Online gambling regulation

Boyd Gaming Corporation challenging Kansas sportsbetting legalization

May 13, 2022

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Casino News, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Mobile gaming, Horse Racing, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Licensing, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Kansas

The American state of Kansas legalized sportsbetting yesterday and reportedly almost immediately saw this effort challenged by means of a new lawsuit from the operator of a Sumner County commercial casino. A...

Flamingo Casino Club issued with five-state cease-and-desist order

Adam Morgan

May 13, 2022

Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Poker, Online Gambling News, Crime, Financial Fraud

In the United States and regulators in five states reportedly filed an emergency cease-and-desist order earlier this week against a metaverse enterprise they claim ‘is simply a high-tech scam’ with illicit ties...

Marcos Jr on track to be elected as the next President of the Philippines

Adam Morgan

May 10, 2022

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In the Philippines and Ferdinand Marcos Jr (pictured) reportedly looks on track to be elected to replace Rodrigo Duterte as the nation’s next President some 36 years after his namesake father was ousted from th...

KSA finds 37 operators providing gaming services without the proper permits

Sadonna Price

May 10, 2022

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, Netherlands

In every region around the world where gambling is a legal activity, certain rules and regulations must be followed. This includes licensing. In the Netherlands, the Gaming Authority known as Kansspelautoriteit...

Mernov Betriebsgesellschaft MBH earns first online slot license in Germany

Sadonna Price

May 9, 2022

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Licenses, Germany

Germany has awarded its first online slot license. The Ministry of the Interior and Sports has approved Mernov Betriebsgesellschaft MBH as the first operator for online slot gaming licensing since the passage o...

British iGaming trio found to have lobbied government over new rules

Adam Morgan

May 9, 2022

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Some of the largest online casino and sportsbetting operators in the United Kingdom have reportedly been quietly lobbying the government not to implement a wide range of proposed safeguards including new afford...

Brazil releases rules on coming fixed-odds online sportsbetting market

Adam Morgan

May 4, 2022

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The government for the South American nation of Brazil has reportedly signed off on a comprehensive set of new regulations for the giant country’s coming fixed-odds online sportsbetting market. According to ...

Ontario fines pair iGaming operators for multiple advertising breaches

Adam Morgan

May 4, 2022

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In Canada and the gaming regulator for the province of Ontario has punished a pair of recently-licensed iGaming operators for breaking its rules on advertising and the provision of inducements. The Alcohol a...

Online sportsbetting legalized in Maine following gubernatorial endorsement

Adam Morgan

May 3, 2022

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The governor for the American state of Maine has reportedly signed legislation into law that will allow the eastern jurisdiction’s four federally-recognized tribes to operate mobile-friendly online sportsbettin...

iGaming firms chastised by the Netherlands’ KSA regulator

Adam Morgan

May 3, 2022

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In the Netherlands and the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) gaming regulator has admonished the nation’s crop of licensed iGaming operators for not fully complying with its rules to prevent money laundering and the fin...

GambleAware calls for the implementation of a 1% gross gaming yield levy

Adam Morgan

April 27, 2022

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In the United Kingdom and the organization behind the BeGambleAware.org responsible gambling resource has called on the government to implement a mandatory 1% levy to help fund programs tasked with combating an...

Australian watchdog taking trio of iGaming entities to federal court

Adam Morgan

April 26, 2022

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LAs part of its long-running crackdown on unlicensed iGaming operators and the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has announced that it has commenced civil actions in federal court against a t...

Massachusetts state senators to consider new sportsbetting legislation

Adam Morgan

April 26, 2022

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Licensing, Taxes, Massachusetts

Legislators in the eastern American state of Massachusetts are set to take another run at legalizing sportsbetting after failing to agree on a measure last summer due to a disagreement over the capacity to wage...

South Carolina legislators to consider sportsbetting legalization measure

Adam Morgan

April 25, 2022

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A pair of lawmakers in the American state of South Carolina have reportedly introduced a measure that would legalize retail and online sportsbetting with the bulk of any resultant tax revenues going to fund loc...

Michigan Gaming Control Board authorizes its 15th iGaming operator

Adam Morgan

April 19, 2022

Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Online gambling regulation, New online casinos, Gaming Industry News, Mobile gaming, Economy/Finance, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Licensing, Taxes, Michigan

The gaming regulator for the midwestern American state of Michigan has announced that Soaring Eagle Gaming has become the 15th enterprise to have been granted a local license to run online casino and sportsbett...