Law and Regulations

Gambling businesses will have to be members of the GamStop scheme in order to keep their licences, according to UK Gambling Commission announcement. Chief executive of the UKGC Neil McArthur said: “By the 31 March all online operators will be required to participate in the multi-operator self-exclusion scheme. Although the …

According to UK’s Sunday newspapers “The Observer” and the “Sunday Times” the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) will propose banning the use of credit cards in online gambling. This proposal is coming after consulting on credit wagering. UKGC is expected to publish its report and recommendations this week. This is the …

iGaming regulation is a priority to Ukraine and local government expects that the battle against illegal gambling will generate major tax revenues! Danylo Getmantsev, Ukraine’s chief of the Financial, Tax and Customs Policy Committee, underlined that in 2020 legal gambling market would offer about $189 million in tax revenues. In …

The new draft iGaming regulations presented from the Greek Ministry of Finance to the European Commission show that sports betting and other games will be licenced separately as the Greek government is set to implement new controls on the gambling industry. The submitted draft legislation confirms that the new separate …

In the past two years Belgium hit hard online casino services restricting advertisements of gambling products. And now a new report of the Belgian Gaming Commission seems to make things more difficult for the iGaming industry. The specific government survey showed that gambling advertising during the Jupiler Pro League football …

Documents unveiled by the British regulator, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC), indicate many bookmakers operating in the country rely heavily on problem and high-spending VIP customers. According to the data obtained by the watchdog, such bettors bring in £4 out of every £5 wagered with online gambling operators. They form …

Spain’s gambling sector is set for new restrictions after the country’s coalition government unveiled its plans for the new year. Spain’s Socialist Party (PSOE) and the left-wing Unidas Podemos (UP) want “urgent regulation of gambling to prevent and curb gambling.” Both sides agreed to instruct Spain’s autonomous communities to prevent …

UK gambling operators have been warned by the United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC) over Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations. UKGC has sent a holiday message reminding licensees about European Union’s 5th AML Directive is set to take effect on January 10, 2020. This date will also see the UKGC publish the …

Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ), the Spain gambling regulator, has decided to consider problem gambling as a mental disorder. The new measures are included in 2019-20 Responsible Gaming Program, which was recently approved by members of the Responsible Gaming Advisory Council (CAJR). They will be rolled out over …

Michigan wasn’t able to enjoy the sports betting and online casino till now but that might change. The bill legalizing sports betting and online gambling will likely receive the Michigan legislature support and it could be in place as soon as the end of the week. The bill would allow …

Norway is a special country in a lot of ways, but one of the most talked-about qualities is their approach to gambling which is nothing like their neighbour’s. Norway has a gambling monopoly and all the gambling venues in the country had to either operate under Norsk Tipping or Rikstoto.  …

Popular online casino Videoslots has been granted a five-year Swedish gambling licence after appealing the Swedish Gaming Authority’s (Spelinspektionen) decision to only grant them a two-year licence in December 2018. The decision was overturned by the Administrative Court in Linkoping after it was revealed that Videoslots was only given a …

Online gaming operators active in the Netherlands gambling market will have to abide by a new age verification requirement effective 1 January 2020. According to Kansspelautoriteit, Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA), operators who do not visibly confirm the age of participants before the registration process is completed will be dealt with …

The Australian Senate and House of Representatives have passed new legislation to establish a National Self-Exclusion Register for those at risk of problem gambling behaviours. The register will be administered by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) and is designed to provide greater protection to online gambling consumers, particularly …

Sports betting technologies provider Kambi has signed up as a member of the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA), the integrity monitoring body previously known as ESSA. The agreement will enhance the relationship between Kambi and IBIA on sports betting integrity and strengthens the association’s unique global monitoring and alert platform. …

The government of Denmark has decided to increase the iGaming tax from 20 to 28 per cent of gross gaming revenue (GGR) in its 2020 budget, which takes effect from 2021. Officials are claiming that this will ultimately raise DKK150m (€20.1m) in new tax revenue. 20 per cent of GGR …

Swiss gambling regulator the Inter-Cantonal Lotteries and Betting Commission (Comlot) has once again blocked access to a host of online gambling websites that target customers in Switzerland without a local licence. This time, 10 more websites were added to the blacklist, which now contains a total of 87 websites that …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with its Swedish counterpart, Spelinspektionen. The agreement between the two gambling regulators was signed last month and came into effect on November 11th. The UKGC will work with the Swedish gambling authority to monitor general policy and supervisory …

The District of Colombia’s Office of Lottery and Gaming (OLG) has revealed that it will launch the application process for new sports betting licences in Washington D.C. on December 3. After adopting final sports betting regulations in September, OLG will make forms and instructions available on Tuesday 3 December for …

The Austrian Association for Betting and Gambling (OVWG), Austria’s leading gambling trade group, has called for an end to Casinos Austria’s monopoly in light of the political scandal currently swallowing the operator. OVWG, which counts among its members bet-at-home, Interwetten, Mr Green and Kindred Group, believes that the controversy around …