Casino operator SkyCity Entertainment Group has confirmed that the High Court of Australia has dismissed its appeal relating to a long-standing dispute concerning the treatment of loyalty points converted to gaming machine play.
The operator had appealed to the High Court following the South Australian Court of Appeal’s judgement in August [...]
Germany’s gambling regulator has won a case in the Halle Administrative Court, which ruled that national borders are no obstacle to the enforcement of payment blocking.
The court ruled that the Joint Gambling Authority of Germany's federal states (GGL) was correct in prohibiting a payment service provider based in Switzerland for [...]
The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) has issued a AUD$2 million fine to casino operator Crown Resorts for allowing self-excluded players to gamble at its Melbourne venue.
The fine follows an investigation by the gambling regulator, which found that 242 people who had self-excluded themselves were able to place [...]
The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) has issued an AUD$177,500 fine to Australian Leisure and Hospitality Group (ALH) for allowing a minor to gamble.
The leading pub operator pleaded guilty to 24 charges, which also included allowing a minor to be within a poker machine area and failing to [...]
Brazil’s Ministry of Finance is working with the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) to begin blocking access to more than 2,000 illegal gambling websites.
On Friday (11 October), betting and gaming sites that are not on the authorised list issued by the Prizes and Betting Secretariat of the Ministry of Finance (SPA-MF) [...]
The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has released an International Best Practice Guide for operators and regulators worldwide.
The guide was commissioned by the standards body and compiled by the professional services company Alvarez and Marsal (A&M) in an effort to improve industry standards globally.
This guide outlines the core objectives that [...]
Wynn Resorts has secured a Commercial Gaming Facility Operator license for its Wynn Al Marjan Island resort in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority (GCGRA) of the UAE officially approved the entity developing the resort, a joint venture between affiliates of Wynn Resorts, Marjan [...]
The Wyoming Gaming Commission (WGC) has signed a deal with Spectrum Gaming Group to conduct a feasibility study into the future of gaming in the state.
The partnership has been agreed in conjunction with the Wyoming state legislature, whose Joint Appropriations Committee called for a comprehensive review of the state's gaming [...]
New measures have come into force in The Netherlands to better protect players from the risks of online gambling, and to increase awareness of their own gambling behaviour.
As of today (1 October), new players have a monthly deposit limit of up to €350 for adults and a maximum of €150 [...]
The North Carolina State Lottery Commission has set out the procedure for approving land-based sportsbooks.
The memorandum from the North Carolina State Lottery Commission provides online sports betting operators with a summary of requirements associated with the ‘Place of Public Accommodation Certificate of Compliance’ (PoPA), which operators must secure before launching [...]
The government of Spain is moving forward with plans to launch a single register to manage deposit limits across all licensed online gambling operators.
The joint deposit limit system will serve as a complementary tool to the existing mandatory deposit limits that apply to players at the operator level, helping to [...]
The Government of Australia is set to implement changes to how games are classified due to the presence of loot boxes and casino game elements.
The changes come amid growing concerns about children’s exposure to gambling-like products such as loot boxes.
Video games that include in-game purchases linked to a game of [...]