Committee Approves 12 Percent Brazil Sports Betting Tax

The Brazilian Senate’s Committee on Economic Affairs (CAE) has approved regulations and taxes for online gambling and sports betting with a 12 percent tax. The Chamber of Deputies has...

Published December 4, 2023

Kenya May Conduct Sweeping Reform of Gambling

In Kenya the Gambling Control Bill being debated by parliament would create a new Gambling Regulatory Authority. It would replace the old Betting, Control and Licensing Board (BCLB).

Published November 20, 2023

Paraguay Deputies Call to Modify Gambling law

Fourteen members of Paraguay’s Chamber of Deputies are asking the government to amend the proposed Gambling Law. They want less power to flow into the National Gambling Commission in...

Published November 20, 2023

Rummy, Poker Declared legal in Tamil Nadu, India

The highest court in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu has overturned portions of a law that banned rummy and poker. The Madras High Court has ruled that both...

Published November 20, 2023

Australian House Passes Credit Card, Digital Currency Ban for iGaming

A bill that would ban the use of credit cards and digital currencies for iGaming has been passed by the Australian House of Representatives and will now proceed to...

Published November 20, 2023

Brazil’s Sports Betting Market Waits for Senate to Act

The Brazilian Senate looks close to final voting on a bill that would legalize sports betting in the republic. The Chamber of Deputies has already acted on the Federal...

Published November 20, 2023

UAE Mulls Casino License for Each Emirate

The United Arab Emirates are considering granting a casino license to each of the seven emirates. This would encourage more tourism in the UAE while limiting gambling’s proliferation. Sharia...

Published November 13, 2023

SBS to Give Streamers Option to Block Gaming Ads

SBS has announced that starting next year, viewers of its SBS On Demand platform will have the ability to opt out of seeing certain kinds of ads, with gaming...

Published November 6, 2023

OLG Basks in Competitive Market

The growth in both land-based and digital gaming has set records and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation is crediting competition for the increase in revenue.

Published November 6, 2023

Wynn’s UAE Gaming Project Called ‘Fantastic’

One of Dubai’s largest contractors, ALEC, has won the contract to build the casino for Wynn’s $3.9 billion casino resort. Newly appointed CEO Barry Lewis says, “It’s going to...

Published November 6, 2023

India’s Tax Collectors Chase Operators for Large GST Sums

India’s GST Council has presented casinos, racing companies and online gaming operators with demands to pay more than $12 billion in unpaid goods and services taxes (GST). The demands...

Published November 6, 2023

Brazil Lays Out Requirements for Online Gaming Market Entry

Brazil has published Ordinance No. 1330, which spells out what operators wanting to operate online casinos or offer sports betting will need to do to obtain a license. They...

Published November 6, 2023

Queensland Govt. Proposes New Casino Regulations

The Queensland state government recently proposed a bill that would greatly expand the regulatory obligations for the state’s four casinos, including mandatory pre-commitment and loss limits. Attorney General Yvette...

Published November 6, 2023

Blackstone: High-Dollar Investments Coming to Crown

Blackstone Group, which acquired Crown Resorts last year for US$6.5 billion, is planning to invest quite a bit more in the floundering operator to help turn the ship around,...

Published October 30, 2023

Tabcorp Reiterates Stance on Ads; Shareholders Vote Against Executive Pay

Tabcorp’s recent annual meeting saw management double down on its stance that more advertising regulation is good and should be welcomed; it also saw more than a third of...

Published October 30, 2023

Indian Operator Granted Stay on Tax Demand

The governments of several Indian states accuse India-based Delta Corp of owing a total of $2.8 billion in back taxes. Recently the high court of Sikkim gave the gaming...

Published October 30, 2023

Brazilian Commission Holds Hearing on Sports Betting Bill

The Brazilian Senate appears to be entering the final stretch in its process to approve the bill that would legalize sports betting. The Chamber of Deputies already passed Bill...

Published October 30, 2023

Colombia Proposes New Regulations for Ads, RG

Coljuegos, Colombia’s gambling regulatory body, has proposed new rules regarding ads and responsible gambling.

Published October 30, 2023

New Research Spotlights Huge Gambling Losses in Western Sydney

New analysis from Western Sydney University has shown that a large percentage of Sydney’s overall revenue from gambling machines is coming from a select few regions in Western Sydney,...

Published October 30, 2023

IGSA Announces Creation of GSA Africa

The International Gaming Standards Association has announced the creation of a new division, GSA Africa. F.K. Fayad will serve as its first managing director.

Published October 23, 2023