Look here to stay abreast of breaking industry news related to the actions of lawmakers who create and codify the rules and regulators who enforce them. The Gambling Commission in the UK features prominently in this section due to the age and maturity of the marketplace there, but you can stay up to date around the globe by bookmarking this section.
From homegrown initiatives at the ballot box in rural America, to the fate of th six concessionaires in Macau as their licenses are set to expire betwwen 2020 nad 2022, to Asian marketplaces like Japan and Vietnam that are set to change the world casino landscape, you'll find all the news that's fit print here. Complementary sections include the over arching Gaming Industry News section as well as Licenses, Taxation, and Online Gambling Regulation.
iGaming Business - Camelot has been fined £100,000 by the UK Gambling Commission after the regulatory body ruled that the company had breached its licence to operate the country’s National Lottery.
The penal...
For the first time, Bally Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BYI) (“Bally” or the “Company”) has connected its Cash Connection wide-area progressive slot link across Nevada and New Jersey to allow jackpots to reach larg...
iGaming Business - The Latvian Lotteries and Gambling Supervision Inspection, the IAUI, has added a number of new domains to its blacklist of gambling websites.
Websites that feature on the list are not allo...
The Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association {GBGA) has filed a legal challenge against a law introducing a new gambling licensing regime in the UK.
The GBGA argues that the new regime, introduced through th...
iGaming Business - A joint report by anti-corruption organisation Transparency International, the Association of European Professional Football League (EPFL) and the German Football League (DFL) has identified ...
Australian Gambling - The future of pokies operations will be online, a NSW gaming regulator for land-based casinos inadvertently conceded at the 2014 Gaming Racing and Wagering Australia conference held this w...
iGaming Business - The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has launched court action against Bet365 after accusing the online gambling operator of misleading customers with various offers.
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iGaming Business - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has vetoed legislation that would have led to punters being able to place bets at the US state’s casinos and racetracks.
The decision was announced by Ch...
iGaming Business - A bill to legalise online gaming in California has been withdrawn by the US state’s Senator, Lou Correa, ending hopes of securing approval this year.
Correa is the author of the bill and c...
iGaming Business - Gaming content supplier Realistic Games has become one of the first producers of slots and table games to be granted a remote gambling software operating licence by the UK Gambling Commission...
iGaming Business - A new bill has been introduced in the New Zealand parliament that will make match fixing a criminal offence.
The bill, which has the full support of all political parties, is called the Cr...
iGaming Business - The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint against Ladbrokes for an online banner advert for a sales promotion.
The promotion stated, ‘UP TO £500! IN FREE BETS O...
iGaming Business - The opposition Labour political party in the UK is considering a proposal that would introduce a levy on all sports betting, with all revenue generated to be ploughed into grassroots sports a...
iGaming Business - Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law to allow special gambling zones to be set up in Crimea, the territory Russia annexed from Ukraine earlier this year, and Sochi, host city of ...
This reporter (please dear reader draw a very hard line between reports and Journalism) saw somewhere that a long term Senator from Arizona was caught playing online poker and a day or two later remarked, ‘ I r...