The Netherlands House of Representatives adopted a number of motions Thursday aimed at curbing gambling advertising and increasing consumer protections.
Lawmakers considered 10 gambling-related motions, seven of which were ultimately adopted.
The House rejected a motion to allow lotteries to use a different safer gambling message than other gambling operators to reflect [...]
Britain's Betting and Gaming Council has formed a cross-industry Ad Tech Forum to look at how the latest technology can be used to further protect children and vulnerable people online.
This cross-industry effort includes BGC members such as Flutter Entertainment, bet365 and William Hill, Advertising Association members and the Lotteries Council.
Leading tech [...]
Frankfurt-listed betting and gaming operator bet-at-home.com has approved a restructuring of its Austrian subsidiary, which will see 65 employees laid off.
The operator said that the move is intended to adjust the group's cost structure to the lower revenue generated by the subsidiary, following the withdrawal of the operator’s Austrian-facing online [...]
Lobbyists for Las Vegas Sands have filed a lawsuit against the Seminole Tribe’s Standing Up for Florida campaign, claiming it is intimidating and bribing people who are pushing for a vote on sports betting in Florida.
The escalation of hostilities in Florida comes following the state’s decision to award the Seminole [...]
Online gambling through the use of credit cards and digital wallets may soon be outlawed in Australia.
The ban on the use of credit cards and digital wallets for online sports betting has been proposed by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services and is intended to offer greater [...]
The Seminole Tribe of Florida looks set to appeal the District of Columbia court decision that ordered sports betting in the tribe’s home state of Florida to cease operations.
The appeal follows US District Judge Dabney Friedrich’s ruling that the new gaming compact agreed between the Florida secretary of the interior [...]
The parliament of the German state of Thuringia has voted for an amendment to its gambling law, which would see a monopoly operator granted the concession to offer online casino table games such as blackjack or roulette.
The amendment to the Thuringian Casino Act will now be referred to the European [...]
Sydney-listed gaming operator Tabcorp Holdings has been issued a formal warning by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) after it was found to have accepted a number of illegal online in-play bets on a US college basketball game.
After receiving a complaint, the ACMA’s investigation found that Tabcorp accepted 37 [...]
Stockholm-listed casino games developer Evolution has responded to an anonymous report about its games being made illegally available in France, Spain, Iran, Syria, Hong Kong, Singapore and elsewhere.
A spokesperson for Evolution said the company strictly complies with all laws and regulations.
“As a B2B-supplier, Evolution has customer relationships with gaming operators, [...]
Entain ratchets up the pressure on UK government to strike balance between freedom and protection at first Sustain conference
Among all the environmental, social and governance measures announced at the Entain Sustain conference this week, there was a noticeable change in tone towards the UK government, which is mulling re-regulation of [...]
The Swedish government has instructed the country’s gambling regulator Spelinspektionen to evaluate further responsible gambling measures, as the temporary deposit limit for online casinos comes to an end on 14 November.
The government has asked the regulator to evaluate the temporary gaming responsibility measures, and to follow up and analyze how [...]
The government of Ireland plans to have a new national gambling regulator in place by 2023 to license and regulate online and land-based operators.
Having approved plans for a new regulator in 2019, the government has now outlined a general scheme for gambling regulation under the proposed authority, which will be [...]