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Sports betting bill Making progress in Michigan

September 24, 2019

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Sports betting is one step closer to fruition in Michigan. A proposal submitted by Representative, Brandt Iden, recently passed within the state house committee with hope that it will continue to move forward a...

Parliamentarians recommend underage ban on video game ‘loot boxes’

Adam Morgan

September 12, 2019

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In the United Kingdom and a group of parliamentarians has reportedly recommended that the video games industry be prohibited from allowing those under the age of 18 to purchase addictive in-game rewards includi...

Philippines President rejects Chinese request to ban all online gambling

Adam Morgan

September 7, 2019

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In the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte (pictured) has reportedly rejected a request from authorities in China to ban all online gambling over concerns that doing so may harm his nation’s fragile economy....

Cambodian online gaming crackdown instigates Chinese flight

Adam Morgan

September 6, 2019

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In Cambodia and ‘a large number of Chinese nationals’ have reportedly started to leave the seaside community of Sihanoukville following last month’s decision by the government for the Southeast Asian nation to ...

Gambling Commission set to require Gamstop integration

Adam Morgan

September 4, 2019

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The United Kingdom Gambling Commission is reportedly set to require all licensed online casino and sportsbetting operators to sign up to the Gamstop self-exclusion system. According to a Sunday report from T...

Cambodian Prime Minister issues online gambling licensing deadline

Adam Morgan

September 2, 2019

Gaming Law & Legislation, Cambodia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, Crime, Licensing

The Prime Minster for Cambodia, Hun Sen (pictured), has reportedly declared that his government intends to cease issuing or renewing online gambling licenses by the end of the year as it looks to preserve publi...

Malta Gaming Authority constitutes new Sports Integrity Unit

Adam Morgan

August 30, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Technology, Illegal Bookmaking, The Players Lounge, Sports betting, Online Gambling News, Conspiracy, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Crime, Malta

The gambling regulator for Malta has announced the establishment of a special entity that is to be tasked with gathering information and intelligence on suspicious betting patterns in order to help in the fight...

Philippines regulator issues pair of new iGaming licenses

Adam Morgan

August 26, 2019

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The state-run Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCor) regulator has reportedly issued licenses to a pair of online gaming operators less than a week after implementing a temporary freeze on the pro...

China calls on the Philippines to ‘ban all online gambling’

Adam Morgan

August 22, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, China, Online gambling regulation, Technology, Mobile gaming, Economy/Finance, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, Crime, Licensing, Philippines

Ahead of a planned meeting between the leaders of the two nations later this month and China has reportedly urged the Philippines to ‘ban all online gambling’ including those licensed operations that are being ...

Kindred Group fined by the Netherlands Gambling Authority

Adam Morgan

August 20, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, The Players Lounge, Sports betting, Online Gambling News, Licensing, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Netherlands

Maltese online casino and sportsbook operator, Kindred Group, has announced that it has been hit with a fine of €470,000 ($520,872) after one of its subordinates was found to have unlawfully accepted wagers fro...

Philippines gambling regulator stops accepting iGaming license applications

Adam Morgan

August 20, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Cambodia, Online gambling regulation, Economy/Finance, Licenses, Online Gambling News, Licensing, Philippines

The head of the nation’s gambling regulator in the Philippines has reportedly announced that the authority has stopped accepting license applications that give domestic iGaming firms the ability to offer their ...

Gambling Commission shuts down 1xBet while investigating relationship with FSB Technology

Sadonna Price

August 12, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, United Kingdom

Players of 1xBet will have to find an alternative now that the brand is currently shutdown due to an investigation by the Sunday Times. The investigation saw the newspaper look into the company’s activities aro...

China to intensify crackdown on illegal online gambling activities

Adam Morgan

August 8, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, China, Online gambling regulation, Money Laundering, Illegal Bookmaking, The Players Lounge, Unlicensed Operation, Online Gambling News, Crime, Financial Fraud

Chinese law enforcement authorities are reportedly set to step up efforts at combating illegal cross-border online gambling as well as the underground banks and payment platforms that allow aficionados in the g...

Connecticut legislators propose measure to bring a tribal casino to Bridgeport

Adam Morgan

August 1, 2019

Casino proposals, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, Technology, Economy/Finance, Mobile gaming, Connecticut, Lottery, Online Gambling News, Sports betting

In Connecticut and a bipartisan group of legislators has reportedly proposed a piece of legislation that would allow the state’s two federally-recognized tribes to build and operate a casino for the city of Bri...

Gambling Commission bemoans lack of authority to police video games

Adam Morgan

July 25, 2019

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A pair of officials from the UK Gambling Commission have reportedly told legislators that their body currently has little authority to police the purchase by video gamers of extra in-game content and so-called ...

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Sports betting bill Making progress in Michigan

Parliamentarians recommend underage ban on video game ‘loot boxes’

Philippines President rejects Chinese request to ban all online gambling

Cambodian online gaming crackdown instigates Chinese flight

Gambling Commission set to require Gamstop integration

Cambodian Prime Minister issues online gambling licensing deadline

Malta Gaming Authority constitutes new Sports Integrity Unit

Philippines regulator issues pair of new iGaming licenses

China calls on the Philippines to ‘ban all online gambling’

Kindred Group fined by the Netherlands Gambling Authority

Philippines gambling regulator stops accepting iGaming license applications

Gambling Commission shuts down 1xBet while investigating relationship with FSB Technology

China to intensify crackdown on illegal online gambling activities

Connecticut legislators propose measure to bring a tribal casino to Bridgeport

Gambling Commission bemoans lack of authority to police video games

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