Online gambling regulation

Bill legalizing single-game sports betting in Canada survives final House reading; legislation heads to Senate

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Canada is one step closer to legalizing single-event sports betting after on Thursday night legislation that would legalize gambling on single games of football, hockey and other sports returned to the House of...

Swedish iGaming operators being frozen out of financial transactions

Adam Morgan
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The trade association for iGaming operators in Sweden, the Branscheforenigen For Onlinespel (BOS), has reportedly written to the nation’s financial authority to ask why local banks have suddenly started withdra...

Dutch regulator processing 28 inaugural iGaming license applications

Adam Morgan
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In the Netherlands and 28 entities have reportedly applied for licenses to participate in the nation’s coming regulated online gaming market by being given permission to legally launch their services for local ...

Sands China Limited denying any involvement with Asian iGaming domain

Adam Morgan
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In Macau and local casino operator Sands China Limited has reportedly been forced to issue a statement distancing itself from any connection to an Asian iGaming domain being marketed using the trademarked name ...

Maryland lawmakers overwhelmingly pass sportsbetting legalization measure

Adam Morgan
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Legislators in the eastern American state of Maryland reportedly passed a measure late last night that could see the jurisdiction become the latest to legalize online and land-based sportsbetting. According ...

New York edging closer to passing legalized online sportsbetting legislation

Adam Morgan
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In the eastern American state of New York and legislators reportedly look likely to approve a measure that could allow licensed online sportsbetting sites to begin local operations from as soon as the beginning...

Kindred Group triumphs in appeal against Swedish deposit limit sanction

Adam Morgan
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In Sweden and prominent online casino operator Kindred Group has reportedly won its appeal against an earlier determination from the nation’s Spelinspektionen regulator that it had been breaking local rules reg...

Sportradar AD is going Dutch with new sportsbetting integrity partnership

Adam Morgan
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Sports data intelligence specialist Sportradar AG has reportedly announced the signing of a deal that is to see it help safeguard the integrity of sportsbetting markets associated with some 1,500 soccer, darts ...

Australian iGaming regulator continuing to fight against unlicensed domains

Adam Morgan
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In Australia and the nation’s media and communications watchdog is reportedly struggling to shut down access to iGaming sites that may be attempting to offer their services to local punters without a license. ...

Kentucky going to court in an attempt to collect PokerStars damages

Adam Morgan
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In the American state of Kentucky and officials have reportedly filed a lawsuit in an effort to collect $100 million in bonds that were posted by the former operator of the PokerStars online poker brand some fi...

Netherlands iGaming market to launch in October with around 35 licensed operators

Adam Morgan
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In the Netherlands and the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) regulator has reportedly announced that it expects to have licensed approximately 35 operators by the time the nation’s iGaming market goes live from the firs...

Online gambling legalization gossip dismissed in Japan

Adam Morgan
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In Japan and a prominent political figure has reportedly poured cold water on suggestions that the government of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga may be considering whether to legalize online casino gaming. Acc...