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...

Published February 6, 2023

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...

Published January 30, 2023

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....

Published January 30, 2023

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...

Published January 30, 2023

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...

Published January 30, 2023

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...

Published January 30, 2023

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.

Published January 23, 2023

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.

Published January 23, 2023

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...

Published January 23, 2023

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...

Published January 23, 2023

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...

Published January 23, 2023

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...

Published January 16, 2023

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...

Published January 16, 2023

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...

Published January 16, 2023

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...

Published January 16, 2023

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...

Published January 9, 2023

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...

Published January 9, 2023

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.

Published January 9, 2023

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...

Published January 9, 2023

U.K. Parliament Launches Inquiry Into Regulation of Gaming

The U.K. parliament’s Digital, Media, Culture and Sport (DCMS) select committee has launched an inquiry into the government’s regulation of gaming. It seeks to know if it has done...

Published January 9, 2023