New Finn Government to End Gambling Monopoly

Finland’s new government has decided to break up the gambling monopoly Veikkaus and transition to a market-based gambling sector. The change to a licensing model will take place by...

Published June 26, 2023

The Guardian Stops Accepting Gambling Ads

The Guardian newspaper has announced it has stopped accepting gambling advertisements, except for lottery ads. As a result it will lose millions of dollars. The paper says that gambling...

Published June 26, 2023

Netherlands to Teach Gambling Risks at Schools

A Dutch initiative will introduce the teaching of the risks of gambling to students in all primary and secondary school classes. The “money matters, debt, and understanding risks,”...

Published June 19, 2023

Danish Gambling Industry Remains Steady

Gross gambling revenues in Denmark have remained steady for the last year. The Spillemyndigheden Danish gaming authority announced that online betting led the sector with a 38 percent rise...

Published June 19, 2023

UKGC: Slot Reforms Led to “Reduced Play Intensity”

Reforms the U.K. Gambling Commission adopted two years ago to strengthen protections for vulnerable players have led to “reduced play intensity,” says the commission, with “no significant negative impacts...

Published June 19, 2023

Group Launches Probe of U.K. Gambling White Paper

A U.K. parliament group that monitors gambling regulations promises to do a deep dive on proposals by the Gambling Act white paper. The Gambling Related Harm All-Party Parliamentary Group...

Published June 19, 2023

FAI Likes Irish Betting Tax

The heads of the Football Association of Ireland are enthusiastic about a betting tax increase to help underwrite the sport. Chairman Roy Barrett said football has been “grossly underinvested...

Published June 19, 2023

Sky Bet, English Football League Extend Partnership

Sky Bet and the English Football League have announced a five-year extension of their partnership that has been in place since 2013.

Published June 19, 2023

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Asked to Lift Sanctions Against Parimatch

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (l.) of Ukraine will consider a petition with 25,000 signatures asking him to lift sanctions against the gaming company Parimatch LLC. The executive order alleges that...

Published June 19, 2023

Malta Regulator Canceled Six Gaming Licenses in 2022

The Malta Gaming Authority canceled six gambling licenses last year, down from seven in 2021 and 14 in 2019. In 2022, it also accepted 41 license applications and issued...

Published June 12, 2023

BGC Asks for Cooperation from Social Media

Britain’s Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) is calling on social media to do what it can to encourage safer gambling. And if blandishments won’t work, it is also calling...

Published June 12, 2023

French Tennis Federation Tap AI to Stop Player Threats

Players at the major tennis tournaments face a growing threat from disgruntled fans. The French federation has signed with an AI company to try and cut off the nasty...

Published June 12, 2023

Norway Demands Kindred’s Exit From Market

Norway’s gaming authority Lottstift’s judgment against the Kindred Group has been upheld by an appeals court. The authority fined (€100,000) the subsidiary Trannel International Ltd. to force it to...

Published June 12, 2023

WEEKLY FEATURE: KSA Tightens Grip on Dutch Market with Flurry of Activity

The Dutch gaming authority Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has been very active. It has fined two lotteries for offering online games not covered by their licenses and asked the government to...

Published June 12, 2023

German Sports Betting Association Opposes Ad Ban

DSWV, the German Sports Betting Association, opposes a ban on gambling advertisements proposed by Federal Drug Commissioner Burkhard Blienert (l.). He declared, “Tobacco, alcohol and sports betting are...

Published June 5, 2023

Norway to Strengthen Loss Limits for Minors

Norsk Tipping, Norway’s state-owned gambling monopoly, has announced stricter loss limit restrictions for players under 20 years old as of June 1, 2023. Minors placing bets will be allowed...

Published June 5, 2023

U.K. Gambling Commission Fines Paddy Power $600K

Paddy Power and Betfair, subsidiaries of PPB Counterparty Services Ltd., have been fined £490,000 ($604,319). They are accused of sending promotional materials to gamblers who had self-excluded. The incident...

Published June 5, 2023

Spotlight Sports Group Predicts Tighter U.K. Regulations

Spotlight Sports Group, is telling readers that tighter gambling regulations are coming to the U.K.: “any countries that have legal sports betting and/or igaming regulations in place have begun...

Published June 5, 2023

Entain Could Face Sizable Penalty for Violations in Turkey

Officials at Entain say they are expecting a large penalty following an investigation by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) regarding its Turkish operations.

Published June 5, 2023

Debate on Spanish Gaming Ad Ban Remains Hot

Spanish gambling companies are still hotly contesting the Royal Decree 958/2020 on Commercial Communications for Gambling Activities. The pros and cons of restrictions on advertisements was a much discussed...

Published June 5, 2023