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Landmark Cashless Gaming Trial Expanded to Another 4400 Machines Across NSW Pubs, Hotels
One state’s trial of cashless pokies is getting a major overhaul as thousands of machines are added to the landmark reform, with some of the top earners revealed. SYDNEY, Australia (December 15, ...
OKTO Elevates Security Standard with PCI DSS 4.0 Certification
Athens, Greece (December 14, 2023) — OKTO proudly announces the renewal of its security standard certification, reaching the highest level with the attainment of the Payment Card Industry Da...
Celebrate Christmas with This New Release from Red Rake Gaming: Million Christmas 2023
MALTA (December 14, 2023) — Red Rake Gaming, an innovative leader in the casino game industry, has just released the much-anticipated second installment of its exciting festive slot game: Mil...
Puerto Ricans Can Now Play the Lottery Right From Their Phone
Jackpocket, America’s #1 Lottery App,* Now Live in First Jurisdiction Outside of the Contiguous U.S. During Holiday Season, Jackpocket Offering New Players A Free Lottery Ticket NEW YORK, De...
AUSTRAC Announces Its 2024 Regulatory Priorities
BARTON, ACT (December 13, 2023) — AUSTRAC has announced its regulatory priorities for the year ahead, detailing how we plan to bolster the financial system’s resilience to money laundering...
BCLC Report Marks Progress Toward Corporation’s 2030 Environmental, Social and Governance Goals
VANCOUVER, BCLC, Canada (December 11, 2023) — BCLC is reporting on the results of the progress made towards its environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals in 2022/23, including the step...
Fanatics Betting & Gaming Launches Retail and Online Sports Betting in Connecticut
Fanatics Betting and Gaming (December 12, 2023) — Fanatics Betting and Gaming, a subsidiary of Fanatics Holdings Inc., a global digital sports platform, soft launched retail and online sports...
Public Health Advocacy Institute Files Class Action Against Draftkings in Massachusetts
BOSTON, MA (December 8, 2023) — Today, the Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI) and its Center for Public Health Litigation filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of Massachusetts citizen...
Gov. Beshear Announced Over $656 Million Wagered Since Launch of Sports Betting
Sports Betting FRANKFORT, Ky. (December 7, 2023) — Governor Beshear Announced on Thursday that since sports betting opened in the commonwealth, over $656 million has been wagered. This number...
Online Gaming Industry Association Rejects the Government’s Proposal to Raise the Gambling Tax
SWEDEN (December 8, 2023) — The Branschföreningen för Onlinespel (BOS) (online gambling industry association) today submits its advisory statement to the Ministry of Finance on the memorand...
Minors In NSW Casinos Out of Luck
SYDNEY, NSW (December 9, 2023) — Liquor & Gaming NSW (L&GNSW) has launched a compliance campaign in the lead-up to Christmas and New Years Eve celebrations, targeting under 18s who ar...
Spelinspektionen Response to Referral Memorandum on Increased Gaming Tax
Memoranda Increased gaming tax (Fi2023/02665) Strängnäs, Sweden (December 5, 2023) — Spelinspektionen (The Swedish Gaming Authority) has no substantive views on the proposals in the memoran...
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...
De Kansspelautoriteit to Carry Out Inspection of Slot Machine Arcades
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (December, 2023) — De Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa), (the Dutch Gaming Authority) will carry out inspections at slot machine arcades throughout the country from mid-Decemb...
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...
Gambling Commission Launch New Online Confidential Reporting Service
BIRMINGHAM, U.K. (December 4, 2023) — The Gambling Commission has launched a new Tell us something in confidence service to make it easier to report criminal and suspicious activity anonymou...
The TC Declares the Extinction Appeal Filed Against the Royal Decree on Commercial Communications of Gaming Activities
SPAIN (December 4, 2023) — The Plenary Session of the Constitutional Court (TC) has unanimously declared the extinction due to sudden disappearance of the object of the question of unconstitu...
Swintt Unwraps a Festive Feast of Prizes in Santa’s Pots and Pearls
Hit software provider’s latest Christmas-themed release prepares to get players in the holiday spirit with a plethora of prize-packed presents and a ho ho hold-and-win feature Malta (December 5, ...
Richard Desmond Invokes EU Law to Sue Gambling Commission
Ex-Express owner is expected to claim regulator made errors during bidding war for national lottery contract LONDON, U.K. (December 4, 2023) — A prominent Brexit-backing media tycoon is invok...
Gambling Commission Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Assessment 2023
Gambling Commission risk assessment 2023 published BIRMINGHAM, U.K. (December 1, 2023) — The Gambling Commission (the Commission) has released its updated version of its risk assessment of mo...
The Danish Gambling Authority Launch “StyrPåSpillet” – New Website About Gambling and Compulsive Gambling
Odense C., Denmark (December 1, 2023) — Spillemyndigheden (The Danish Gambling Authority) has launched the website StyrPåSpillet.dk which is a platform that gathers all relevant informati...
Dutch Gaming Authority Imposes Wwft Fine of 3 Million Euros on Betent
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (November 30, 2023) — The Dutch Gaming Authority (Ksa) has imposed a fine of 3 million euros on Betent. Betent is being fined because it has violated the Money Launderi...
Entain plc Statement Regarding KSA Decisions
November 30, 2023 — Entain plc (LSE: ENT), the global sports betting and gaming group, notes the disclosure of decisions by the Netherlands Gambling Authority (Kansspelautoriteit; “KSA...
Constitutional Court (TC) Has Unanimously Declared the Unconstitutionality Raised by the Supreme Court on the Regulation of Gambling
The Plenary of the TC Unanimously Declares the Sudden Loss of Object of the Question of Unconstitutionality raised by the Supreme Court in Relation to Article 7.2 of Law 13/2011 on the Regulation o...