Gambling Ads to be Removed from London Transport System

The online gambling company 888.com is removing ads for its products from Transport for London carriages and taxies. The ads became a political football in London’s impending mayoral election.

Published May 6, 2024

Ireland’s Gambling Bill is Mired in Parliament

Ireland’s Gambling Regulation Bill (GRB) has been mired in political infighting for more than a year. The delay in reforming the country’s nearly century-old law highlights tensions in the...

Published May 6, 2024

Tax Change for Cyprus Casinos in North

Northern Cyprus lawmakers have adopted changes to casino taxes that could cut tax revenue in half. This is a challenge for the Melco Resorts & Entertainment’s City of Dreams...

Published May 6, 2024

Bulgaria Moves to Ban Gaming Ads

Politicians in Bulgaria have unanimously voted for bans on almost all gaming ads. The bill amends the country’s Gambling Act to add a prohibition on online gaming ads, ads...

Published May 6, 2024

KSA Chairman Warns of Online Gaming Conflicts

René Jansen (l.), who will soon leave as chair of the Dutch Gaming Authority Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) warned industry members of upcoming changes to online gaming. Lawmakers want to reform...

Published April 29, 2024

Court Orders Operators to Refund Dutch Gambling Losses

A Dutch court has ordered two gaming companies hosting players from the Netherlands without a license to refund a total of €450,000. The losing players sued to get their...

Published April 29, 2024

Netherlands Bill Would Ban Online Gaming Ads

The House of Representatives of the Netherlands has voted for two gaming related bills. One would ban online gaming ads. The other would target “high-risk” online casino games.

Published April 22, 2024

Greece Approves Casino Resort in Athens

A suburb north of Athens, Greece, could become home to a luxury casino complex. North Star Entertainment has proposed the €250 million casino resort with 5-star hotel, convention facilities...

Published April 22, 2024

Gambling Ads Become Election Issue in Croatia

Gambling policy became an issue in the snap election in Croatia that was held April 17. One of the smaller parties, MOST, could become a coalition maker, and if...

Published April 22, 2024

German Court to Rule on Reimbursing Gaming Losses

A German federal court is poised to set gambling law precedent. It will begin hearing a case where a plaintiff sued for the reimbursement of gambling losses the player...

Published April 15, 2024

Court: Riga’s Gambling Ban Unconstitutional

Riga, the capital of Latvia, can’t adopt a blanket ban of gambling within city limits. That’s the ruling of the Constitutional Court, which says it must establish zoning standards...

Published April 15, 2024

France Sees Progress in Preventing Problem Gambling

ANJ (L'Autorité Nationale des Jeux), France’s national gaming regulator, sees “significant progress” in reducing problem gambling. It is also optimistic about the future of its 2024-26 strategic plan.

Published April 15, 2024

U.K Gambling Commission Announces New Corporate Strategy

The U.K. Gambling Commission has announced a four-year corporate strategy. It hopes to bring lasting change to how gambling is provided to consumers and improve the sector for “players,...

Published April 15, 2024

Spanish Supreme Court Throws out iGaming Ad Bans

Spain’s Supreme Court has limited the power of the government to limit advertising of online gaming by regulation alone. The lesson: If the government wants to ban gambling ads,...

Published April 15, 2024

Bulgaria’s Casinos Join Fight Against AML and CTF

Bulgaria’s gaming sector has joined forces with two key agencies to fight money laundering and terrorism financing. The NRA, one of the agencies, oversees gambling licensing and taxation.

Published April 8, 2024

U.K. License Holders Must now Submit Quarterly Returns

Beginning July 1, the U.K. Gambling Commission (UKGC) will require license holders to submit regulatory returns quarterly. It hopes to achieve “harmonization of reporting periods” and “unified submission dates.”

Published April 8, 2024

Sweden Targets Twitch for Ads of Illegal Online Casinos

An investigation has uncovered that Twitch is allowing its Swedish influencers to carry advertising of black market casinos that target Swedes. It disclosed that most influencers promote unlicensed casinos.

Published April 8, 2024

Italy’s Gaming Reorganization is Sensitive to Regional Differences

Italy’s Ministry of the Economy and Finance (MEF) is clashing with some autonomous regions’ executives over implementing the new Gambling Reorganization Decree. The regions want local requirements respected.

Published April 8, 2024

Entain and Former BetCity Owners sue Each Other

The former owners of the Netherlands-based BetCity and the U.K.-based gaming company Entain are suing each other. The suits, filed in the U.K. High Court, involve counterclaims regarding the...

Published April 1, 2024

Kindred’s Exit From U.S. Paves way for FDJ merger

A decision by Kindred to exit the U.S. market was helpful to the company that has bid to acquire it, French operator FDJ. Otherwise FDJ would have suggested doing...

Published April 1, 2024