Group Says Austrian Rules Will Grow Illegal Gaming

The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has called on the European Commission to reject new gaming regulations proposed for Austria’s largest state.

Published September 23, 2019

COE to Malta: Beef Up AML

A new report by the Council of Europe (COE) has called out the government in Malta for its failures to adequately guard against money laundering and potential financing of...

Published September 23, 2019

UK Lawmakers: Loot Boxes Should Be Classified as Gambling

Loot boxes are virtual items in games that can be bought with real-world money and do not reveal their contents in advance. A UK committee calls it gambling and...

Published September 23, 2019

Hard Rock, Mohegans Vie for Greek Casino

Two U.S.-based gaming operators—Hard Rock International and Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment—will go head-to-head in their bids to win a casino concession at the former Hellenikon International Airport (l.) near...

Published September 23, 2019

Norwegian Regulator to Crack Down on Betting Ads

Norway’s gaming regulator, Lottstift, has advised national media outlets that it will not permit the publication of betting odds or the promotion of online betting brands. Lottstift said it’s...

Published September 16, 2019

UK Approves Self-Exclusion System

All UK gaming companies will soon have to sign up to Gamstop, a self-exclusion system that enables problem gamblers to block themselves from online betting sites. The Gamstop launch...

Published September 16, 2019

Survey: Finns Distrust MPs on Gaming

The majority of Finns do not trust MPs on gaming policy, according to a poll conducted by Bilendi Oy and commissioned by affiliate Kasino Curt. The survey also found...

Published September 16, 2019

UK Gambling Commission Levies Fine Against Casino

The UK Gambling Commission has charged Silverbond Enterprise Ltd. with money laundering and “failure of social responsibility” for unlawful activities at its Park Lane Casino (l.) in London’s Mayfair...

Published September 16, 2019

UK Commission Investigates FSB Technology

FSB Technology has voluntarily suspended the website of its white-label partner Blackbet amid an investigation being launched by the UK Gambling Commission.

Published September 1, 2019

UK Regulators Ban Gambling Ad

The UK Advertising Standards Authority has banned an ad for a gambling app that featured young football players including Raheem Sterling, Jadon Sancho (l.) and Kylian Mbappé. The ad,...

Published September 1, 2019

Hard Rock Bids on Greek Casino

U.S.-based gaming giant Hard Rock International has submitted a binding offer for a €1 billion (US$1.1 billion) casino development planned for a former airport near Athens. Chairman Jim Allen...

Published September 1, 2019

Genting Renames Cromwell Mint in London

Genting UK will rebrand and renovate its Cromwell Mint Casino (l.) in London’s South Kensington section. It has renamed the property the “Forty-Five Kensington,” a reference to its original...

Published August 26, 2019

Report: Pros and Cons of Open Market in Norway

Should Norway replace its gaming monopoly with an open marketplace? That was the question posed by Oslo Economics, which has published a report examining the current framework served by...

Published August 26, 2019

Uproar Continues about Malta License Extension

Malta’s Dragonara Casino (l.) was recently given a 64-year extension to its lease agreement without a competitive tender, causing ongoing controversy on the Mediterranean island. One critic called the...

Published August 26, 2019

Cora Alpha Applies to Build Spain Resort

U.S.-based developer Cora Alpha, headed by former Disney executive John Cora, has formally applied to build a mega-resort called Elysium City in Extremadura, Spain. The government has 30 days...

Published August 26, 2019

Gambling Complaints Up Substantially in UK

A recent report found that a record 8,266 complaints against gambling companies were made in the UK in 2018, representing an almost 5,000 percent increase in five years. Many...

Published August 19, 2019

Will Legal Casinos Return to Ukraine?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (l.) says he plans to bring gambling back to five-star hotels in the country. According to the president, the reintroduction of casinos will “stimulate the...

Published August 19, 2019

U.K. Bookmakers Form Independent Committee in Safe Gambling

An independent committee has been formed by bet365, Paddy Power, Ladbrokes Coral, Sky Betting, and William Hill to study and make recommendations for safer gambling measures in the U.K....

Published August 12, 2019

Spain Could Ban All Gaming Ads

Spanish media report that the country could soon prohibit all advertising of gaming activities. The minority government of the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party has said it will comply with...

Published August 12, 2019

Protestors Demand that Italian Casino Reopen

It’s been more than a year since the Casino di Campione d’Italia (l.) closed its modernistic doors, and residents of the Lake Lugano area, in northern Italy near Lake...

Published August 12, 2019