Public Gaming Industry
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Swedish-licensed gaming companies had sales of SEK 24.8 billion in 2019
Published: March 4, 2020
In total, gaming companies with Swedish licenses had a turnover of SEK 24.8 billion (players' bets less paid ...
Netherlands Expecting Fewer Online Gambling License Applicants Than Anticipated
Netherlands Expecting Fewer Online Gambling License Applicants Than Anticipated
Originally planned on receiving 183 online gambling l...
New Day in Germany? Progress All Around on Sports Betting
German operating body Deutsche Sportwettenverband (DSWV) has announced that sports betting spending has jumped over a fifth since 2018.
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UNLV International Center for Gaming Regulation Names New Director
Joe Bertolone, former chief executive and gaming regulator, to lead ICGR.
UNLV's International Center for Gaming Regulation (ICGR) has n...
Ukraine Shut Off Access to 32 International Online Gambling Websites
Ukraine has learnt that the most appropriate way to beat online gambling competition is to close access to them. The Ukrainian governmen...
Online gambling companies are being scrutinized in a long-running plan that has so far netted £20m since 2018
The online gambling company Mr Green, owned by William Hill, has been fined £3m for “systemic failings” in its measures to stop money lau...
UK Gambling Commission 'is being outgunned' by betting companies
The Gambling Commission is outpaced and outgunned by betting companies, according to a government report warning that the watchdog is str...
Gibraltar's Gambling Commissioner cites 'frontier risks' as greater business factor in No Deal Brexit scenario
Gibraltar's Gambling Commissioner has cited "frontier risks" between Gibraltar and Spain as 'a greater business factor' for the sector wh...
Germany: Regulation of online casinos & gambling 2021
Regulation of online casinos & gambling 2021
Glücksspiel Regulierung Staatsvertrag
28.02.2020 - It took a long time, but now the ti...
The Danish Gambling Authority's report on illegal gambling 2019
27, Feb 2020
The Danish Gambling Authority's yearly report on illegal has now been published. It provides an introduction to illegal g...
Spain proposes crackdown on gambling advertising
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain’s consumer protection minister Alberto Garzon unveiled plans on Friday for a crackdown on advertising by gamblin...
Pennsylvania: Rev. Sandra Strauss: Lawmakers should clamp down on illegal gambling
There is no question that Pennsylvania is under siege from an out-of-control explosion of illegal gambling that is occurring in gas stati...
AGEM and AGA announce partnership to combat Unregulated Gaming Machines In U.S.
LAS VEGAS and PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM) and the American Gamin...
The Nevada Gaming Control Board releases memo outlining health and safety polices for casinos must include in COVID-19 prevention plan
The Nevada Gaming Control Board on Friday released a memo outlining health and safety policies that casinos must include in their COVID-1...
Pennsylvania Lottery says growth of skill games could lead to $200 million decline in profits
The proliferation of so-called skill games at Pennsylvania Lottery retailers are having an impact on the lottery’s ability to generate re...
UK Gambling Commission could set £2 stake limit for online games
Chief Executive Neil McArthur told a cross-parliamentary group of MPs investigating the harm caused by betting that it would consider the...
Wyoming Bill Would Regulate Sports Betting by 2021
House Bill 225 calls for the legalization of online and mobile sports betting
Lawmakers hope the regulated market will open no later ...
Malta Announces Gradual Lifting of COVID-19 Restrictions
Malta Announces Gradual Lifting of COVID-19 Restrictions
VALLETTA — Malta has announced a gradual lifting of coronavirus restrictions as...
The world may never know who won a $202 million lottery jackpot
The world may never know who won a $202 million lottery jackpot. That's probably a good thing
What happens when you win the lottery? $...
How will the credit card ban affect the online gambling industry in the UK?
The recent announcement by the Gambling Commission (UKGC) that gambling firms & UK Based Betting Websites will no longer be able to a...
Wyoming lawmakers advanced a bill that would establish a gaming commission
CHEYENNE — Though the final version may look different, lawmakers advanced a bill Thursday morning that would establish a gaming commissi...
In First State Of The Nation Address, Muscogee (Creek) Chief Says Tribe Will 'Stand Firm' On Gaming Compact Position
OKMULGEE — Delivering his first State of the Nation address Saturday morning, Principal Chief David Hill reiterated that the Muscogee (Cr...
UKGC Defends Regualtor’s Efforts at CMS Gambling Conference
The British Gambling Commission boss has spoken at the CMS Gambling Conference, hailing the regulatory efforts made so far and putting th...
New Rules for Gambling in Bulgaria
The bill establishing a National Gambling Agency, which replaces the State Gambling Commission, has been published for discussion, BNR re...
Gaming Regulator in the Netherlands Supported by Administrative Court
A recent development that may prove pivotal for the Netherlands gambling market is the recent court ruling in favour of the national regu...
Germany: New State Treaty On Gambling In The Pipeline
New State Treaty On Gambling In The Pipeline IN SUMMARY: Federal states agreed on a new gambling regulatory framework Some of the propose...
NY Gambling Commission Delayed Collecting Tax Due to Legal Process
An audit has revealed that the NY State Gambling Commission may have failed to collect tax that helps pay to maintain the regulatory netw...
Ukraine Casino Bill Passes First Reading, Online Gambling and Sports Betting Included
A Ukraine casino gambling bill that would allow internet betting has passed its first reading in Parliament, a monumental step for the Ea...
Bulgarian Cabinet backs gambling bill banning private lottery games
Bulgaria’s Cabinet was supporting the bill of amendments to the country’s Gambling Act that would ban lottery games organised by private ...
Pennsylvania to rule on gambling terminals
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Just across the mall lobby from the glass-door entrance to the Pennsylvania attorney general's office sits a cash-payin...