Law and Regulations

Last month Wyoming Representative Tom Walters and Senator Ogden Briskill introduced House Bill 0225, which focused on legalizing online and mobile sports betting opening a regulated marked till 1 January 2021. The bill though, failed to pass and was defeated by votes 27-32. According to Representative Tom Walters many of …

A new bill has been introduced in Serbia’s National Assebly by Minister of Finance Sinisa Mali, which include a major tax increase for online gambling, from 5% gross revenue for all verticals, to 15% for online betting and 10 for other games. The new bill will replace the 2011 Gambling …

Canadian Conservative Party Member of Parliament Kevin Waugh introduced a bill aiming to legalize single event sports betting in the North American country. “Let me be clear that single-event sport wagering already exists in this country, and if members do not think so, they are behind the curtains,” Waugh said …

Casino Interlaken, a Swiss land-based casino located in the south of Bern and owned by Casinos Austria International, secured an online iGaming license from the Swiss gambling regulator Eidgenössische Spielbankenkommission (ESBK) and will be able to offer online casino games in Switzerland. Casino Interlaken got an initial approval from the …

The Spanish government finally published its long-awaited overhaul of gambling advertising regulations aiming to reduce television gambling advertising by as much as 80% and ban companies from hiring celebrities to market gambling products and services. The regulations have been published as part of a consultation, with the government explaining that …

The German association of German private media Vaunet called for a revision of the planned advertising restrictions on the iGaming industry claiming that those will impact broadcasters. Vaunet, which has over 150 TV, radio, streaming and online media companies among its members, said in a statement that it broadly welcomes …

The UK Gambling Commission followed Gibraltar regulator and suspended the license of Addison Global and its sports betting site MoPlay, while conducting a review of the operator. The suspension means that Addison Global will be prohibited to offer gambling services to customers across the UK. The suspension comes as the …

Giblartar’s Gambling Commissioner Andrew Lyman advised the Gambling Licensing Authority to immediate suspend Addison Global’s licence, since the operator was unable to provide solution to its solvency issues. On the Gambling Commissioner’s advice gambling operating licenses of Addison Global trading under the brand name Moplay were suspended. According to a …

Having reviewed for the past couple of years Triplebet Limited – the parent company of betting operator Matchbook, the UK Gambling Commission announced the decision to temporarily suspend the operating licence. Matchbook commented in a statement published on its site that it would be “briefly closed” for all betting and …

UK Gambling Commission CEO Neil McArthur revealed the consideration to cap the maximum allowed stake on online casino games to £2. The final decision on whether to limit maximum stake is expected till next August according to McArthrur when he addressed the Gambling-Related Harm All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG). View …

State councilor for France’s National Commission for Data Protections Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin will be the president of the new gambling regulator L’ autorite Nationale des Jeux (ANJ). Falque-Pierrotin, a graduate of the HEC business school in Paris, worked in the French courts before being appointed vice-chair of the National Commission for …

A bill proposed by Mykolas Majauskas of the Homeland Union Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party has passed by Lithuania’s legislature Seimas and will force all gambling advertisements to include a warning about gambling-related harm. The bill, which was passed by consensus after no objections were raised at its first reading, will …

Until now, credit card payments were very utilized for online gambling in the United Kingdom. Credit cards were used to purchase lotto tickets, casino chips, play Poker online, or make deposits and withdrawals on gambling websites. However, the Gambling Commission has decided to introduce a new regulation that bans gambling …

The American Gaming Association announced that US bettors wagered $13 billion (£10.0bn) in 2019, almost double the $6.6bn that was placed on sports bets in 2018. Sports betting was legal in 14 states during the past 12 months, with certain states regulating the market for the first time. According to …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) joined forces with Twitter in order to create guidance aimed at supporting users who want to limit the amount of gambling-related content they see on the social media platform. The guidance document released by the regulator highlights keyword use and mute button. According to UKGC …

Ukrainian parliament will vote on different bills which will see sports betting operators being taxed at rates varying between 0% and 25% of gross gaming revenue (GGR). Those bills, published last weekend, outline the potential taxation rates payable by online casino and sports betting operators. The first bill to legalize …

Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) imposed a lifetime ban to Brazilian professional tennis player Joao Olavo Soares de Souza for multiple match-fixing offences. TIU also imposed a $200.000 fine for breaching numerous times the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP) between 2015 and 2019. The 31-year old tennis pro was ranked 742 in …

UK Minister for Sports and Digital (DCMS) Nigel Adams stated in his recent BBC interview that “football’s link with betting will form a key part of the government’s imminent review of the 2005 Gambling Act”. A new review of Gambling Act will be undertaken as the Conservative government vows to …

Spain’s Minister of Consumer Affairs Alberto Garzon revealed that changes to gambling regulations in his country will be revealed “in two or three weeks”. Garzon didn’t hide that his intention is to regulate operations in the iGaming industry, while he is open to continue negotiations and discussions with representatives from …

Till now it has been illegal to gamble on casino games and poker in the majority of German federal states, in which online casino providers where outlawed. The ongoing discussion on the issue found 16 federal states agreeing to a new treaty which will allow operators to offer online casino …