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AUSTRALIAN MEDIA AUTHORITY TO BLOCK FOUR MORE GAMBLING SITES
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has identified four illegal online gaming sites that will now be blocked by Australian internet ...
Read moreSWEDISH GAMBLING MARKET GROWS DESPITE RETAIL DECLINE
Sweden’s licensed gambling operators grew third quarter revenue by 1.3 per cent year-on-year, according to the latest data from gambling regulator ...
Read moreMISSISSIPPI SEES $61M WAGERED ON SPORTS IN OCTOBER
Mississippi’s regulated sports betting market saw total wagers increase by 27 per cent to $61.2m in October. Following the start of the new NFL season in ...
Read moreMASSACHUSETTS LOTTERY EYES ONLINE OPPORTUNITIES WITH NEW SCIENTIFIC GAMES DEAL
New York-listed lottery and gaming supplier Scientific Games will provide the Massachusetts Lottery with instant games, second chance promotions and digital ...
Read moreIGT THIRD QUARTER REVENUE FALLS 15% DESPITE GROWTH ONLINE
New York-listed lottery and gaming supplier International Game Technology (IGT) has posted a 15 per cent fall in total revenue to $982m for the third quarter ...
Read moreGERMANY’S STATE LEADERS SIGN NEW GAMBLING TREATY
Germany’s new State Treaty on Gambling has been signed by leaders of the country’s 16 federal states, paving the way for its implementation from July 1, ...
Read moreSIGNS OF RECOVERY AS LAS VEGAS SANDS SEES Q3 REVENUE FALL 82%
New York-listed casino operator Las Vegas Sands has reported an 82 per cent fall in net revenue to $586m for the third quarter of 2020, as the company begins ...
Read moreUK’S BGC HITS OUT AT “UNFAIR” CLOSURES UNDER TIER 3 RESTRICTIONS
The UK’s Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has called on Business Secretary Alok Sharma to intervene over the Government’s decision to close betting shops ...
Read moreSPAIN SEES Q2 ONLINE GAMING REVENUE GROWTH DESPITE FALL IN ACCOUNTS
Gambling advertising and bonus restrictions introduced by the Spanish government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a 41 per cent drop in the ...
Read moreBRITISH IGAMING MARKET CONTINUES DECLINE INTO AUGUST
The latest data from the UK Gambling Commission shows a further contraction of the online gaming market in August. Data from online operators accounting for ...
Read moreGERMANY APPROVES 15 SPORTS BETTING OPERATORS WITH 31 APPLICATIONS PENDING
The authority responsible for licensing sports betting operators in Germany has confirmed that a total of 15 applicants have been approved to operate in the ...
Read moreANDERS DORPH NAMED DIRECTOR OF DANISH GAMBLING AUTHORITY
The Danish Gambling Authority has appointed Anders Dorph as director to replace Morten Niels Jakobsen. Dorph will begin his new role on 1 November, joining ...
Read moreCHINA LOTTERY MARKET GROWS FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE MONTH
China’s lottery market recorded a 2 per cent increase in total lottery sales to RMB34.78bn (€4.36bn) for the month of August. With results for the first ...
Read moreMICHIGAN SET TO ADOPT FINAL RULES FOR ONLINE GAMING AND SPORTS BETTING
The Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) is on track to approve its first online gaming and sports betting licensees following a public hearing Wednesday on ...
Read moreNETENT EXPANDS PENNSYLVANIA IGAMING OFFERING TO WIND CREEK
Casino supplier NetEnt has expanded its reach in Pennsylvania’s regulated iGaming market with the rollout of its games to the Poarch Band of Creek Indians’ ...
Read moreONLINE DRIVES IOWA SPORTS BETTING GROWTH IN AUGUST
Iowa’s licensed sportsbook operators collected total wagers of $50.3m in August, of which more than two-thirds was generated online. Total wagers from the ...
Read moreCHINA LOTTERY MARKET RETURNS TO GROWTH IN JULY
China’s lottery market recovered in July as total sales increased by 10 per cent year-on-year to RMB36.15bn (€4.48bn). With lottery sales negatively ...
Read moreEUROPEAN COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE BELGIUM’S VIRTUAL BETTING MARKET
The European Commission has decided to launch a formal investigation into a potential breach of state aid rules in a case involving the Belgian state and ...
Read moreONLINE POKER SOARS AS FRENCH IGAMING MARKET DECLINES IN Q2
France’s regulated online betting and gaming market recorded a 6 per cent decline in gross gaming revenue (GGR) to €323m for the second quarter of 2020 as ...
Read moreUNLICENSED ONLINE GAMING OPERATORS FACE CRACKDOWN IN ARGENTINA
The provincial lottery of Rio Negro in Argentina has filed a criminal complaint against more than 100 online gambling websites following a surge in unlicensed ...
Read moreILLINOIS RESUMES REMOTE SPORTSBOOK ACCOUNT REGISTRATIONS
Sportsbooks in Illinois have resumed remote account registrations after Governor JB Pritzker reissued a series of executive orders aimed at combatting the ...
Read moreLOTTO NEW ZEALAND SEES SURGE IN ONLINE PLAY DURING LOCKDOWN
Lotto New Zealand has outlined plans for a new technology platform after experiencing disruptions due to surging demand for online lottery products. Lotto ...
Read moreNEW JERSEY GAMING MARKET RECOVERS IN JULY AS IGAMING CONTINUES TO SOAR
New Jersey’s regulated betting and gaming market generated total gaming revenue of $264.5m in July, buoyed by another strong performance from iGaming and ...
Read moreVIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD RELEASES FULL SPORTS BETTING REGULATIONS FOR COMMENT
The Virginia lottery released its full draft sports betting regulations for public comment Monday, with the regulated online sports betting market expected to ...
Read moreTHE FUTURE OF CONFERENCES AND EXPOS POST-COVID19
There is little doubt that business development chiefs want conferences to come back. But do they want them back with all the restrictions that will come with ...
Read moreWASHINGTON DC GAMING REGULATOR AWARDS NEW LICENSES
The District of Columbia Office of Lottery and Gaming has issued sports betting licenses to William Hill, Sportradar and Scientific Games. William Hill’s ...
Read moreRHODE ISLAND SEES ANNUAL SPORTS WAGERS SURPASS $200M
Rhode Island’s regulated sports betting market generated total wagers of $200.2m in the 2020 fiscal year ended 30 June, despite the impact of COVID-19 over ...
Read moreNEW SPORTS BETTING BILL INTRODUCED IN MASSACHUSETTS
Lawmakers in Massachusetts are making another attempt to legalise sports betting with a new bill introduced Friday. The proposed legislation would allow the ...
Read moreUK GAMBLING COMMISSION SUSPENDS GENESIS GLOBAL OPERATING LICENCE
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has suspended the operating licence of multi-brand online casino operator Genesis Global with immediate effect. The ...
Read moreSPAIN SEES STRONG IGAMING GROWTH AHEAD OF NEW ADVERTISING RESTRICTIONS
Spain’s regulated online gaming market recorded a 12.5 per cent increase in first quarter gross gaming revenue, driven by strong performances across all ...
Read moreDATA SHOWS FALL IN UK GAMBLING PARTICIPATION DURING LOCKDOWN
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has published new data on the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on gambling behaviour, revealing an overall decrease in active ...
Read moreOKLAHOMA GOVERNOR SIGNS TWO NEW GAMING COMPACTS
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has agreed new gaming compacts that will see two additional casinos established in the state. The latest compacts were signed ...
Read moreBELGIAN GAMBLING REGULATOR UPDATES IGAMING BLACKLIST
Belgium’s Commission des jeux de Hasard has added three more sites to its blacklist of illegal online gambling operators. In the regulator’s first ...
Read moreG2E ORGANIZERS NOT READY TO COMMIT TO OCTOBER EVENT
The organizers of October’s Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in Las Vegas are planning for the best and preparing for the worst amid the continuing uncertainty ...
Read moreBRAZIL ADDS SPORTS BETTING TO NATIONAL PRIVATISATION PLAN
The government of Brazil has confirmed the inclusion of sports betting in its privatisations plans with a resolution published Friday in the official state ...
Read moreFACEBOOK SHUTS DOWN UNLICENSED NORWEGIAN GAMBLING PAGES
Facebook has removed 36 pages belonging to online gaming operators who are accused of targeting Norwegian consumers without a local license. The company ...
Read moreNETHERLANDS RELEASES TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ONLINE GAMBLING MONITORING
The Netherlands has submitted draft legislation to the European Commission setting out the technical requirements for connecting online gambling systems to the ...
Read moreSWEDISH COURT UPHOLDS REGULATORY RULINGS ON GAMBLING BONUSES
Swedish gambling regulator Spelinspektionen has successfully defended itself in four cases involving online gaming operators who were penalised for offering ...
Read moreSWEDEN’S LEADING OPERATORS PROPOSE SAFER GAMBLING MEASURES
The chief executives of some of the leading online gambling companies in Sweden have set out a proposal for achieving a safer gambling market, while at the ...
Read moreMGA exec: No evidence to suggest emergency gaming measures necessary during pandemic
Speaking with Gambling Insider for the upcoming Jul/Aug edition of its magazine, Yanica Sant, head of EU affairs and policy at the Malta Gaming Authority ...
Read moreBOS general secretary: Regulatory interference could be hampering fair competition in Sweden
New measures in Sweden to deal with the coronavirus pandemic are not based on evidence and will push channelisation rates as low as they were before ...
Read moreNBA APPROVES RESTART OF 2019/20 SEASON WITH 22 TEAMS
The National Basketball Association (NBA) board of governors has approved a competitive format to restart the 2019-20 season at the end of July. The ...
Read moreLOUISIANA GAMING CONTROL BOARD GETS NEW LEADERSHIP
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has appointed Lieutenant Colonel Mike Noel of the state police as the new chairman of the Louisiana Gaming Control ...
Read moreSWITZERLAND ADDS 15 DOMAINS TO IGAMING BLACKLIST
The Swiss Lottery and Betting Board has expanded its blacklist of unlicensed online gambling operators. The latest update from Commission des loteries et ...
Read moreSWEDEN RECORDS OVERALL GAMBLING DECLINE BUT MOST ONLINE OPERATORS GROWING
Swedish gambling regulator Spelinspektionen has released data showing an overall decline in online betting and gaming during the COVID-19 pandemic, although ...
Read moreNORWAY APPROVES NEW LAWS TO PREVENT UNLICENSED GAMBLING ADVERTISING
The government of Norway has taken further steps to try and protect the nation's gambling monopoly with new restrictions on gambling advertising by offshore ...
Read moreIGT SLIPS TO Q1 LOSS AS COVID-19 WRITE-DOWNS IMPACT RESULTS
New York-listed supplier International Game Technology (IGT) has reported an 18 per cent fall in revenue to $940.2m for the first quarter of 2020, as results ...
Read moreUK GAMBLING COMMISSION IMPOSES NEW RESTRICTIONS ON INDUSTRY
With the United Kingdom beginning to relax its lockdown restrictions and new research showing an overall fall in gambling participation during the lockdown, ...
Read moreNEW JERSEY BILLS AIM TO HELP CASINOS RECOVER FROM SHUTDOWN
Lawmakers in New Jersey have introduced legislation that would provide significant tax breaks to help Atlantic City casinos recover the COVID-19 ...
Read moreGERMANY TAKES FURTHER ACTION AGAINST ONLINE GAMBLING PAYMENT PROCESSORS
The ministry of interior and sport of the German state of Lower Saxony has issued a prohibition order against an international payment processor which it ...
Read moreSPELINSPEKTIONEN AIMS TO RESTRICT BETTING TO TOP SWEDISH FOOTBALL LEAGUES
Swedish gambling regulator Spelinspektionen has proposed restricting betting on football to the country’s top four football leagues due to the risk of ...
Read moreUS CASINOS CLOSE AS COVID-19 FEARS ESCALATE
A number of US states temporarily suspended land-based casino operations over the weekend as a precautionary measure against the ongoing spread of ...
Read moreArgentina’s La Rioja Province Eyes online gambling regulations
La Rioja is looking to become the second province in Argentina to regulate online gambling. The state gambling regulator Administración Provincial de ...
Read moreUS gaming associations join forces to stamp out illegal gaming machines
The American Gaming Association (AGA) has partnered with the Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM) to launch a new campaign to combat the ...
Read moreNew Spanish Gambling Regulations Released for Public Comment
Spain’s gambling regulator has launched a public consultation into new marketing and responsible gambling regulations. Gambling regulator La Dirección ...
Read moreGovernor urges lawmakers to pass sports betting bill in Kentucky
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has called on state lawmakers to pass sports betting legislation to stop revenue from flowing to neighboring states. The ...
Read moreProposed German Gambling Treaty Draws Praise and Scorn
The new draft of the German State Treaty on Gambling, which was provisionally approved by the country’s 16 states over the weekend, has been met with ...
Read moreWashington State looks to progress sports betting legislation
LAWMAKERS IN WASHINGTON STATE HAVE INTRODUCED TWO DIFFERENT BILLS TO AUTHORIZE SPORTS BETTING IN THE STATE. The first bill HB2478 (companion bill S6277) was ...
Read moreNew York mobile sports betting bill passes first committee
Senator Joseph Addabbo’s bill to authorise online sports betting in New York gained unanimous support from the Senate Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee ...
Read moreAustralia’s ACMA moves to block nine more illegal iGaming sites
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is continuing its fight against unlicensed online offshore gambling websites with moves to block nine ...
Read moreYggdrasil secures B2B licence approval in Isle of Man
Casino games developer Yggdrasil has been granted a B2B software licence by the Isle of Man Supervision Commission. The approval allows Yggdrasil to offer its ...
Read moreGreek iGaming regulations exclude blacklisted operators
Recently blacklisted online gaming operators in Greece will be excluded from the initial licensing process under proposed regulations. The rules to govern the ...
Read moreMichigan legalises online gaming and sports betting
Michigan’s sports betting and online gaming legislation was signed into law by Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Friday. The package of bills relating to fantasy ...
Read moreIllinois begins sports betting licensing process
The Illinois Gaming Board is accepting sports betting license applications under emergency rules released Thursday. The initial rules govern licensing, ...
Read moreSweden sets out new criteria to combat illegal gambling
Swedish gambling regulator Spelinspektionen has called on industry suppliers to avoid serving unlicensed online gaming operators, while warning licensed ...
Read moreParaguay set to re-regulate gambling market
The government of Paraguay has announced plans to re-regulate the country's gambling market and clampdown on illegal operators who are depriving the state of ...
Read moreFlorida sports betting bills secure committee referral
Florida’s sports betting bills are set for committee hearings in the new year following referral by the Senate on Friday. The Senate considered three bills ...
Read moreMichigan sports betting and iGaming bills head to Governor’s desk
Lawmakers in the US state of Michigan have approved a package of bills that would regulate sports betting and online gaming. The last session day of the state ...
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