Liechtenstein Votes to Keep Casinos
Liechtenstein’s voters on January 29 resoundingly rejected a referendum that would have banned the six casinos that have operated since legalization in 2017. The vote in favor of casinos...
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U.K. Gambling White Paper Could Come Soon
After several years of waiting, the much anticipated “white paper” detailing proposals to reform the U.K.’s Gambling Act of 2005 could be on the verge of release. Gambling Minister...
Football Union Opposes Bulgarian Gaming Ad Ban
Bulgaria’s National Assembly is mulling legislation that would ban gambling advertising, among several provisions for reforming gambling. The Bulgaria Football Union (BFU), which represents 12 football clubs, says a...
Liechtenstein to Vote on Casino Ban
Voters of the principality of Liechtenstein will vote January 29 on whether to ban casinos. If passed, the six existing casinos would be given five years to shut down....
Most Parties Support Ending Finland’s Veikkaus Monopoly
A proposal to privatize and end the gambling monopoly of Finland’s Veikkaus is receiving warm support across the spectrum of parties in the Finnish parliament. Tytti Tuppurainen (l.), minister...
Netherlands Supreme Court Upholds 1XBet Bankruptcy
1XBet is bankrupt. That is the judgment of the Netherlands Supreme Court (l.), which upheld an earlier ruling by the court of Curaçao. Always controversial, the county nevertheless has...
U.K. Lawmakers Seek Link Between Chau, Tech Firm
Chinese courts sentenced billionaire Alvin Chau (l.) to 18 years in prison. Lawmakers in the U.K. want an inquiry into the ties between Chau ,an Isle of Man tech...
Entain Looking to Get Out of Unregulated Markets
London-based Entain, a gaming and sports betting firm, said that it is accelerating its plan to exit any country that doesn’t show an inclination to become regulated.
University of Exeter Studies Ketamine for Gambling Addiction
England’s University of Exeter (l.) is launching a study into whether the drug ketamine would be effective as a treatment for gambling addiction.
U.K. Gambling Black Market Risks “Overstated”
U.K. Gambling Commission deputy CEO Sarah Gardner (l.) says that worries about a burgeoning illegal gambling black market are “overstated.” The CEO made her comments speaking before an audience...
German State Questions Online Casino Requirement
Germany’s Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is resisting the GlüNeuRStv (Fourth Interstate Gambling Treaty), which requires all 16 states to allow online gambling. State Chairman René Domke (l.) claims that there is “no...
Romania to Limit Gambling Ads
A draft law that would ban any advertisements of gambling in Romania has received widespread support from all major political parties. Romania’s National Audiovisual Council (CNA) has unanimously voted...
Svenska Spel CEO: Create National Debt Register
The CEO of Sweden’s state-owned gaming operator Svenska Spel Patrik Hofbauer (l.) is calling for a national debt register to help identify vulnerable people who might suffer financial harm...
BGC Insists It Has No Influence on GambleAware Initiatives
The U.K.’s Betting and Gaming Council is battling reports that its members have too much influence over the research, education and treatment (RET) projects that GambleAware does using charitable...
Sweden to Probe Why Gamblers Self-Exclude
The government of Sweden has asked Spelinspektionen, the country’s gaming regulator, to collect data on why some consumers decide to self-exclude. It also wants figures on how many return...
Finland Could End Veikkaus Gaming Monopoly
Finland’s Minister of Europe and Ownership Management Tytti Tuppurainen (l.) says that the governing party has broad multi-party support to end the gambling monopoly of Veikkaus. She said the...
KSA’s Jensen on Dutch Online Market One Year in
The Netherlands’ top regulator, René Jansen (l.), spoke at a recent conference about the state of the nation’s iGaming market now that it has been live for over a...
Experts Give Poor Grades to New Irish Gaming RG Regulations
Problem gambling advocates are criticizing the new Irish gambling regulations for not doing enough to protect vulnerable consumers. Barry Grant (l.) of Extern Problem Gambling called them “a big...
Europe’s Gaming Market Returns to Pre-COVID Growth
The latest round of statistics from the European Gambling and Betting Association have shown that the European casino industry appears to be at or near pre-Covid levels.
BOS Calls for End to Swedish Stated-Owned Svenska Spel
Commercial gaming operators in Sweden have called for the new government to break up the country’s state-owned gaming monopoly, Svenska Spel. They claim it is unfair competition in a...
