The Professional League of American Football (NFL) plans to cancel the veto on advertising gambling and allow land-based casinos the opportunity to sponsor teams. The decision was made by the NFL’s Business Ventures Committee, and the announcement was made by NFL Chief Media Officer Brian Rolapp at a business conference. …
Read More »ComeOn applies for Swedish gaming licences
Gaming operator ComeOn, a Cherry AB subsidiary, has applied for licences to offer igaming in Sweden. The company has operations in seven key markets, gaming licences in Malta, Schleswig-Holstein and United Kingdom, as well as a sports betting licence in Poland. However, as a subsidiary of a company that was …
Read More »Hollywood Casino opened legal sports bet in West Virginia
Sports betting is now available live in West Virginia! Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races took the first bet, a couple days earlier than planned for the launch of WV sports betting. West Virginia was the very first state to legalize sports betting in 2018, passing its law two months …
Read More »Belarus will open online gambling in April
Beginning from next April 1, Belarus will open the licensing process for iGaming operators. This was told by Deputy Tax and Duties Minister Vladimir Mukvich. He admitted that such virtual institutions come into force from from 1 April 2019, when the basic norms of the decree come into force. Taking …
Read More »EGBA presses on Norway
Norwegian players can play legally with only Norsk Tipping. However, many Norwegians also play on the websites of international companies, which haven’t a local license in Norway. The government wants to protect state-owned gambling enterprise Norsk Tipping and specifically its charitable contributions by blocking other unsanctioned sites. European Gaming and …
Read More »Mississippi legalized the Lottery
The Mississippi House passed a bill to create a state lottery, spending proceeds on state highways for at least 10 years. The Senate voted 30-20 to approve Senate Bill 2001. The measure moves to the House for more debate. Mississippi is one of six states without a lottery, and Gov. …
Read More »Australia regulator tougher restrictions on advertising
Australian national media regulator confirmed plans to extend a ban on betting adverts during live sport events to cover streaming platforms. The Australian regulator body announced new rules that ban gambling advertising during live sporting events streamed online. The new law, which comes into force on 28 September, prohibits gambling …
Read More »Betsson fined €300k by the Danish regulator
Betsson Group subsidiary Corona, operator of the Oranje and Kroon online gaming brands, has been fined €300,000 by the Dutch gaming authority for targeting Netherlands-based customers. This has not been the first time Kansspelautoriteit has imposed a six-figure fine on an erring operator. The investigation reveals that the offending activity …
Read More »Coljuegos confiscated 2,000 illegal slot and betting machine
Colombian gambling regulator Coljuegos with the support of federal police confiscated 2,000 illegal slot and betting machines which were targeted that operated in seven establishments in the city of Bogotá and in the towns of the departments of Cundinamarca, Boyacá, Santander and Norte de Santander. Pérez Hidalgo, President of Coljuegos, …
Read More »SBTech and William Hill achieved licensed status in Mississippi
Mississippi Gaming Commission approved SBTech and William Hill as suitable manufacturers and distributors for platforms to provide sports betting. The companies join IGT and Scientific Games, both of which are also approved providers. By becoming approved providers, the companies can partner with existing, licensed Mississippi casinos to provide sports betting …
Read More »Bethard secured a licence in Denmark
Swedish operator Bethard announced that it has been granted a license to operate in Denmark. The betting company, which have licensed in Malta and the UK, has been focusing on expanding its geographic footprint in recent months. Bethard has filed a licence application in Sweden ahead of re-regulation coming into …
Read More »Delaware Generates $8 Million revenue in July
The gaming industry in the state of Delaware continues to generate significant revenues, despite the fact that it is very small State compared with such states as Virginia or California, and from the economic point of view, it would seem, should not be so profitable. So, during the period from …
Read More »Gambling advertising in Italy is no more
The Italian parliament has approved a ban on all advertisements for gambling, including on TV, radio, and online, with hefty fines for those failing to comply. The decision comes after a push by Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and head of the Populist 5 Star movement, Luigi Di Maio. He first …
Read More »Belarus prepares to allow online gambling
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 …
Read More »Irish president wants to ban advertising gambling
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 …
Read More »Slovakian introduced clear gambling rules
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 …
Read More »Australian authorities tightened existing laws
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 …
Read More »Google declined to advertise gambling in Italy
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 …
Read More »Bangkok police arrested 4,700 people during the World Cup
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 …
Read More »The Japanese accused Caesars of taking political bribes
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 …
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