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Vivaro Limited is fined £338K (€382K) by the UK Gambling Commission for AML failures
Vivaro Limited business as Vbet was fined £338K (€382K) by the UK Gambling Commission for anti-money laundering (AML) policies,...
Jan 18, 20231 min read


Ex-CEO of Esports Entertainment Group sues company as decline continues
Grant Johnson, the recently fired CEO of Esports Entertainment Group, has launched a lawsuit against his former employer, saying that the...
Jan 17, 20233 min read


Mansion Group is shutting down its UK casino brands
Following the closing of its sports betting business in March 2022, Mansion Group has announced the closure of its UK online casino...
Jan 13, 20232 min read


A new German regulator is expected to grant nearly 50 more licences
The newly formed German regulator, the Gemeinsamen Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL), has conditionally authorised over 50 additional...
Jan 12, 20232 min read


In H1 2022, the number of players on Malta-licensed sites reaches an all-time high
After declining the previous year, the number of players gambling with Malta-licensed operators reached a new high in the first half of...
Jan 12, 20232 min read


A member of the ECB board wants crypto to be covered by gambling laws
Fabio Panetta, a board member of the European Central Bank (ECB), has advocated for regulators to approach the trading of unbacked...
Jan 10, 20233 min read


Money exchange could be critical to Macau casino resurgence
According to Muhammad Cohen, switching from Hong Kong dollars to Chinese yuan might alleviate official concerns about capital flight and...
Jan 10, 20238 min read


India develops internet gambling regulations
The Indian government has issued a new set of regulations to control internet gambling, establishing a number of "self-regulatory" groups...
Jan 9, 20232 min read


Curaçao is working on a "new schedule" for gaming reform
The Dutch government has stated that Curaçao is working on a revised timeline for its revamp of igaming licence as a result of...
Jan 5, 20232 min read


Gambling Will Not Be Legalized in Dubai
Unfortunately for all gamblers, Dubai's senior tourism official Issam Kazim declared that the Emirate has no immediate intentions to...
Jan 3, 20233 min read


CYPRUS: Revenue from betting increased by 24% YoY in Q3 2022.
The gross betting revenue of class A and B receivers (land-based and online betting) increased by 24% year over year in the third quarter...
Dec 29, 20222 min read


Indian Esports Industry Reacts to Government Recognizing Esports as "Multisport Event"
Esports have been formally recognised by the Indian government. In India, esports will now be classified as a "multisports event" by the...
Dec 28, 20223 min read


Cost-effectiveness and the BGC
We must assume that the UK government's white paper on the future of gambling regulation will be published soon. The long-overdue review...
Dec 27, 20225 min read


DCMS Select Committee to investigate UK gaming policy
Due to "warnings that more needs to be done to protect consumers," the Digital, Media, Culture and Sport (DCMS) Select Committee has...
Dec 22, 20222 min read


The KSA urges operators against using loyalty systems to target young adults
Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Dutch gambling authority, has issued a warning to two operators for marketing loyalty programmes to young...
Dec 21, 20222 min read


In yet another U-turn, Norway's regulator suspends Kindred penalty
Lotteritilsynet, Norway's gambling authority, will suspend daily fines against Kindred once more, having ruled that the Unibet operator...
Dec 20, 20222 min read


The Dutch authorities examine operators who permit "extreme financial losses."
René Jansen, chair of the KSA, has stated that the Dutch regulator has initiated an inquiry into operators it feels are failing to fulfil...
Dec 16, 20223 min read


Brazil's sports betting industry is back to square one after Bolsonaro failed to sign laws
Outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro failed to approve the country's sports betting legislation before the deadline expired yesterday,...
Dec 14, 20222 min read


Kindred reported that pre-match betting on the World Cup has risen above 50%
Kindred Group, a Swedish gambling operator, reported that, following years of development in the live betting category, pre-match...
Dec 13, 20222 min read


The Dutch gambling regulation is "too limited" to combat illegal online gambling
A new Dutch government assessment on regulator De Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) deemed the body's capacity to combat unlawful internet...
Dec 7, 20224 min read
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