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US Representatives relaunch Congressional Gaming Caucus

US Representatives Guy Reschenthaler and Bennie Thompson have officially relaunched the Congressional Gaming Caucus for the 116th Congress.

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Swedish regulator proposes ban on certain bets in match-fixing crackdown

Sweden’s gambling regulator has proposed new rules to combat match-fixing in the country, including a ban on certain bets involving individual players.

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UKGC bans credit card gambling; adds self-exclusion as licence condition

British consumers will no longer be allowed to gamble using credit cards from April, with the ban applying to all forms of gambling except retail lottery sales.

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Britain’s online gambling harm parliamentary group discovers football streaming

Carolyn Harris, chair of the UK’s All-Party Parliamentary Group on gambling related harm (APGG), posed an urgent question in parliament Thursday regarding the “shameful” availability of live football match streams on online gambling websites.

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Greek iGaming regulations exclude blacklisted operators

Recently blacklisted online gaming operators in Greece will be excluded from the initial licensing process under proposed regulations.

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Massachusetts regulator begins search for new executive director

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) has confirmed that Ed Bedrosian will be stepping down as executive director next week.

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Next Spanish government promises better care for problem gamblers

Spain’s Socialist Party (PSOE) and the left-wing Unidas Podemos (UP) have unveiled plans for their proposed coalition government, which include tighter regulations for gambling advertising and shorter opening times for land-based venues.

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Czech government unveils gambling exclusion system, raises taxes

Gamblers in the Czech Republic will have to pay income tax on winnings above CZK1.0m under new rules which came into force on January 1st, with the government also unveiling technical specifications for a new national monitoring and exclusion system for online and land-based gambling.

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Northern Ireland seeking views on gambling regulation

Northern Ireland has launched a public consultation on gambling regulations as it considers future legislation.

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Tennis authorities to remove live scoring data for lowest ranked events

The Tennis Integrity Supervisory Board and the International Tennis Federation (ITF) have agreed to remove official live scoring data for $15k events, the lowest level of tournaments on the ITF circuit.

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Dutch House approves changes to gambling rules

The Netherlands House of Representatives adopted a number of gambling-related motions Tuesday, including a proposal to prohibit gambling advertising during the day.

The House voted in favour of a motion to prevent all gambling advertising, excluding lotteries, from being broadcast between 6am and 9pm each day, extending the previously agreed 7pm [...]

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Sweden sets out new criteria to combat illegal gambling

Swedish gambling regulator Spelinspektionen has called on industry suppliers to avoid serving unlicensed online gaming operators, while warning licensed operators to ensure that other brands within their group are not engaged in illegal activity.

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