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Unauthorised For-Profit Mahjong Play to be Made Illegal Under New Legislation
MACAU, SAR (April 9,2024) — Anyone found to be operating Mahjong for profits without government approval could face the prospect of being jailed for one year or 240 days of fines, lawmaker Ch...
April 10: Deadline to Participate in the Public Call to Exploit Lottery Modalities in the State of Paraná
The Public Call will allow the development of four lottery modalities: numerical predictions, passive predictions, sports predictions and specific predictions. BRAZIL (April 8, 2024) — Wednes...
State Officials Are Asking Legislators to Ban Private Companies from Selling Iowa Lottery Tickets Online
SHELDON, IA (April 7, 2024) — According to local media reports state officials are asking legislators to ban private companies from selling Iowa lottery tickets and games online. KIWA Radio r...
Danish Gambling Authority’s Report on Illegal Gambling 2023
DENMARK (April 2, 2024) — One of the Danish Gambling Authority’s supervisory tasks is to monitor the illegal gambling market in Denmark. This ensures player protection and a well-regula...
Macau Casino Revenue Hits New Post-Covid Record of MOP19.5 Billion in March
MACAU, SAR (April 1, 2024) — Macau’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) reached a new post-COVID record of MOP19.5 billion (USD2.4 billion) slightly higher than the previous National Day month (Oct...
Licensees Must Notify Changes in the Ownership Group, Board, Management or Representative
Strängnäs, Sweden (March 27, 2024) — All licensees must report it to the Spelinspektionen (Gaming Authority) no later than 14 days after a change has taken place in the ownership group, the...
First Mega Millions Jackpot of 2024 Goes to New Jersey
(March 27, 2024) — After growing for more than 15 weeks, the Mega Millions® jackpot finally has its first winner of 2024! A lucky ticket-holder in New Jersey matched all six numbers drawn Tu...
Lotto Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Extends Long-Standing Partnership with The State Football Association
(03/26/2024) Sport connects: The partnership between LOTTO Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and the state football association has existed for 19 years now. The joint cooperation agreement has now bee...
Philadelphia City Council Faces Lawsuit Over Casino-Style ‘Skill Game’ Regulations
Installations of the untaxed and unregulated gaming machines have skyrocketed in recent years, serving as both a boon for small businesses and a hub for criminal behavior, officials say. PHILADELPH...
OddsJam Launches Progressive Partnership with Birches Health
Monday, March 25, 2024 – OddsJam, the premium data platform for sports bettors, has struck a progressive partnership with cutting-edge responsible gaming and behavioral health treatment compa...
Allwyn International a.s. Announces €500 Million Accordion Facility
March 26, 2024 – Allwyn International a.s. (the “Company” or “Allwyn”), a leading multi-national lottery operator, today announced that it has entered into a €500 mi...
March GGR Hit MOP19 Billion, Q1 Sees Post-COVID High: JP Morgan
MACAU, SAR (March 26, 2024) — Macau is on course to make revenue of MOP19 billion (US$2.36 billion) this month after achieving MOP14.9 billion in the first 24 days of March, making it possibl...
Presidential Adviser Has Defended in the Cortes the Bill to Modify the Law Regulating Gaming and Betting of Castilla y León
SPAIN (March 15, 2024) — The advisor to the Presidency, Luis Miguel González Gago, has appeared before the Plenary Session of the Cortes (Congress of Deputies and the Senate) to explain the ...
Spelinspektionen: Game Locations Must Now Be Registered
Strängnäs, Sweden (March 15, 2024) — After 1 July 2023, when changes to the gambling regulation came into force (2023:277), license holders must report gambling sites to the Gambling Inspe...
Aristocrat Sues Light & Wonder Over Alleged Copy of Dragon Link Game
MACAU, SAR (March 13, 2024) — Global gaming content and technology company Aristocrat Leisure, has taken legal action against its main competitor over allegations of an unauthorised replicati...
RvIG to Carry Out Major Maintenance on the BSN Register of the Dutch Government on17, March
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (March 11, 2024) — On Sunday, March 17, 2024, between 10:00 AM and 12:00 PM, the RvIG will carry out major maintenance on the BSN register of the Dutch government, the ...
Lottery.com Inc. Defaults on the Loan
Woodford Eurasia expresses deep concern over recent misleading statements published by Lottery.com Inc., which falsely imply the conclusion of their ongoing legal dispute. Contrary to these claim...
Michel Groothuizen New Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Gaming Authority
(March 8, 2024) — Michel Groothuizen will start as chairman of the Board of Directors of the Gaming Authority on July 1, 2024. He succeeds René Jansen. The Gaming Authority (Ksa) is the ind...
EGBA Welcomes European Parliament’s Approval of New European Digital Identity
BRUSSELS Belgium (March 8, 2024) — New EU regulation will oblige member states to provide their citizens with a standardised EU electronic identification method to enable citizens to identify...
Governor Reviewing Gambling Proposal Passed by the Senate on Thursday to See if it is a “Good Deal” for Alabama
MONTGOMERY — Governor Kay Ivey said on Friday she’s reviewing whether a gambling package passed by the Senate on Thursday is a “good deal” for Alabama. The constitutional amendment, HB 151,...
Office of Lottery and Gaming Approves FanDuel as Sports Wagering Operator for District of Columbia
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 10, 2024) The Office of Lottery and Gaming (OLG) today announced that FanDuel is the new sports wagering subcontractor for Intralot, Inc., OLG’s lottery and sports wag...
Continued Cooperation Between the Gambling Authorities in Sweden and Great Britain
Strängnäs, Sweden (March 8, 2024) — In connection with the Spelinspektionen’s industry seminar on March 5 at the Vasateatern in Stockholm, we renewed our cooperation agreement with t...
Perlis Becomes the Fourth Malaysian State to Phase Out Gambling
MALAYSIA (March 7, 2024) — The closure of Perlis’ last lottery outlet on March 6 marked the state as the fourth in Malaysia to phase out gambling. The Da Ma Cai outlet, situated in Pada...