Legal & Regulatory News

Casino games developer Pragmatic Play has expanded its regulatory footprint with the award of a licence from the Gaming Control Board of the Bahamas.

New Hampshire has become the thirteenth US state to pass fantasy sports legislation after Governor Chris Sununu signed House Bill 580 into law.

ESSA's report into suspicious betting activity for the second quarter of 2017 shows that a total of 53 cases were flagged for further scrutiny, with tennis once again generating the most alerts.

The Slovakian government has introduced its first blacklist of unlicensed online gaming operators.

Three matches at this year's Wimbledon championships are being investigated for suspicious betting patterns, the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) has revealed.

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has warned that some fantasy football competitions may require a licence because they fall within the regulator's definition of gambling.

The Netherlands Court of Justice has ruled that the country's gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) is justified in imposing fines on online gaming operators illegally targeting Dutch consumers.

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has banned Lonwabo Tsotsobe from the sport for eight years after he admitted to breaching the governing body’s anti-corruption code.

Brazilian lawmakers have introduced legislation to block payments to offshore gambling sites in the latest attempt to tackle unlicensed gaming under the country's outdated regulatory framework.

Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy has signed a bill authorising the state to develop sports betting regulations and to increase the number of off-track betting facilities.