Law and Regulations

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko signed legislation that defines the gambling business. The legislation provides better definition to the industry, including the organization and administration of online gambling activity through a virtual casino. The document has legalized online gambling in online casinos. Online gambling can be organized only by those with …

The first person of Ireland, Michael Higgins, made a speech about the desire to ban the advertising of gambling in sports. “If I had my way, I wouldn’t have advertising of any access to gambling platforms in sport at all. I just think sport should be protected from it. There …

Slovakia’s monopolistic iGaming market is on the way to change following the submission of new legislation to the European Commission for its opinion. Slovakia opened draft legislation to the European Commission which would replace existing legislation that dates back to 2005 and open up the market to private operators from …

The Australian Federal Government has adopted new regulations, according to which players who use sites for illegal betting on horseracing will face severe penalties, including the removal of telephones or computers. The new acts were adopted after Racing Australia, the body that controls the horse racing industry in Australia, said …

The American transnational corporation Google has informed the Italian advertisers about the termination of granting of the advertising content connected with gamblings. This decision was made after the issuance of the decree of the Prime Minister of Italy Luigi Di Mayo. The announcement noted that the company has changed the …

During the World Cup-2018 a massive illegal bookmaking activity took place in Thailand, in which 4,700 people were involved. They were all arrested by the police and seized 200,000 baht (6,000 dollars) in cash. Police confiscated betting slips showing cash flow of almost 1.4 million baht and ordered a freeze …

Japanese weekly news magazine Shukan Bunshun attacked the casino Caesars Entertainment with accusations of bribing Japanese politicians through participation in social and political events. You can get to such a meeting only by buying tickets, which, according to Shukan Bunshun, is a kind of bribe. The fact that the Caesars …

Malta’s Gaming Authority Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) released financial data for 2017. The gambling sector brought directly to Malta €1.1 billion. The island has a population of just 436,000, of whom 9,800 are employed in the gambling industry, which accounts for 11% of Malta’s economy. Malta collected €66.3m ($77.1m) in …

The Danish state regulator, Spillemyndigheden, published statistics on the online gambling industry for the first quarter of this year. Gross revenue from online-gambling was DKK 1.52 billion (about € 203.9 million) for the three months of this year, up 8.9% from the same period last year but down 7% from …

From January 1, 2019 a full ban on gambling advertising is set to take effect in Italy, even though the decree still needs to be ratified by the Parliament. The ban will affect all products and services related to gambling, on all media platforms, including television, websites, radio. Sports clubs …

Spain’s Congress of Deputies, which is the lower house of the national government, has slashed tax rates for online gambling operators in the country. A string of tax cuts for online gambling operators were confirmed – headlined by a five-per-cent cut in gross gaming revenue from 25% to 20%. This …

World Cup is running in full gear this month and same happens with betting business. The tournament is the gambler’s paradise and one of the major events all betting companies are waiting for to boost their profit. Despite the interest from the clients though, there are voices against betting during …

Colombian gambling regulator Coljuegos announced that Italian gambling operator HBG Gaming Group had received a five-year license to offer online sports betting and casino games via its AguiJuego brand. Aquijuego.co becomes the eleventh licensed iGaming site in the market, joining fellow licensees Wplay, Betplay.com, Colbet, Zamba, Codere, Mijugada, Masgol, Luckia, …

The Norwegian struggle against remote online igaming services is taking a boost with Gunn Merete Paulsen. The gambling regulator of the Nordic country, Lotteri-og Stiftelsestilsynet, reappointed Paulsen as its Director General, exactly when the pressure on government for restricting further the online igaming services increases. Paulsen held the same role …

Online betting company 32Red, sponsor for various football clubs such as Rangers, Aston Villa and Middlesbrough, has been hit with 2 million GBP fine for failing to protect a client with gambling addiction. The vulnerable customer was allowed to deposit 758000 GBP between 2014 and 2017, but 32Red didn’t carry …

The company Lottovate, owned by the Zeal Group, has developed a new lottery Raffld – the first in the Netherlands lottery after almost thirty years. This lottery is focused primarily on the Dutch “millenials” – people aged 22-36 years, a group that makes up a quarter of the population of …

Malta-based online game developer Betsoft Gaming is launching its games in the regulated Romanian iGaming market after receiving licence approval from the country’s National Gambling Office. Full portfolio of games from Betsoft will be available on the Romanian market through partner platforms. Betsoft will supply the current and potential customers …

On Sunday Swiss voters overwhelmingly approved blocking foreign-based betting sites in a high-stakes referendum on a new gambling law designed to prevent addiction, but which opponents said amounted to internet censorship. The new Gambling Act won the support of 72.9% of voters, according to final results, despite accusations that the …

The European developer of software for gambling operators’ websites BtoBet announced plans to enter the market of Peru. BtoBet considers the Latin American iGaming market to be ‘up-and-coming’ and pointed to the imminent introduction of regulated online gambling in Peru as a positive portent of things to come. Developer already …

According to the published government report of Kazakhstan, the gambling industry has replenished the state treasury by 5,5 billion tenge or about $16,6 million in 2017. Compared to the previous year, tax payments increased by 184%. It is noted that record success achieved due to penalties imposed on the company …