Events & Reports

Israel’s Legislature Approves Ban on Binary Options Trading

Israel’s Legislature Approves Ban on Binary Options Trading

by October 24, 2017

The Knesset, known to be Israel’s unicameral legislature, passed on Monday a bill that calls for a ban on the provision of trading on binary options from within Israel and no matter where investors are located, local news outlet Globes reported. Sponsored by MK Rachel Azaria, the ...

UK Labour’s Jo Stevens Believes Government’s Gambling Review “Is Long Overdue”

UK Labour’s Jo Stevens Believes Government’s Gambling Review “Is Long Overdue”

by October 23, 2017

Welsh Labour MP Jo Stevens believes the liberalization of gambling in the United Kingdom that occurred more than a decade ago was a rushed decision. Ms. Stevens talked to BBC Two presenter Victoria Derbyshire about the pending publication of the government’s review of the nation’ ...

UK Regulators Urge Gambling Operators to Remove Children-Oriented Advertising Content

UK Regulators Urge Gambling Operators to Remove Children-Oriented Advertising Content

by October 22, 2017

UK-licensed gambling operators are facing another wave of scolding for irresponsible provision of gambling services and are being urged by UK regulators to remove any advertising content that might appeal to children from their websites.A joint letter by the UK Gambling Comm ...

Around 700,000 Japanese Nationals Suffer from Gambling Addiction, Report Finds

Around 700,000 Japanese Nationals Suffer from Gambling Addiction, Report Finds

by October 20, 2017

Around 700,000 residents of Japan may be addicted to the widely popular pachinko machines or other forms of gambling, the latest of a number of studies on the matter finds.The Kurihama Medical and Addiction Center at the National Hospital Organization conducted the research ...

Norway’s Gambling Monopoly System Safest for Players, Norwegian Gaming Authority Head Says

Norway’s Gambling Monopoly System Safest for Players, Norwegian Gaming Authority Head Says

by October 19, 2017

Norway decided to retain the long-standing gambling monopoly model as it considered it was the one that would provide the safest environment for local players, Atle Hamar, Director General of the Norwegian Gaming Authority (Lotteri- og stiftelsestilsynet) said during the Internat ...

Malta Gaming Authority Praises Blockchain Technology’s Potential to Benefit the Gambling Industry

Malta Gaming Authority Praises Blockchain Technology’s Potential to Benefit the Gambling Industry

by October 19, 2017

The Malta Gaming Authority reiterated its commitment to embrace new technologies such as blockchain in order to further establish Malta as a preferred destination for international gambling and fintech businesses.The MGA’s Executive Chairman Joseph Cuschieri was among the sp ...

Pennsylvania House Produces New Budget Deficit Plan with Little Mention of Gambling

Pennsylvania House Produces New Budget Deficit Plan with Little Mention of Gambling

by October 18, 2017

The Pennsylvania House approved on Tuesday the latest of a series of plans aimed to close a $2.2-billion gap in the state’s $32-billion budget for the current financial year. The budget was approved by lawmakers back in July, but they have failed ever since to produce a solution ...

Belgium’s Council of Ministers Approves Curbs on Gambling Advertising

Belgium’s Council of Ministers Approves Curbs on Gambling Advertising

by October 16, 2017

Belgium’s Minister for Justice Koen Geens has been given the nod by the Council of Ministers to craft a system of curbs on the way gambling services are advertised on local broadcast media. Minister Geens first announced that he was working on such a bill on the matter back in Ju ...

New Jersey, Nevada, and Delaware Ink Shared Online Poker Liquidity Compact

New Jersey, Nevada, and Delaware Ink Shared Online Poker Liquidity Compact

by October 14, 2017

New Jersey, Nevada, and Delaware, the only three states where the provision of iGaming services is legal, have signed a shared online poker liquidity compact, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced on Friday. It is still unknown when exactly the three states will be able to mer ...

Former Online Casino Brand Manager Swaps Luxury House for Minimalist Life and Bitcoin Trading

Former Online Casino Brand Manager Swaps Luxury House for Minimalist Life and Bitcoin Trading

by October 14, 2017

The price of bitcoin leaped to another record high on Friday, October 13, to over $5,800. With the value of that particular cryptocurrency as well as of its likes growing exponentially in recent months, interest in cryptocurrency trading has also increased quickly.Last week, ...

Dutch Online Gambling Law Can Be Expected in Early 2019, Kansspelautoriteit Vice President Says

Dutch Online Gambling Law Can Be Expected in Early 2019, Kansspelautoriteit Vice President Says

by October 13, 2017

Netherlands’ new online gambling law can be expected to come into effect on January 1, 2019, Henk Kesler, Vice President of the Dutch Gaming Authority, said during an ESSA (Sports Betting Integrity) event in London.Mr. Kesler was one of the many industry representatives to a ...

Kenya Lawmaker Introduces New Set of Gambling Curbs

Kenya Lawmaker Introduces New Set of Gambling Curbs

by October 12, 2017

The government of Kenya has moved to introduce more changes to the way the country’s gambling industry is regulated. Slot machines have become the target of new curbs that are yet to be voted by the East African nation’s lawmakers, local news outlet allAfrica has reported.Na ...

FOBTs Review May Rekindle William Hill/The Stars Group Merger Courtship

FOBTs Review May Rekindle William Hill/The Stars Group Merger Courtship

by October 11, 2017

A recent article by the Financial Times suggested that a flurry of mergers and acquisitions could be expected within the global gambling space and that major British bookmakers will play a central role in the consolidation deal-making. The reasons are more than clear – regulatory ...

Switzerland’s Newly Approved Gambling Law Could Be Contested with Referendum

Switzerland’s Newly Approved Gambling Law Could Be Contested with Referendum

by October 10, 2017

Switzerland’s Money Gaming Act (Geldspielgesetz), which includes a massive overhaul of the country’s gambling industry, passed a final vote in the parliament last week. That recent vote was the last hurdle before the legislative piece which is aimed to replace Switzerland’s outda ...

Massachusetts Officials Debate Legalization of Online Lottery Sales

Massachusetts Officials Debate Legalization of Online Lottery Sales

by October 9, 2017

Massachusetts lawmakers are considering the legalization of online lottery sales amid growing concerns that New Hampshire online lottery market could affect lottery businesses in its neighboring states. New Hampshire’s Legislature approved the online sale of lottery tickets this ...