India’s Ministry of Finance has finalised plans to tax casinos and real-money online gaming operators that serve players in the country.
Details of the final tax and related collection measures were agreed at the Ministry’s 51st GST Council meeting on Wednesday 2 August.
The amendments will now be incorporated into India’s CGST [...]
The UK Government has today launched public consultations on stake limits for online slots and other proposals from the recent gambling white paper.
The public consultations are the next step in the government’s plan to bring gambling legislation up to date with market and technological developments.
“Three months ago we laid out [...]
Electronic Gaming Machines (EGMs) in the Australian state of Victoria will be subject to sweeping reforms under a new government proposal.
Premier Daniel Andrews announced the new reforms on Sunday alongside minister for casino, gaming and liquor regulation Melissa Horne, aiming to reduce gambling harm at venues with EGMs across the [...]
The UK data regulator has confirmed its support for a proposal to share information between the financial sector and licensed gambling operators.
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has written to industry body UK Finance to confirm that data protection law does not stop gambling companies from conducting financial risk checks on [...]
The New South Wales government has established an independent panel to oversee its gambling reform roadmap as it looks to reduce gambling harm across the Australian state.
The panel will oversee the state’s cashless gaming trial and recommend an implementation roadmap for gambling reform in NSW.
“We know the harmful effects of [...]
The Federal Court of Australia has ordered Crown Resorts to pay a AUD$450 million penalty after concluding civil penalty proceedings commenced by financial intelligence agency AUSTRAC.
AUSTRAC had launched civil penalty proceedings against Crown Melbourne and Crown Perth for historical breaches of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (AML/CTF [...]
Kentucky’s regulated sports betting market will launch in early September following Governor Andy Beshear’s approval of emergency administrative regulations.
Governor Beshear joined the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission and lawmakers on Monday (July 10) to announce the launch dates for retail and online sports betting after signing the emergency regulations into law.
Retail [...]
The National Football League (NFL) has suspended a further four players for gambling policy violations.
Three players have been indefinitely suspended for violating the NFL’s gambling policy, while one other player was suspended for six games.
Isaiah Rodgers and Rashod Berry of the Indianapolis Colts and free agent Demetrius Taylor are suspended [...]
The German state of Bremen will lose at least 16 sports betting outlets this weekend as stricter distancing rules comes into force.
From 1 July, the distance between individual sports betting outlets and gaming halls will double to a minimum of 500 meters (547 yards), with that distance also applying to [...]
A parliamentary inquiry into online gambling and its impacts on those experiencing gambling harm has recommended introducing a phased blanket ban on online sports betting advertising in Australia.
The report by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs provides 31 recommendations that apply a public health [...]
Australia’s New South Wales government has reduced the number of poker machines that may be operated in the state by more than 3,000, as well as limiting the cash input on all new electronic gaming machines.
The changes come as part of the NSW government’s ongoing commitment to gaming reform, reducing [...]
Rhode Island has become the seventh US state to legalise online casino gambling after Governor Daniel McKee signed legislation into law.
Legislation introduced by Senate President Dominick Ruggerio and Representative Gregory Costantino to provide a new means of accessing existing table game offerings at Bally’s Twin River Casino in Lincoln.
The law [...]