Gambling
ANJ – Examination of the Promotional Strategies of Gambling Operators
A rich 2024 sports calendar which involves risks of significant stimulation of players FRANCE (January 9, 2024) — The college of the National Gaming Authority examined the 2024 promotional st...
President of the Republic of Ecuador Seeks to Get Casinos and Other Gambling Businesses Back to Work
Ecuador (January 7, 2024) — Since 2011, casinos and all types of games of chance have been prohibited in Ecuador. That is due to another popular consultation. Ecuadorian digital newspaper ...
Kerala Governor Gives His Assent to an Ordinance Amending the State Goods and Services Tax (GST) Law with Regard to Gambling
KERALA, India (January 6, 2024) — According to local media reports Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Friday gave his assent to an ordinance amending the state Goods and Services Tax (GST...
Italy Will Undertake Significant Changes to Its Online Gambling Laws in 2024 through the ‘Reorganisation Decree’.
ROMA, Italy (January 5, 2024) — According to local media reports Italy will undertake significant changes to its online gambling laws in 2024 through the Reorganisation Decree. Summary of the...
MGA and Alderney Gambling Control Commission Renew MoU
MALTA (January 4, 2024) — The Malta Gaming Authority and the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) have recently renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Initially entered into ...
Lithuania Gambling: Legal Versus Thriving Illegal Market
KAUNAS, Lithuania (January 1, 2024) — A little more than twenty years ago, gambling was legalized in Lithuania, but the illegal market is thriving. Organizers of legal gambling accuse the Gam...
A Proposal to Increase the Age for Gambling Participants to 21 Will Reach the Seima
KAUNAS, Lithuania (December 28, 2023) — Seimas member Justas Džiugelis intends to submit amendments to the Law on Gambling to parliament, proposing to increase the age limit for gambling ...
The Swedish Gaming Authority Receives New Assignments to Fight Criminal Activity and Strengthen Consumer Protection
The government gives Spelinspektionen new tasks in the regulation letter for 2024 to combat unlicensed gambling activities and match-fixing and to strengthen consumer protection in the gambling mar...
Antigua and Barbuda Look to the US to Resolve Gambling Dispute
St. John’s Antigua (December 26, 2023) — Antigua and Barbuda has told the World Trade Organization (WTO) that the United States must address the gambling dispute with St Johns immediate...
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...
