GVC’s Australian-facing brands Ladbrokes and Neds have received a record fine in New South Wales for offering illegal gambling inducements to players in the state.
Ladbrokes and Neds were ordered to pay a fine and costs of AUD$207,500 by state regulator Liquor & Gaming NSW, after being found guilty of breaching NSW gaming regulations at [...]
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey is following in the footsteps of her predecessor by forming an expert group to study gambling policy in the state.
Governor Ivey signed the executive order establishing the Study Group for Gambling Policy on Friday, promising to deliver facts about gambling.
“I am committed to, once and for all, [...]
Canada’s British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) has increased its online deposit limit ten-fold in an attempt to attract high-spending players to its PlayNow.com gaming site.
PlayNow is the only legal online gaming site in British Columbia but has failed to effectively channel gaming demand to its regulated offering due to its inability to offer popular [...]
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has called on state lawmakers to pass sports betting legislation to stop revenue from flowing to neighboring states.
The governor was joined by a bipartisan group of lawmakers at the Capitol on Thursday to urge lawmakers to pass HB 137, which would legalize sports betting at horserace tracks and [...]
Australian and US sportsbook operator PointsBet has secured access into Kansas' sports betting market through an agreement with the Kansas Crossing Casino and Hotel.
The primary skin agreement would allow PointsBet to provide retail and online and sports betting, once sports betting regulations have been implemented in the state.
A bill is currently in [...]
The Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) has released further regulations regarding the conduct of sports betting, paving the way for the issuance of temporary operating permits in the state.
The IGB began accepting retail and online sports betting licence applications last month and released second phase regulations late last week to address [...]
The new draft of the German State Treaty on Gambling, which was provisionally approved by the country’s 16 states over the weekend, has been met with bemusement by politicians and the industry.
The draft includes unanimously welcomed proposals such as establishing a national gambling regulator for the first time with wide powers to police the [...]
UK Gambling Commission CEO Neil McArthur said Wednesday that consumer confidence needs to be raised and only a ‘bold and innovative’ approach will achieve a reduction in gambling harm rates.
Speaking at the CMS Gambling Conference in London yesterday, McArthur delivered a keynote speech to industry leaders and legal and sector experts, covering a variety [...]
Lawmakers in Washington State have introduced two different bills to authorize sports betting in the state.
The first bill HB2478 (companion bill S6277) was introduced by Representative Brandon Vick late last week and would authorize sports betting at tribal casinos, card rooms and racetracks.
Under the proposed bill, an operator may accept [...]
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has established three industry working groups as part of a drive to accelerate progress to raise standards and reduce gambling harm.
The working groups will be led by senior industry leaders and tackle high value customer incentives, advertising online, and responsible game and product design. All [...]
US Representatives Guy Reschenthaler and Bennie Thompson have officially relaunched the Congressional Gaming Caucus for the 116th Congress.
Sweden’s gambling regulator has proposed new rules to combat match-fixing in the country, including a ban on certain bets involving individual players.