U.K. Labour Promises to Drive up Gaming Standards

Amidst the U.K. snap election, the Labour party, vying for power after 14 years, is pledging to continue to “strengthen protections” for responsible gambling. The election is scheduled for...

Published June 24, 2024

GambleAware: U.K. Bookie, Online Casino Ads Need Smoking-Style Warnings

The U.K. non profit GambleAware recommends that “smoking style warnings” be put on ads for bookmakers and online casinos. It calls the industry approved “Take Time To Think” slogan...

Published June 17, 2024

Palm Beach Exploitations Buys 40 Percent of Cannes Centre Croisette

Palm Beach Exploitations purchased a 40 percent interest in Cannes Centre Croisette from Groupe Partouche. The deal provides financing to finish extensive renovations to recreate Annemasse casino’s original 1995...

Published June 17, 2024

Ukraine Cracks Down on Illegal Gambling Sites

Ukraine, in an ongoing campaign to squash illegal and unregulated gambling, is targeting 433 illegal online operators. This is a team effort of the Ukrainian Gambling Commission and Security...

Published June 10, 2024

Kids Exposed to Fewer Gambling Ads in U.K.

The exposure of children 16 and under to gambling advertisements in the U.K. has declined precipitately in the years since 2010. That’s according to a study conducted by the...

Published June 10, 2024

U.K. General Election Leaves Gambling Ministry Vacant

Because of the impending snap election on July 4, the U.K. doesn’t currently have a gambling minister. Gambling Minister Stuart Andrew resigned in order to campaign for a parliamentary...

Published June 10, 2024

Swedish Court Reduces Kindred’s Bonus Rule Penalty

The Kindred Group will now pay less of a penalty for 2020 violations of Sweden’s gambling bonus rules. Sweden’s Administrative Court of Appeal has lowered its penalties to SEK...

Published June 3, 2024

Bulgaria Now Compliant with Europe’s AML Standards

Bulgaria has revised rules for anti-money laundering (AML) to meet international standards. The Council of Europe’s oversight body Moneyval found that Bulgaria complies with many recommendations.

Published June 3, 2024

U.K.’s BGC has Record Compliance Rates for Age Verification

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) of the U.K. has achieved record compliance for age verification checks. The auditor Serve Legal reported the council’s members achieved pass rates in...

Published June 3, 2024

Irish Pols Under Pressure to Dilute New Gaming Laws

Irish lawmakers are under increasing lobbying pressure by the gambling industry to pull back some of the more onerous proposals in its revision of gambling law. Among them is...

Published June 3, 2024

Switzerland’s Casinos to Get New 20-Year Licenses

Switzerland’s federal council has granted new 20-year licenses to the Confederation’s 21 land-based and 10 online casinos. The action is seen as a recognition of the industry’s safe and...

Published June 3, 2024

Entain may Sell ‘Non-core’ Crystalbet

International sports betting and gaming company Entain is considering selling its brand Crystalbet. The brand operates in the Caucasus nation of Georgia and is considered “non-core” to its group.

Published May 27, 2024

France’s Regulator Calls for More to Prevent Excessive Gambling

French gambling mediator (Médiateur des Jeux) Denys Millet is calling for casinos to do more to prevent gambling addiction. In his annual report he accused casinos of “almost systematically”...

Published May 27, 2024

BGC Endorses U.K. Plans for Casino Modernization

The U.K.’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) new framework is badly needed, says the Betting and Gaming Council. It is also overdue and needs to be implemented...

Published May 27, 2024

German Lawmakers Reject Gambling Sponsorship Ban

A committee of the German Bundestag (parliament) has said no to a ban on sports sponsorships by gambling companies. The sports committee listened to experts who said sponsorships are...

Published May 27, 2024

U.K. Allows Debit Cards in Slots

The U.K. Gambling Commission will reportedly allow slot machines to accept cashless payments. This is considered a necessity for land-based casinos to stay competitive in an increasingly cashless market.

Published May 27, 2024

Henry Birch in Running for Entain CEO

Henry Birch (l.), former chief executive officer of the Rank Group, is in the running to be CEO of Entain. The company’s former CEO Jette Nygaard-Andersen resigned last year.

Published May 20, 2024

Bulgaria’s Gambling Ad Ban Becomes Law

Amendments to Bulgaria’s Gambling Law, voted without opposition, became law after President Rumen Radev declined to veto them. However, media outlets, gaming operators and sports clubs are calling foul.

Published May 20, 2024

Southampton Casino to Expand

The Genting Casino in the U.K. community of Southampton (l.) will expand from its one-floor operation in Terminus Terrace, a building that started as a train station. The second...

Published May 13, 2024

Rise in U.K. Gambling Lawsuits Sparks Calls for Ombudsman

Lawsuits against casinos are on the rise in the U.K. Many consumers feel they have no other recourse. This is adding fuel to calls for a gambling ombudsman to...

Published May 13, 2024