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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...
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...
Court Rules Ksa Cannot Operate a Monopoly when Granting Licenses for Organizing Games of Chance
The Gaming Authority was not allowed to refuse a gambling license for Bosch’s gaming company ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (February 29, 2024) — The Dutch Gaming Authority (Ksa) m...
U.S. District Court Judge Ruled That Casinos Have No Legal Obligation to Prevent Gambling Addicts from Betting
Atlantic City (February 5, 2024) — The recent ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Madeline Cox Arleo suggests that Atlantic City’s casinos have no legal obligation to intervene and pre...
Legal Battle Erupts Between a Small Town Lottery Operator and the PCSO Over STL License Cancellation
PHILIPPINES (January 24, 2024) — According to local media reports a legal dispute has developed between Diamond Millenium Corporation (DMC) and the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO...
PA Gaming Control Board Levies $27,500 In Fines
Board also took action on five adults for gambling at casinos while leaving minors unattended HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (“Board”) approved two consent agreements to...
Malta Gaming Authority Has Suspended Rush Gaming Licence
MALTA (January 9, 2024) — The Malta Gaming Authority is suspending the authorisation awarded to Rush Gaming Ltd (the ‘ Authorised Person’), holder of MGA licence MGA/B2C/701/2019, effecti...
Organización Nacional de Ciegos Espanoles (O.N.C.E) Christmas Extra Distributes More Than 35 Million Euros in Major Prizes
In points of Catalonia, Andalusia, the Canary Islands, the Valencian Community, Madrid, Castilla-La Mancha or Aragon. MADRID, Spain (January 1, 2024) — The ONCE Christmas Extra has di...
Expert: More People Can Sue the Betting Companies After Sweden’s Patent and Market Appeal Court Unique Verdict
SWEDEN (December 21, 2023) — TV4 News Program ‘Nyheterna’ has told in several articles about Per, who gambled away more than seven million kroner in just a few years. During the ...
The Attorney General Responds to a Request for an Official Advisory Opinion in Accordance with § 2.2-505 of the Code of Virginia
VIRGINIA (December 12, 2023) — The Attorney General responds to a request for an official advisory opinion in accordance with § 2.2-505 of the Code of Virginia. Issue Presented You inquire r...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Pagcor Wins Appeal; P38M Notices of Charge Lifted by Commission on Audit
MANILA, Philippines (November 30, 2023) — THE Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) has won its appeal to the Commission on Audit for the lifting of notices of charge (NCs) for...
Australian State Decides Poker is Illegal Outside of Casinos
HOBART, Tasmania (November 29, 2023) — According to local media reports the Australian Poker League (APL) has faced temporary suspension of its operations in venues across Tasmania by the Tas...
Lottery to Lay Criminal Complaints Against Former Board Members
Pretoria, South Africa (November 24, 2023) — The board of the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) plans to lay criminal complaints against former board members allegedly implicated in corru...
Ksa Issue Instruction for Holland Casino for Control Database Shortcomings
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (November 16, 2023) — De Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa) issued a notice to Holland Casino in June because its control database (CDB) does not meet the legal requirements. Th...
European Court Annuls The Commission’s Decision Not to Investigate Granting of Lottery Licenses on Compliance with EU State Aid Rules
The Court of Justice of the EU has sided with EGBA in its appeal against the European Commission’s refusal to open a state aid investigation into the granting of lottery licenses in the Netherlan...
Jamaican Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Lottery Scam
PENNSYLVANIA, USA (November 12, 2023) – A 41-year-old Jamaican has been sentenced to 16 years in jail for his role in a fraudulent sweepstakes scheme that targeted elderly victims in the United S...
Madras High Court Asserts Rummy and Poker as Games of Skill, Overturns Ban
The court clarified its stance, stating that while the state has the authority to legislate against online gambling or games of chance, it also has the power to regulate online games of skill. Madr...
Senate Probes Crime-Linked to Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations
MANILA, Philippines (November 7, 2023) — According to local media reports the senate Committee on Women will investigate Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) at a building in Pasay Ci...
DILG Secretary Vows Strict Action on Illegal Online Lottery Operators
MANILA, Philippines (October 25, 2023) –According to local media reports the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. has committed su...