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A Watershed Moment for Online Real Money Gaming Industry in India
INDIA (April 12, 2023) — In recent years, the online gaming industry has grown significantly, especially in the realm of real-money gaming. While the growth of the industry has been impressiv...
Supreme Ventures Partner Receives Licence from Ghana Lottery Licensing Authority
Kingston, Jamaica (April 26, 2023) – The National Lottery Authority (NLA) in Ghana has signed on Game Park Limited as a Third-Party Collaborator to operate a lottery in that country. The Governi...
Cabinet Appoints New Lotteries Commission Board
SOUTH AFRICA (April 29, 2023) — Cabinet has appointed a new board to the National Lotteries Commission. The new board replaces the four-member board appointed by Trade, Industry and Competiti...
Regulation of Online Games in Tamil Nadu
INDIA (April 21, 2023) — The Government of Tamil Nadu has released the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Act, 2022 (“Tamil Nadu Act”). The Tamil Na...
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Don’t miss out on free & thought-provoking sessions by industry-leading experts in the lottery & gaming business! We are receiving an overwhelming response from the registrants and would ...
US Patent Issued for Gaming System and Method for Utilizing a Mobile Device to Fund a Gaming Session
Document ID: US 11636728 B2 Date Published: 2023-04-25 Assignee Information: IGT (Las Vegas, NV, US) Type Code: 02 Application No: 16/928246 Date Filed: 2020-07-14 Abstract The present disclosure r...
The Experimental Statistics Phase: Gambling Participation and Prevalence Project
UNITED KINGDOM (April 19, 2023) — The Gambling Commission recently held its first ‘Setting the Evidence Agenda’ Conference on 9 March. The conference brought together leading stakeholder...
Revamped Central Exclusion Register Makes Gambling Stop More Accessible
The HAGUE, Netherlands (April 24, 2023) — The Dutch Gaming Authority has launched an updated version of the Central Register Exclusion of Games of Chance (Cruks). The improved environment mak...
Sanctions Committee: 7 Warnings and a Financial Penalty for Exceeding the Player Return Rate Cap
Recently renewed, the sanctions commission of the National Gaming Authority (ANJ) met for the first time on March 30, 2023. On this occasion, it examined the procedures transmitted by the college o...
Junket Tycoon Levo Chan, Defendants Ordered to Pay HK$780mil to Gov’t, Gaming Concessionaires
MACAU, SAR (April 21, 2023) — Junket tycoon Levo Chan Weng Lin and four other defendants have been ordered by a court ruling to pay a total of HK$779.7 million as compensation to the governm...
A Good Start to the Year for La Française des Jeux
Q1 2023 revenue up +5%[1] to €662 million Activity still strong in points of sale (stakes up +7%) Good dynamic in online stakes (+21%), accounting for almost 13% of total stakes Targets for 202...
Skilrock Technologies & Thomas Greg & Sons (TGS) to Sponsor Instant Games Webinar on 3rd May 2023
Gurugram, Haryana, India (April 20, 2023) — Skilrock Technologies and Thomas Greg & Sons (TGS) are proud to announce their sponsorship of an upcoming webinar focused on instant games. As ...
Kindred Expands North American Retail Footprint by Launching in Washington State
Kindred Group continues its North American retail expansion by launching phase one of its partnership with The Swinomish Tribe, Washington State. MALTA (April 20, 2023) — Kindred Group plc (K...
Victorian Gambling Expenditure
Poker Machines, Casino and Lotteries Gambling MELBOURNE, Vic., Australia (April 18, 2023) — Every year the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) publishes expenditure data ...
Singapore Punishes Illegal Gambling Worse Than North Korea
(April 17, 2023) — In many countries around the world gambling is prohibited and bettors can face serious consequences if caught. Every country has separate laws with different levels of puni...
TV and Radio Stations Running Live Lotteries and Betting Games Face Tougher Regulations and Sanctions
Nairobi, Kenya (April 14, 2023) — According to local media reports TV and radio stations running live lotteries and betting games to face tougher regulations after MPs on Wednesday called for...
Government Imposes a New 10% Tax on Winnings from Sports Betting and Lotteries
The government of Ghana has imposed a 10% tax on all earnings from sports betting and lotteries in the country Many Ghanaians have vehemently disagreed with the new policy and have called for it to...
Director of Ohio Lottery Resigns; Interim Appointed
COLUMBUS, Ohio (April 13, 2023) — The director of Ohio’s $4 billion state lottery resigned suddenly Wednesday, informing Republican Gov. Mike DeWine that he was retiring due to undisclosed medi...
