Premier League Fans Frustrated by Gambling Ad Barrage

The Premier League is one of the world’s most popular soccer leagues but that has led to excessive gambling advertisements, such as opening weekend, which saw 11,000 messages.

Published September 25, 2023

UKGC Fires Back on Risk Checks, Establishes Member Forum

The U.K. Gambling Commission is complaining about the Racing Post’s coverage of proposed financial risk checks. It says the publication is blowing the effects on the average gambler out...

Published September 25, 2023

Spanish Police Raids Aim to Dismantle Match-Fixing Group

Spanish National Police and an Interpol and Europol task force have made 23 arrests in taking down a crime network. The group allegedly fixed sports matches and made bets...

Published September 25, 2023

Google Dodges Italian Fine

An Italian appeals court has struck down a fine that was imposed on Google by AGCOM, Italy’s Communications Authority. AGCOM had claimed Google violated its Dignity Decree—which bans all...

Published September 18, 2023

UKGC CEO puts out Fires on Financial Risk Checks Proposal

The U.K. Gambling Commission is trying to calm fears that its financial risk checks proposed by the gambling white paper will be inconvenient for individuals. Commission CEO Andrew Rhodes...

Published September 18, 2023

KSA to Tighten Responsible Gambling Rules

The Netherlands gambling authority KSA (de Kansspelautoriteit) has announced it will issue stricter controls for responsible gambling. It will also ask the parliament to enshrine its proposals into law.

Published September 18, 2023

Irish Report Cites Huge Increase in Underage Gambling

The Irish Institute of Public Health (IPH) and the Tobacco Free Research Institute Ireland (TFRI) recently issued a report citing a growing trend of underage gambling.

Published September 18, 2023

Denmark Fines Streamer for Illegal Gambling ads

Denmark’s gambling regulator has fined a Twitch streamer for advertising gambling services when it operates out of Malta without a Danish license. Spillemyndigheden recommended a fine of DKK10,000 (£1,153/$1,466/€1,341).

Published September 11, 2023

RMG: Proposed Irish Ad ban Could Hurt Horse Racing

The horse racing industry in Ireland faces an existential threat from a proposed ban on betting ads. So says the Racecourse Media Group (RMG), which holds media rights to...

Published September 11, 2023

Finland Gaming Monopoly may lay off 240

Veikkaus, Finland’s state-owned gambling monopoly will soon end that status and operate in a new regulated market. To do that, it plans to restructure, shedding 240 of its 815...

Published September 11, 2023

U.K. Criticized for Backing Away from Gambling Ad Ban

The U.K. ministry in charge of gambling is being criticized for backtracking from previous proposals to ban gaming ads. Minister Stuart Andrew is being mocked for saying there is...

Published September 11, 2023

Finnish Gambling Monopoly Supports Licensing Model

Veikkaus, the state-owned gaming monopoly of Finland, has again supported the end of its monopoly and the introduction of a market system with licenses for competing gaming companies. The...

Published September 4, 2023

U.K. Bankers May be Enabling Problem Gamblers

U.K. financial institutions’ lending practices may have the unintended consequence of extending credit to problem gamblers. The credit technology firm Abound concluded this after analyzing open banking data of...

Published September 4, 2023

U.K. Report Indicates Hardening Stance Towards Gambling

New research from the U.K. is indicating that the public may not be as opposed to gambling reform as previously thought.

Published September 4, 2023

Malta Gaming Act Stirs E.U. Backlash

Malta recently amended its Gaming Act to make it so that operators based on the island are shielded from offshore liability. Other countries around Europe, namely Germany, haven’t taken...

Published September 4, 2023

Malta Could Join Macolin Convention on Gambling Firms

Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) is pondering the wisdom of embracing the Macolin Convention on sports betting, which it has refused to join since 2014. It has consulted an international...

Published August 28, 2023

Big Spenders Not Returning to London Casinos in Large Numbers

Rank Group CEO John O’Reilly blames London casino revenues that haven’t bounced back to pre-Covid days to a “tourist tax” caused by the removal of the VAT free-shopping from...

Published August 28, 2023

Sweden to Audit Gambling Regulator Spelinspektionen

Sweden’s National Audit Office has announced an audit of gambling regulator Spelinspektionen. Its goal is to develop a safe market and minimize customer harm.

Published August 28, 2023

Gambling Main Source of Guernsey’s AML Concerns

The island of Guernsey’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) received more reports on money laundering from its gambling sector than from any other source. In 2022, 73 percent of SAR...

Published August 28, 2023

Hard Rock’s Athens IR Project Falters

Hard Rock International and its partner Gek Terna are being asked to put up another €120 million ($132.18 million) to keep their integrated resort project in Athens, Greece (l.)...

Published August 21, 2023