Rhode Island has become the seventh US state to launch regulated iGaming after Bally’s Corporation officially rolled out its new online casino platform on March 5.
The Bally Casino Rhode Island iGaming platform went live at midday Tuesday, allowing players to play slots and table games anywhere in the state on [...]
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin has appointed Mary Jo Flaherty as interim director of the Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) to replace David Rebuck, who is retiring after 13 years in the role.
Rebuck is the longest-serving director in DGE’s history and is retiring after a total of 36 years [...]
Denmark’s gambling regulator Spillemyndigheden has expanded the country’s blacklist of illegal gambling operators with 83 websites added.
This marks the 10th time that the regulator has gone to court to block illegal websites that offer sports betting and online casinos to Danes without a licence.
The latest additions bring the country’s [...]
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has appointed Joseph Hillier as the agency’s new chief strategy officer and corporate secretary.
Hillier joins the AGCO from the Office of Ontario Attorney General Doug Downey, where he served as chief of staff since 2020.
He has also been a key strategic [...]
Cyprus’ National Betting Authority has launched a new National Self-Exclusion Platform (NSEP) as part of a strategic initiative to safeguard players.
As part of the authority's Safer Gambling Strategy 2022-2025, the NSEP enables players to control their betting activities and opt for temporary or indefinite self-exclusion from all online bookmakers who [...]
Ohio’s licensed betting operators are no longer allowed to offer player-specific proposition bets on intercollegiate athletics competitions.
The ban aims to better protect student-athletes following a rise in harassment by bettors, and was introduced on Friday (Feb. 23) in response to a request by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
According to [...]
The National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) has confirmed the resignation of chairman E. Sequoyah Simermeyer after more than four years in the role.
Simermeyer was confirmed by the US Senate as NIGC chairman in November 2019 and led the agency through unprecedented challenges during the Covid pandemic.
During this time, the agency [...]
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has begun a search for a new chair to replace Cathy Judd-Stein, who is retiring next month.
Judd-Stein will retire from public service upon the completion of her term on March 21, having first been appointed to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission in January 2019 by then Governor [...]
Online gambling operators in the Netherlands could soon be subject to strict new player protection rules under proposed changes to Dutch gambling legislation.
The proposed amendments by the Ministry of Justice aim to offer players additional protection when participating in remote games of chance by placing additional requirements on licence holders.
They [...]
The US Department of the Interior has updated federal regulations to increase clarity and transparency for Class III Indian gaming compact approval processes.
Noting that the Indian gaming industry remains one of the most significant drivers of Tribal economic development in Indian Country, the Department said that the updated regulations provide [...]
Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) and BMM Testlabs have been approved as testing and certification laboratories for Peru’s new sports betting and iGaming market.
With Peru becoming the latest Latin American country to regulate sports betting and iGaming, the two companies received accreditation this week by La Dirección General de Juegos de [...]
Hotels and clubs with gaming machines in New South Wales (NSW) will be required to have a responsible gambling officer on duty while poker machines are in operation, as part of the latest initiative by the NSW Labor Government to reduce gambling harm.
From 1 July, venues with more than 20 [...]