Public Gaming Industry
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Australia: NSW to impose new 10% POC - point of consumption - tax on online gambling
June 13 2018: Various media, including The Australian, report that the NSW Government will place a 10 per cent tax on all online gamblin...
Italy’s gambling advert ban to have ‘massive impact’
Italy’s plan to ban gambling adverts will have a “massive impact” on online companies, handing an advantage to land-based operators, an i...
Unregulated gambling finds a corner in the corner store (and bar, and lots of other places, too)
Unregulated gambling finds a corner in the corner store (and bar, and lots of other places, too) Skill Games in Pa. They're called "game...
Brazil legislator: no gambling expansion talk until 2019
Brazil’s long-expected gambling expansion will have to wait until 2019, according to a key legislator.
On Wednesday, Chamber of Deputies...
Swedish Parliament unanimous in approving new Gambling Bill
Swedish Parliament unanimous in approving new Gambling Bill
As anticipated Sweden’s Parliament has approved the mandate of the new Gambl...
The court reversed the ban on gambling in the Slovak capital
A ban on gambling in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, has been overturned. This is the consequence of the verdict pronounced by the R...
Nepal to regulate casino biz via a Casino Act: report
The Nepal government is to regulate the country’s casino industry via a Casino Act to be submitted in draft form to the cabinet this week...
Pennsylvania Online Casino Operators Prepare For A Very High Tax Rate On Slot Machine Revenue
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States Are Pushing to Keep Federal Regulation Out of Sports Gambling
In the wake of a United States Supreme Court ruling striking down a ban on sports betting, state gambling regulators are fighting suggest...
Gaming Laboratories International (GLI®) Names Alexander Haberl Regulatory Development Manager
Gaming Laboratories International (GLI®) Names Alexander Haberl Regulatory Development Manager
LAS VEGAS, NV (May 23, 2018) – Gaming La...
Rules coming soon for sports gambling in New York, regulators say
ALBANY - New York's gambling regulators are working on rules that would allow sports betting even if state lawmakers don't act.
Ron Ochr...
GLMS and the TIU join their forces to keep tennis free of manipulations
Lyon, 15 May 2018, The Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) and the Global Lottery Monitoring System (GLMS) have signed today an MoU agreeing to w...
UK: ASA rules against Paddy Power Games and Kwiff
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
United Kingdom May 10 2018
The ASA found that PPG's ad did not condone or en...
Bill Aiming to Restrict Gambling Advertising in Bulgaria Gains Support from Two Major Parties
Bill Aiming to Restrict Gambling Advertising in Bulgaria Gains Support from Two Major Parties Gambling advertising could be restricted fu...
Launch of Fantasy Sports Contest is first new gaming roll-out under Pennsylvania's gaming expansion initiative
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has announced (1 May) that oversight on the play of Fantasy Sports Contests in the Commonwealth beg...
LeoVegas penalised to the tune of £600K for advertising and marketing failings
LeoVegas, the online gambling operator, has been penalised by the UK Gambling Commission for failings relating to misleading advertising ...
UK Gambling Commission publishes 2018-2019 business plan
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Netherlands Gaming Authority ordered to revisit permissibility of numbers lottery (lotto) monopoly
The Council of State, the Netherlands’ highest administrative court, has ordered the Netherlands Gaming Authority to revisit its earlier ...
The Missouri Gaming Association has elected officers for the 2018 board of directors
ST. LOUIS, MO – The Missouri Gaming Association has elected officers for the 2018 board of directors.
President – Chris Plant, River...
Spain – Madrid looking to harmonise gaming laws
The Assembly of Madrid has approved the proposal put forward by The Podemos Party (We Can Party), which urges the regional government to ...
Italian Regulator Reveals Applicants for Online Gambling Licenses
Italy’s gambling regulator Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM) opened on Thursday the applications submitted by 70 gambling operato...
Dutch Gaming Authority calls out loot boxes, finds four games in violation of Better Gaming Act
The Dutch Gaming Authority has put its foot down on loot boxes.
Ten popular games with loot boxes have been investigated in the Netherl...
Gaming Laboratories International (GLI®) First Lab Accredited to Test and Certify Skill-Based Amusement Machines (SBAM) in Ohio
Gaming Laboratories International (GLI®) First Lab Accredited to Test and Certify Skill-Based Amusement Machines (SBAM) in Ohio
LAS VEG...
Spanish regulator Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) published a draft resolution Monday strengthening identity verification, data reporting and responsible gambling measures
Spanish regulator Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) published a draft resolution Monday strengthening identity verificatio...
The Italian online gaming market reaches € 1.38 bn GGR
The Italian online gaming market achieved € 1.38 bn GGR in 2017 with a growth of 34%, if compared to 2016 data according to the data of t...
The Division of Charitable Gaming of the New York Gaming Commission Launches Licensing Portal
Charitable Gaming Launches Licensing Portal
The Division of Charitable Gaming of the New York Gaming Commission today announced the laun...
China to Encourage Horse Racing, Expand Sports Lottery in Hainan
Moves could pave way for casino gaming on nation’s mainland
China announced package of policies to boost Hainan tourism
Chi...
Dutch Regulator Calling for Changes in the Remote Gambling Act
The Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), which is the main regulatory gambling body in the Netherlands, has strengthen its efforts in try to get the...
Bulgaria's Gambling Market Worth Nearly $2 Billion in 2017
Bulgaria-facing gambling operators generated the total amount of BGN3 billion (approximately $1.9 billion) in revenue in 2017, local medi...
Pennsylvania Seeks Online Poker Operator Applications In June
Pennsylvania gaming regulators said in a news release that they will begin accepting applications for “potential interactive gaming opera...