DUBLIN, Ireland (October 27, 2023) — The Irish government is considering a proposed ban on gambling advertising that could affect the TV coverage of Irish racing. Minister Martin Heydon, a me...
Minister is Developing a Stricter Framework for Fulfilling the Duty of Care
Netherlands (October 23) — Minister Weerwind is working on a stricter framework for the fulfillment of the duty of care, especially in the area of playing limits. He stated this in his ...
EGBA Concern At Reported Size Of Online Gambling Black Market In Italy
Italy’s black market for online gambling is estimated to be worth nearly €1 billion per year: equivalent to the combined regulated online gambling revenue of 8 other EU countries. The country...
More Websites Blocked to Protect Australians Against Illegal Online Gambling
SYDNEY (October 25, 2023) — We have requested that Australian ISPs block 2 more gambling websites to protect Australians against illegal online gambling. The websites – Wild Blaster and Be...
First Full Year of Online Gambling Shows Impact on Country-Specific Market
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (October 19, 2023) — The opening of the online gambling market has had an impact on the land-based market. This is evident from the 2023 Gambling Market Scan that the G...
Court Rules Online Gambling an Offence Under Common Gaming Houses Act 1953
MALAYSIA, October 19, 2023 — Bernama, Malaysian National News Agency, reported the Court of Appeal yesterday ruled that online gambling is an offence under the Common Gaming Houses Act 19...
Government Launches Consultation on Statutory Levy For RET – BGC Response
LONDON (October 18, 2023) — A spokesperson for the Betting and Gaming Council, said: “BGC members pledged £100m over four years to fund Research, Education and Treatment (RET) services to...
Gaming Control Board Reports 6.2% Revenue Increase in September – Record Revenue for iGaming Achieved
Record revenue for iGaming achieved HARRISBURG, PA (October 18, 2023) — The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) reported today that the combined total revenue generated from all forms of...
NSW Government Invests Record $100 Million into Gambling Harm Minimisation Ahead of GambleAware Week
NSW (October 16, 2023) — The first GambleAware Week under the Minns Labor government will focus on the true cost of gambling on the community and the record $100 million investment in harm mi...
The Swedish Gambling Authority Visited Great Britain
Strängnäs, Sweden (October 13, 2023) — Spelinspektionen (The Swedish Gaming Authority) has visited Sportradar, which works to collect and analyze sports data, for a presentation of their se...
Swedish Online Gaming Association Welcomes Tightened Rules for Granting Credit and Debt Registers
SWEDEN (October 16, 2023) — The industry association for online games (BOS) is today submitting its report to the Ministry of Justice on the investigation “Strengthened consumer protect...
Two million Euro Fine for LCS Limited for Illegally Offering Online Gambling
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (October 12, 2023) — De Kansspelautoriteit (The Gaming Authority) (Ksa) has imposed a fine of 2,074,000 euros on LCS Limited for offering online games of chance to play...
Dutch MP Wants to Make Online Gambling Illegal Again
The Netherlands (October 15, 2023) — CDA Member of Parliament Anne Kuik is working on a bill to end legal online gambling in the Netherlands. She criticized the risk of debt and addiction a...
Best Bookies’ Price Pty Ltd Warned for Operating Unlicensed Wagering Service
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (October 12, 2023) — The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has issued a formal warning to Best Bookies’ for operating an unlicensed online wageri...
Latest Edition of Australian Gambling Statistics
MELBOURNE (October 10, 2023) — This edition of Australian Gambling Statistics contains 2020–2021 gambling statistics for all Australian states and territories. During 2019-20 and 2020-21, v...
Sweden Announce Positive Message for the Work Against Match-Fixing
Strängnäs, Sweden (October 11, 2023) — The announcement that the government intends to join Sweden to the Macolin Convention will facilitate the work against match-fixing and corruption in...
Romanian Government Reveals Its Agenda for Betting and Gambling Industry
Stricter admission requirements, more taxes, less advertising space Bucharest, Romania (October 6, 2023) – According to local media outlets hard times are approaching for betting offices, cas...
Compliance Blitz Finds 99% of Pubs and Clubs Inspected in NSW Free of Outdoor Gambling Signage
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (October 6, 2023) — A month-long compliance blitz has found nearly 99% of pubs and clubs inspected in NSW are now free of external gambling-related signage, as the Stat...
GST Council Affirms 28% Tax on Online Betting from October 1
Delhi, Goa worried about impact on gaming, casino industries respectively; Council to work out “perspective plan” for surcharges on top of GST, and their use after compensation cess is phased o...
Senate Majority Leader Calls on State Agencies to end Unwarranted Harassment Against Veterans Groups over electric bingo
PHOENIX, ARIZONA (October 3, 2023) — Majority Leader Sonny Borrelli is shining a light on coordinated raids and unwarranted harassment carried out by several state agencies against veterans group...
