Democratic Alliance (DA) Member of Parliament Dean Macpherson is seeking input from industry stakeholders as he prepares to introduce a private member’s bill to legalise and regulate online gambling in South Africa.
Macpherson serves as the shadow minister of Trade, Industry and Competition and is critical of the government’s failure to [...]
The Australian government has launched an inquiry into online gambling and its impacts on people with gambling problems.
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs will examine a number of issues, including the effectiveness of existing consumer protections aimed at reducing online problem gambling, the definition [...]
Kansas became the latest US state to launch a regulated online and retail sports betting market on Thursday, with several leading operators going live on launch day.
After Governor Laura Kelly signed Senate Bill 84 into law last month, sports wagering in Kansas began with a soft launch at noon yesterday [...]
Brazil’s plenary of the Chamber of Deputies has approved proposals to establish a new lottery to help finance the health and tourism sectors.
Bill 1561/20 was approved this week and authorises the Executive Branch to create health and tourism lotteries covering numerical games and fixed odds sports betting, which can be [...]
Financial transactions with unlicensed online gambling operators will be prohibited under a new bill introduced in Brazil last week.
The payment blocking proposal is aimed at illegal online gambling websites in Brazil, as well as sites featuring underage pornography.
The draft bill before the House of Representatives would see the Central Bank [...]
Peru President Pedro Castillo has signed legislation into law to regulate sports betting and online gaming in the country.
After legislation was approved by the country’s Council of Ministers last month, President Castillo signed the bill at a ceremony at the Government Palace Friday in the presence of Minister of Foreign [...]
Massachusetts is nearing the launch of regulated sports betting after Governor Charlie Baker signed legislation into law Wednesday.
The signing of the bill brings an end to a four-year process and follows last week's approval of House Bill 5164 by Massachusetts lawmakers.
“Our administration first filed legislation to legalize sports wagering in [...]
The Australian State of Victoria has introduced reforms to safeguard against money laundering and gambling related harm.
The legislation introduced on Monday would create a mandatory pre-commitment regime for electronic gaming machines (slots) at casinos, requiring all players to set limits on their spending, a first in Australia.
Casino patrons would also [...]
Legislators in Massachusetts have finally reached a compromise and approved legislation to legalize sports betting on professional and collegiate sports.
With negotiations between the House and Senate stalled in recent weeks, lawmakers in the state reached an agreement early Monday after the state’s formal legislative session was extended past the official [...]
Singapore’s new gambling regulator takes charge of the market today, replacing the country’s three former regulatory authorities with one national Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA).
The GRA will regulate all forms of gambling in Singapore, replacing the Casino Regulatory Authority (Casinos), Gambling Regulatory Unit of the Ministry of Home Affairs (Online Gaming), [...]
Peru’s Congress has voted in favour of regulating sports betting and online gaming in the country.
After the country’s Council of Ministers approved a draft bill in May, the Congress of the Republic voted Friday to approve the law with 91 votes in favour, zero votes against, and seven abstentions.
The approval [...]
The process to award the next UK National Lottery licence to Allwyn Entertainment has been suspended, with the publication of the Gambling Act review also expected to be put on hold until at least September.
The process to award the National Lottery licence has been suspended once again after incumbent lottery [...]