Sweden Approves Smarkets Betting Exchange

Swedish regulatory agency Spelinspektionen has approved Smarkets as its second licensed betting exchange. Smarkets also has offices in the U.K., Malta and the United States.

Published August 3, 2020

Netherlands Take Stand Against Covid-19 Ads

Netherlands gaming regulatory authority Kansspelautoriteit has taken a tough stand against online gaming operators who mention Covid-19 in their ads.

Published August 3, 2020

Trade Group Baffled by Scot Turnaround

A U.K. gambling industry trade council has criticized the Scottish government for reneging on a promise to lift betting-shop restrictions. Betting and Gaming Council Chairwoman Brigid Simmonds (l.) urged...

Published August 3, 2020

New Italian Laws Aim at Gaming Tax Scofflaws

Amendments under Italy’s 2020 Budget Law allow the country’s gaming regulatory agency to crack down on bookmakers who don’t pay their taxes. Arrears reportedly amount to €120 million (US$141.4...

Published August 3, 2020

Monte Carlo Q1 Casino Revenue Sinks

Societe de Bains de Mer, operator of four casino properties in Monte Carlo, saw its gaming revenues drop 84 percent year-on-year for the first quarter of the 2020-21...

Published August 3, 2020

U.K. Commission Probes Genesis Global

Genesis Global Ltd. has come under fire by the U.K. Gambling Commission for violations surrounding its license conditions. Few details are currently available, but the commission said Genesis may...

Published July 27, 2020

GambleAware Urges Enforcement of Gambling Blockers

GambleAware is calling on UK financial institutions to expand the use of “gambling blockers.” Such tools help gamblers prevent their cards from being used for gambling.

Published July 20, 2020

Czech Slots Grow Gaming Revenue

Czech Republic gaming revenues grew 16 percent in 2019 over 2018. Leading the way was better performance by online and land-based slots and lottery sales.

Published July 20, 2020

Buzz Bingo to Close 26 Halls in UK

Buzz Bingo, the largest UK bingo hall operator will close 26 of its venues to deal with the financial fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.

Published July 20, 2020

UKGC to Review Where VIPs, Regulations Clash

How casinos engage high value customers and VIP players and how such thing as “preferential service” clashes with gaming regulations is the subject of a review by the UK...

Published July 20, 2020

UK Casino Reopening Set for August 1

The UK Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) is highly critical of the government for not allowing casinos to reopen. The government of Boris Johnson (l.) has announced that they...

Published July 20, 2020

Ukraine Parliament Approves Gambling Legislation

The Ukrainian parliament voted 248 to 95 to approve Bill-2285D which will allow the government to repeal the 2009 law banning all forms of gambling except state-run lotteries. Passage...

Published July 20, 2020

Holland Casino Venues Open Early

Holland Casino in the Netherlands reopened all 14 of its facilities on July 1, two months earlier than originally planned. A scheduled September reopening was criticized by the operator...

Published July 13, 2020

Ukraine Gaming Vote Pushed to This Week

The Ukrainian parliament, which failed to approve a sweeping draft gaming law earlier this month, will try again on July 14. If passed, the measure would legalize land-based and...

Published July 13, 2020

Problem Gambling on the Rise in France

According to a new public health survey, problem gambling is up in France, though overall participation in gambling has dropped in the past six years. Just 10 percent of...

Published July 13, 2020

Scottish Bookies Upset Over Gaming Limits

Scottish bookmakers have complained about reopening rules that prohibit customers from doing much more than placing a bet and leaving. Chairs have been allowed, to prevent punters from having...

Published July 6, 2020

Greece Reopens Casinos

The government of Greece last month gave the all-clear for a number of leisure and hospitality venues to resume business, including clubs, casinos, cinemas and other facilities. (Casino Loutraki...

Published July 6, 2020

U.K. Casinos Upset Over Ongoing Shutdown

The U.K. government left casinos out of the mix when it developed its strategy to get back to business. Other leisure and hospitality businesses have opened. So have bingo...

Published July 6, 2020

Banner Year for Monaco’s SBM

Resort operator Société des Bains de Mer recorded an 18 percent jump in revenues in the latest financial year, despite losing a full month to the coronavirus pandemic. Robust...

Published June 29, 2020

Caesars U.K. Will Close Casino in Southend

The Rendezvous Casino, one of three in the historic seaside resort, has been out of action as part of Covid restrictions in place across Britain. Caesars says it doesn’t...

Published June 29, 2020