Events & Reports

Kentucky Sports Betting Bill Sweeps Through First Committee

Kentucky Sports Betting Bill Sweeps Through First Committee

by February 21, 2019

Bill authorizing wagering on sports in Kentucky gained overwhelming support in House committeeA bill calling for the legalization of sports betting in Kentucky swept through a House committee vote on Wednesday, but it still needs to overcome a number of legislative obstacles, ...

Spelinspektionen Warns Casino, Betting Operators to Follow Bonus Offer Rules

Spelinspektionen Warns Casino, Betting Operators to Follow Bonus Offer Rules

by February 20, 2019

Spelinspektionen says it can fine operators or even terminate their licenses if they do not comply with the established bonus offer policiesThe Swedish gambling regulator, Spelinspektionen, has sent a letter to all licensed operators, warning them to stick to the newly implem ...

D.C. Council Passes Sports Betting Bill, Gives Betting Contract to Intralot

D.C. Council Passes Sports Betting Bill, Gives Betting Contract to Intralot

by February 20, 2019

Legal sports betting services could go live in the District of Columbia before the start of the new NFL seasonThe D.C. Council passed on Tuesday a legislation that authorizes the provision of sports betting services and makes D.C. Lottery’s vendor, Intralot, the exclusive pro ...

Breaking: Remote Gambling Bill Passes Dutch Senate

Breaking: Remote Gambling Bill Passes Dutch Senate

by February 19, 2019

Dutch Senate passes Remote Gambling Bill, online gambling licensing process expected to begin in mid-2020Three and a half years after the lower house of the Dutch Parliament passed the Remote Gambling Bill, the piece of legislation survived through a Senate vote that took pla ...

EGBA Slams Norway’s Latest Gambling Payment Blocking Actions

EGBA Slams Norway’s Latest Gambling Payment Blocking Actions

by February 19, 2019

The European Gaming and Betting Association today issued a statement in response to recent media reports that Norway has blocked payments to and from bank accounts discovered to be used for processing gambling reactionsThe association, which represents a number of online gamb ...

MGA Cracks Down on Four Online Gambling Operators

MGA Cracks Down on Four Online Gambling Operators

by February 19, 2019

MGA has suspended/terminated the licenses of four online gambling companies and has directed them to cancel operationsThe Malta Gaming Authority is getting tougher on erring licensees as it moved to suspend the licenses of two online gambling companies and to terminate the li ...

Hundreds of Gambling Companies Eye Entry into Dutch Market

Hundreds of Gambling Companies Eye Entry into Dutch Market

by February 18, 2019

Hundreds of gaming and betting companies look forward to the re-organization of the Dutch gambling market, Senate to vote on Remote Gaming Bill tomorrowMore than 300 international gambling companies are believed to be interested in entering a re-organized Dutch gambling marke ...

Philippine Taxman to Track Undocumented Gambling Workers with New Registration Requirements

Philippine Taxman to Track Undocumented Gambling Workers with New Registration Requirements

by February 18, 2019

Philippine-licensed online gaming operators now need to register with local taxman as a prerequisite for their license renewalThe Philippine Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has required all foreign and Philippines-based online gambling operators licensed by the local regulat ...

Lawsuit Alleges Boston Casino License Process Was Marred By Fraud and Cronyism

Lawsuit Alleges Boston Casino License Process Was Marred By Fraud and Cronyism

by February 17, 2019

One of the losing Boston casino bidders seeks $3 billion from Wynn Resorts, claims licensing process was compromisedAmended complaints in an ongoing lawsuit filed by Sterling Suffolk Racecourse against Las Vegas casino giant Wynn Resorts claim that the license application pr ...

Norway Pens Warning Letters to Six Malta-Licensed Gambling Operators, Blocks Transactions

Norway Pens Warning Letters to Six Malta-Licensed Gambling Operators, Blocks Transactions

by February 17, 2019

Norway has blocked transactions with six Malta-licensed online gambling operators, accusing those of illegally targeting Norwegian players, the Times of Malta reportsUnder Norway’s current law, gambling services can only be provided by two state-run entities – Norsk Tipping, ...

European Casino Association Presents New Strategy, Welcomes Newest Member

European Casino Association Presents New Strategy, Welcomes Newest Member

by February 15, 2019

The General Assembly of the European Casino Association (ECA) approved the organization’s strategy for the next three years and welcomed its newest member during this year’s edition of ICE London earlier this monthProviding more details about its new strategy, ECA said in a p ...

Kentucky Makes Cautious Steps Toward Sports Betting Legalization

Kentucky Makes Cautious Steps Toward Sports Betting Legalization

by February 14, 2019

A sweeping gambling overhaul bill is currently under consideration in Kentucky as lawmakers are struggling to find revenue generators for the state’s $43 billion pension crisisThe House Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations Committee reviewed House Bill 175 du ...

Majority of Swedes Support Gambling Ads Restrictions

Majority of Swedes Support Gambling Ads Restrictions

by February 13, 2019

The majority of Swedes support the introduction of restrictions on the way gambling products are advertised across Swedish media, a recent survey showsSweden’s new gambling law took effect on January 1, 2019, opening the local gambling market to international online gambling ...

Gambling, Porn Apps Elude Apple Policing through Its Enterprise Certificate Program

Gambling, Porn Apps Elude Apple Policing through Its Enterprise Certificate Program

by February 13, 2019

Another scandal involving Apple’s Enterprise Certificate program is brewing just a week after news broke that Google and Facebook had misused said program to avoid App Store rules and collect user dataTechCrunch reported yesterday that it has uncovered that the developers of ...

Italy Awards Online Gambling Concessions… Finally

Italy Awards Online Gambling Concessions… Finally

by February 12, 2019

Italy has finally granted the concessions for the provision of online gambling services in the county after a lengthy process marred by multiple delaysThe Italian gambling authority, Agenzia delle dogane e dei monopoli (ADM), released yesterday the list of the approved candid ...