The Advisory Division of the Netherlands Council of State has published its opinion on the government’s proposed ban on untargeted advertising by online gambling operators.
The Advisory Division, which provides guidance to government and parliament on legislation, said that it understands the government’s desire to protect vulnerable gamblers but noted a [...]
Spain’s quarterly online gambling revenue rose by 31 per cent to €240.8m during the third quarter of 2022, helped by strong growth from online slots and live dealer roulette.
Online casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) was up by 28 per cent year-on-year to a new quarterly high of €128m, equivalent to [...]
The Hellenic Gaming Commission has significantly expanded its blacklist of illegal online gambling sites with the addition of more than 1,000 new domains.
The 36th update to the country’s iGaming blacklist brings the total number of blocked domains to 4,418.
As with the previous update back in September, the blacklist includes a [...]
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has launched an investigation into UK gambling policy and the Government’s progress towards addressing concerns about problem gambling.
The DCMS committee inquiry will investigate existing gambling regulations and examine whether these can keep up with innovations in online gambling, as well as [...]
The Belgian Government is pushing ahead with plans to prohibit most forms of gambling advertising, with the new rules coming into force in July 2023.
Belgium’s Minister of Justice, Vincent Van Quickenborne, confirmed the ban on Friday (16 December) after the proposed Royal Decree passed the Council of State and the [...]
Sweden's regulated gambling market increased by 7 per cent to SEK6.77bn (€614m) in Q3 2022, according to preliminary data published by the country’s regulator.
Commercial e-gaming accounted for the majority of revenue in the third quarter, with revenue up by 10 per cent to SEK4.31bn, equivalent to 64 per cent of [...]
Shares in Rank Group fell by more than 9 per cent in London Friday after the bingo and casino operator said that its trading performance for the five-month period ended 30 November had been tougher than expected across its UK venues businesses.
Like-for-like net gaming revenue (NGR) increased by 1 per [...]
Canadian provincial lottery operator Loto-Québec has reported record results for the first half of its 2022/23 fiscal year, as total revenue increased by 3.5 per cent to CAD$1.47bn.
The strong revenue performance for the half-year period ended 26 September was driven by an 80 per cent increase in revenue from casino [...]
The government of Sweden has proposed changes to the country’s gambling legislation to allow operators to process additional personal player information.
The proposal aims to amend the Gaming Act to establish a right for operators to process personal information for the purpose of reducing the negative consequences of gambling, in line [...]
Portugal’s online gambling revenue in Q3 2022 rose by 39 per cent to an all-time high of €159.1m, with strong growth in both the sports betting and iGaming sectors.
Sports betting handle increased by 17 per cent to €348.2m, and a margin of 19.9 per cent (2021: 16.6 per cent) gave [...]
Lawmakers in Romania have introduced a bill to outlaw all gambling advertising in the country, in line with the prohibition on promoting other addictive products such as alcohol and tobacco.
The prohibition would apply to all forms of gambling across any public media, including radio, television and billboards.
The authors of the [...]
Multi-channel bingo provider END 2 END, part of NeoGames and Aspire Global, has been awarded a licence by the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA).
The licence approval will enable the supplier to provide its bingo platform, including 90 and 75 ball Bingo variant games, to MGA-licensed operators.
“The Malta Gaming Authority is one [...]