Gambling
Growth of the Gaming Market Continues at a Slower Pace: de Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa) Report
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (October 5, 2023) The increase in the number of accounts is stagnating The legal market for online gambling has grown again in the past six months. The gross gaming result (...
National Rapporteur: Hold Providers Liable for Gambling Addiction
In his first report as the Addiction Report, Arnt Schellekens provides advice to prevent “unnecessarily many people” keep getting into trouble. NETHERLANDS (September 28, 2023) — ...
Symplify Adds to Partnership Portfolio with AdmiralBet Deal
Stockholm, Sweden (October 2, 2023) – Symplify, the Stockholm-based market leader in CRM and AI cloud solutions, has signed a new partnership with Serbian sports betting and casino platform ...
New Mandatory Minimum Classifications for Gambling-Like Games Content
AUSTRALIA (September 23, 2023) — The Albanese Government will introduce mandatory minimum classifications for computer games containing gambling-like content from September 2024, following un...
Mindway AI and DSWV Offer Self-Test for Players
GERMANY (September 27, 2023) — For the nationwide action day against gambling addiction in 2023, the German Sports Betting Association (DSWV), in cooperation with Mindway AI, is making a self...
Denmark: Player ID Requirements for Gambling at Physical Retailers
Odense C, Denmark (September 25, 2023) — From 1 October 2023, it will be mandatory for players to identify themselves with a so-called Player ID when buying bets at a physical retailer, such ...
The Norwegian Lottery Authority has Informed Banks that it Will be Monitoring Compliance with the Payment Intermediary Ban
Førde, Norway (September 25, 2023) — The Norwegian Lottery Authority has now informed nine banks that there will be supervision of compliance with the payment intermediary ban. According to ...
New Research Report Released on the Skill-Based Gambling in Australia
June 2023 – The aim of this study was to explore the risk of problem gambling and gambling-related harm associated with skill-based gaming machines (SGMs). The research consisted of an enviro...
Sweden’s Government Proposes Increased Gambling Tax
SWEDEN (September 20, 2023) — Sweden’s government has today Wednesday proposed an increase in the gambling tax, from 18 percent of GGR to 22 percent of GGR. The reason, according to the gov...
DGOJ: 2Q (April – June) 2023 Report on the Evolution of the Spanish Online Gambling Market
SPAIN (September 19, 2023) — The GGR for the quarter was €312.61 million, which represents an increase of 2.52% compared to the previous quarter and 55.06% compared to the same quarter in ...
State’s Total Gambling Expenditure Climbs to More Than $5 Billion in the Last Financial Year
BRISBANE, Qld (September 21, 2023) — The increase in gambling expenditure (net losses) in Queensland, Australia, over the past year is reportedly attributed to electronic gaming machines (EGM...
Ban on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators Gains Support in Senate
MANILA, Philippines (September 21, 2023) — The Senate Ways and Means Committee in the Philippines has taken a significant step towards banning Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). T...
ACMA Blocks 5 More Illegal Online Gambling Sites
SYDNEY, Australia (September 20, 2023) — The The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has requested that Australian internet service providers (ISPs) block more illegal offsho...
Norway: EGBA Encourages Transition to A Licensing Model for Online Gambling
Brussels, Belgium (September 19, 2023) — A recent statement by EGBA encouraging Norway’s transition from a monopoly system to a licensing model for online gambling: “The belief that a mon...
Several Large Gambling Companies Announce That They Are Withdrawing from Norway
NORWAY (September 18, 2023) — The company behind Unibet, Betsson, ComeOn and Bet365 has operated illegally in Norway for several years. Now they are in the process of withdrawing from the Nor...
Advocates Welcome Gambling Credit Ban, But Question Lotto Exemption
SYDNEY, Australia (September 13, 2023) — Legislation banning the use of credit and cryptocurrency for gambling has been welcomed by advocates, who say more still needs to be done to ensure Au...
Funded Three Projects to Raise Awareness About Gambling Addiction
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (September 14, 2023) — The Addiction Prevention Fund (VPF) finances three pilot projects in the context of information about the risks of gambling. This concerns an upd...
Proposal for Increased Resources for Work Against Match-Fixing and Illegal Gambling
Stockholm, Sweden (September 14, 2023) — The gambling market must not be abused for criminal activities. The government therefore proposes an increase in the Gambling Inspectorate’s a...
New Fujitsu Portal Creates Real-time as-a-Service Neural Center for Online Gambling Industry Customers
Munich, September 13, 2023 – Fujitsu today announces its new uSCALE Customer Success Portal, offering customers in the global online gambling industry an unparalleled experience in seamlessly han...
Legislation to Ban Credit Cards for Online Gambling
CANBERRA, ACT, September 13, 2023 — Australians at risk of online gambling harm will be better protected through a ban on credit card payments and fines of up to $234,750 for companies who do...
Support Grows for Improving Outdated Self-Exclusion Programs
MELBOURNE, Victoria (September 12, 2023) — Efforts by Victoria’s clubs lobby to enhance the self-exclusion program for problem gamblers, particularly related to poker machines is gainin...
Indonesia Faces Uphill Battle to Curb Surge in Online Gambling Websites
JAKARTA (September 12, 2023) — Online gambling in Indonesia is a problem that the government is determined to stamp out, but the scale and reach of these websites make it an uphill battle, ac...
Incode Technologies and MaxBet Transform Player Onboarding with AI Identity Verification
Monday 11th September 2023 – Incode, the global leader in next-generation identity solutions, today announced a game-changing partnership with MaxBet, a premier gambling operator with a stron...
