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Online casino brand LeoVegas under investigation for sending marketing emails to suspended player

April 16, 2019

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Online gambling service providers are to adhere to strict standards and guidelines when offering casino or other gaming options. When an operator breaks the rules, they are subject to penalties such as fines or...

Ontario government inches closer to online gambling regulation in the Canadian province

K Morrison

April 12, 2019

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In an April 11, 2019, press release, the Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) welcomed a same-day announcement by the Ontario government to put in place an online gaming regulatory system in the Canadian province ...

Play‘n Go announces receipt of Portuguese license

Adam Morgan

April 12, 2019

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Less than a month after being granted a software supplier license by authorities in the Philippines and online casino games developer Play‘n Go has now announced the receipt of a similar authorization for Portu...

Industry growth: iGaming now approved in West Virginia

Marie Kelley

April 1, 2019

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Supporters of online gambling will be excited to hear that a new state will be joining Nevada, Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania in offering legalized and regulated iGaming. The West Virginia Lottery Intera...

Swedish regulator fines pair of iGaming operators

Adam Morgan

March 25, 2019

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In Sweden, the Spelinspektionen gaming regulator has reportedly issued fines to Maltese iGaming firm, Genesis Global Limited, and a subsidiary of Finnish operator, Alands Penningautomatforening (PAF), for breac...

Germany moves to introduce legalized sportsbetting

Adam Morgan

March 22, 2019

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The leaders of Germany’s 16 states have reportedly ratified legislation that will update the nation’s official stance on sportsbetting by temporarily legalizing the activity and allowing operators to apply for ...

Cuomo still opposed to New York mobile sports betting

K Morrison

March 20, 2019

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New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, is reportedly sticking to his guns having recently reiterated his opposition to mobile sports betting in the Empire State. "$13 million dollars is a rounding error in our sta...

Play’n Go receives Philippines software supplier license

Adam Morgan

March 20, 2019

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Swedish online casino games developer, Play’n Go, has announced that its influence has just been further extended following the recent receipt of a software supplier license from the Philippine Amusement and Ga...

GAN heralds positive New Jersey and Pennsylvania developments

Adam Morgan

March 13, 2019

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British online gaming software supplier, GameAccount Network (GAN), has announced the signing of a deal that has given American land-based casino operator, Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment Incorporated, permi...

Online casino and poker gaming chances improve in West Virginia

Marie Kelley

March 12, 2019

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On Friday, the West Virginia State Senate voted in favor of the West Virginia Lottery Interactive Wagering Act. A vote of 26 to 7 will see the measure moving forward, allowing the gaming operators with land-ba...

Pennsylvania postponing roll-out of online casinos

Adam Morgan

March 9, 2019

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The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has reportedly reacted to a recent ruling from the United States Department of Justice altering the federal government’s stance on the Interstate Wire Act of 1961 by announ...

Committee to debate MN sports betting bill

K Morrison

March 6, 2019

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In Minnesota, state lawmakers are set to discuss a new 13-page bill that would make legal, online, mobile and in-person sports wagering in the midwestern U.S. state. According to B2B online magazine, iGaming...

The Netherlands increases minimum iGaming penalties

Adam Morgan

March 2, 2019

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Online gaming operators found guilty of illegally offering their services to players in the Netherlands can now reportedly expect to incur a minimum fine of €200,000 ($227,480) following yesterday’s implementat...

Connecticut legislators to consider four gaming-related proposals

Adam Morgan

February 26, 2019

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In Connecticut, the joint Public Safety and Security Committee is reportedly set to hold a special meeting later today in order to consider the merits of four pieces of proposed legislation that, if passed, cou...

iDEA Growth trade association submits legal challenge against DOJ

Marie Kelley

February 26, 2019

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The revised opinion by the United States Department of Justice regarding the Wire Act has many gaming stakeholders up in arms. So much so, that legal challenges have begun against the decision. The latest group...