Legal & Regulatory News

Portuguese gambling regulator Serviços de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos (SRIJ) has granted an online sports betting licence to the country’s national lottery operator Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Lisboa (SCML).

GambleAware, the commissioning and grant-making body set up to combat gambling-related harm in the UK, has reached a new agreement to fund the problem gambling charity GamCare.

Recent efforts by Brazilian lawmakers to update the country's gambling legislation look likely to fail as the nation prepares for general elections later this year.

The Swiss government is proceeding with the adoption of new online gambling regulations after voters backed the initiative in a national referendum.

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed the state's sports betting regulations into law, paving the way for the roll-out of legal betting.

The Swedish government has opened a two-year review into how the national horseracing industry will be funded following the liberalisation of the Swedish gambling market in 2019.

Daily fantasy sports giant DraftKings has stepped up plans to move into the sports betting vertical with an application for a Casino Service Industry Enterprise Licence in New Jersey.

New Jersey is just a signature away from passing sports betting regulations after a bill passed both legislative houses, and now heads to Governor Phil Murphy to be passed into law.

Chicago-based casino operator Rush Street Gaming has secured an online sports betting licence from Colombian gambling regulator Coljuegos.

Colorado's Lieutenant Governor Donna Lynne has signed into law a bill that will clarify which products are allowed under the state's gambling legislation.