Law and Regulations

Next generation international slots and table games provider Habanero gets Critical Supply Licence from the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA), reaching a major milestone after three years of outstanding growth and development across the globe and having established itself as one of Europe’s best and most innovative studios having teamed up …

Pakistan Sports Board and the Pakistan Science Foundation signed a Memorandum giving eSports the status of “regular sports”. This was revealed by Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Hussain, who encouraged those with an interest in video games, tweeting “If you are interested in video games, get ready …

A global pandemic has changed our lives drastically. We once woke up in a completely new reality, which was shaped by the global pandemic and the new regulations. Every single field and industry have been affected by the regulations, implemented in order to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus …

The trendy and creative Highlight Games Limited announced that its Romanian presence will be propelled by acquiring a gaming license ClassII for the East European country from the Romanian Gambling Authority. This means that the London-based video virtual sports exclusive suite of products – including Soccerbet in English, Italian and …

Norway’s iGaming market is open for new payment companies, since ePayment giants Skrill and Neteller are no longer available in the Skandinavian gambling industry. Their decision was announced in December to Norwegian online casinos and players had a couple of weeks to settle their accounts.  From the 21st of December …

According to a PWC report which was highlighted by the British Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), over 200.000 gamblers from the UK visited black market sites during a 12-month period between 2018 and 2019. Overall, unregulated operators accounted for 2.5 per cent of all visits to betting websites – amounting …

The Centraal Register Uitsluiting Kansspelen (CRUKS) self-exclusion system will come into effect with the country’s new Remote Gambling Act, but the Dutch regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) will start testing it this week. Here is how CRUKS works:  First a  player has to enter through DigiD system, a form of online ID …

Operating and software licenses of charitable lottery operator group Capen have been suspended by the UK gambling commission. Capen Ltd operates the online brands The Little Lottery, The Sports Lotto and Zaffo, as well as the defunct Lottery For Kids. The operator group has been licensed since 2014, while it …

Sydney’s Downing Centre Local Court in Australia has fined $30.000 gambling giant Tabcorp for offering illegal inducements to bet or open betting accounts in New South Wales through Instagram. Tabcorp pleaded guilty to breaching NSW gambling laws, since last year, on 14 December 2019, a former Tabcorp betting account holder …

Netherlands regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) announced a strategic partnership deal with Facebook social media platform in order to tackle more effective illegal lotteries. For some time now, the Ksa has been receiving reports about illegal online lotteries, which are mainly organized via Facebook. These are known as ‘dipping’. KSA started thirteen …

The British gambling regulator UKGC has set a fine of £2.8 million for BoyleSports over money laundering failures. During an investigation by the regulator, Boylesports Enterprise was found to have breached Commission rules aimed at preventing money laundering on its Boylesports.com and Boylecasino.com websites. According to the statement UKGC released …

The pressure from Netherlands was too heavy for Curacao, the constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Curacao’s economy is dependent on Netherlands especially the past months during which the European country has been providing the island nation with “liquidity support” to mitigate the economic impact of the COVID-19 …

Spain’s minister of consumer affairs Alberto Garzon informed sporting clubs sponsored by gambling firms to cancel their contracts before the end of the season in anticipation of a new law on gambling advertising! According to Reuters the minister informs the clubs that contracts with gambling companies will be prohibited once …

William Hill is expanding its footprint in Spain, since its subsidiary Mr Grand got certified from Spain’s gambling regulator DGOJ (Dirección General del Ordenación del Juego). William Hill is already active in the Iberian country, mainly as a sportsbook, and it seems that Mr Green is coming to strengthen its …

Genesis Global’s licence suspension was lifted by the UK Gambling Commission. The company has been given the green light to resume operating in the UK market for their online casino brands Casino Gods, Casoola Casino, Kassu Casino, Spela, Casino Joy, Pelaa, Vegas Hero, Sloty, and SpinIt.  Genesis Global CEO Ariel …

The Regional Council of Darmstadt awarded its first sports betting licences. The operators secured those first licences are the four GVC Holdings brands bwin, SportingBet, Ladbrokes and Gamebookers, Gauselmann Group’s Cashpoint brand and Tipwin. GVC’s CEO Shay Segev commented: “The award of these licences is great news for GVC, bringing …

After accusations that the iGaming sector is an easy target for money laundering, Lithuania’s authorities published new and stricter Know-Your-Customer (KYC) guidelines for gaming operators.  Lithuania’s Ministry of Finance and its Gambling Supervision Service said the new guidelines outline factors that gambling and lottery companies should seriously consider when assessing …

The British Gambling Commission (UKGC) joined forces with leading social media platform Facebook to create guidance aimed at limiting the number of gambling-related adverts users see when visiting their social media account. According to UKGC’s announcement the guidance explains the different ways in which Facebook’s safety tools and settings can …

Ukraine’s government announced their plan to establish a Gambling Commission in order to regulate the gambling and lotteries market of the former Soviet Union country. The new commission will be launched by November 2020 according to the Cabinet of Ministers which approved the plan. The Gambling Commission will issue licenses, …

Last June French gambling regulator L’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) took officially the responsibility of licensing operators in France from ARJEL. The new regulator announced that renewed the licenses of 10 online sportsbooks, reaching a total of 14 since it took over.  In France there are 19 licensed operators which …