Law and Regulations

The online poker industry in Spain has suffered during the last years as online poker revenues have plummeted and online gaming operators have found it difficult to boost their revenues as the markets have remained sluggish due to poor online traffic and players being reluctant to spend at regulated online …

The Hamilton Princess & Beach Club is the first gambling license holder in Bermuda after applying to the Bermuda Poker Commission (BCGC). According to the conditions, the applicant for a preliminary license when applying for must pay a first installment of $600 thousand. After receiving a preliminary permit, you need …

Armenia hasn’t seen significant change to its gambling laws since 2006 and the government claims that despite large growth in the gambling sector the state has benefited little financially. As a result it is looking to expand future gambling operations with the view of being able to monitor tax and …

The Maltese state initiates the use of crypto-currency in gambling in terms of legally lawful and regulated use, – said the organization’s chairman Joseph Cuschieri. Crypto-currency casinos were considered one of the first applications of blocking technology since its invention ten years ago, but many of these organizations were shadowed, …

The House passed by 28-6 a bill that would legalise and regulate daily fantasy sports in Delaware. Due tj this reason Delaware has become the 14th US state to authorize daily fantasy sports operations, just as the state’s real-money online gambling market took a nosedive. House bill passed overwhelmingly through …

The Council of the European Union will now verify all individuals who register at bookmakers. This decision was taken to combat money laundering and terrorist organizations for which bookmakers are one of the best ways to hide their financial machinations. The rules for making bets must be tightened. In June, …

Belgium is considered to be one of the most tightly regulated in regards to the betting industry, however, some claim further safeguards to occur there. Two bills were introduced in the last couple of months by the Christian Democratic and Flemish Party and Justice Minister Koen Geens. BGC officials have …

The Slovak financial department announced the implementation of a plan to identify and block illegal gambling business on the Internet. And presented its first black list of gaming domain names from 10 sites. As a result, such brands as 888, William Hill, 1xbet, Bet365, LVbet, Bet-at-Home will be banned in …

The Philippine Daily reported that the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Bureau of Immigration (BI) detained 45 foreigners suspected of abducting international tourists from local casinos in recent months. According to the agency, three of the detainees are Malaysians, and 42 are Chinese citizens. In Manila casino the kidnappers …

Australia has the highest gambling losses per capita worldwide, dwarfing casino hub Singapore. An analysis by The Economist in February revealed that Australians lost more per person than any other nation in 2016 — a massive $1292, averaged out across the population, not just gamblers ($11.6 billion in total). The …

In 2012, the law company Tolkien Estate and the publisher of the books HarperCollins filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros., claiming that the company broke the contract, promoting online gambling, slots and other online gambling products based on Tolkien’s books. In response, Warner Bros. filed a counterclaim, claiming that giving …

Gamblers in Turkey are currently only able to gamble legally via the Milli Piyango lottery and the state-run SporToto sports betting service, with many individuals choosing to cross the border into neighbouring Georgia to gamble in casinos operating there. The Turkish government have announced the start of a two-year national …

The gambling industry can be completely banned in the capital of Slovakia. The total ban on gambling in Bratislava was supported by more than 136 thousand residents and 45 advisers. The remaining 17 officials offered a legitimate but limited industry in tourist hotels and places. Such models of the existence …

UK Bookmakers will have to wait for autumn to hear on a government review of Fixed Odds Betting Terminasl (FOBT’S) and whether they will face making a reduction on betting on them. The government’s decision has been further complicated by the fact that MPs in the Democratic Unionist party, which …

Internet providers in Poland blocked websites from the “Registry of Prohibited Domains” in accordance with the “Law on Gambling” from July 1. The financial department of the country has prepared a list, which now has 481 domains of illegal bookmakers – this is much more than in early June. Then …

The first operator Coljuegos has been approved to launch online gaming under Colombia’s new iGaming regulations, just days before the country’s blacklist of unlicensed operators comes into force. The platform estimates an investment of about 15,000 million pesos in the next three years of operation and expects to reach 1,000,000 …

This week, the Portuguese regulator of gambling, Serviço de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos (SRIJ), issued the seventh license to provide online gambling services. Sociedade Figueira Praia, a Portuguese company specializing in betting and casinos, was the last to receive a license from SRIJ. The operator will provide players with …

Scientific Games announces that it landed a new eight-year contract from the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency. The company’s services include providing a central monitoring system, retailer terminals, a telecommunications network, a portfolio of draw/monitor games and systems software/operational support. The contract begins in May 2018 and may be …

The Japanese government want to limit the number of visits to the casino by residents of the country and foreign guests by requiring an ID-card for identification. In order to identify the guest’s identity, it is suggested to use the My Number identification cards embedded in the IC chips, since …

In May representatives of the opposition National Liberal Party of Romania proposed to ban “audiovisual commercial messages related to gambling”, limiting such advertising to special publications and “premises intended for organizing gambling”. As a result, online gambling operators are concerned about the provisions of the bill, which implies a ban …