03/17/20 Imperial Pacific announces temporary casino closure Operator closes the doors to its casino on the island of Saipan due to Coronavirus.
03/04/20 Nevada sports betting revenue tops $20m in January January sports betting numbers represent at 36% year on year increase
03/04/20 Austria: Finance Minister calls for a dedicated gambling regulator Gernot Blümel says licensing and supervision of the country’s gambling industry should be “outsourced to an independent gaming authority”.
03/03/20 Serbia to hike gambling tax with new bill New bill would also establish additional responsible gambling measures and allow up to 10 new casino licences to be issued.
03/03/20 BGC warns against new UK immigration system Betting and Gaming Council says points-based immigration system could cause headaches for casino operators employing croupiers from overseas.
02/28/20 Danske Spil urges new regulations in Denmark The Denmark state-owned company Danske Spil has released a plan that aims to improve player protection standards in the territory.
02/28/20 Swedish consumer agency publishes loot boxes report The Swedish consumer agency Konsumentverket (KO) released a report in which it says that loot boxes can be regulated under the Gambling Act.
02/27/20 Melco opens fourth casino in Cyprus Cyprus Casinos Paphos (C2 Paphos), joins its other establishments in the country: the C2 Ayia Napa, C2 Nicosia and C2 Larnaca satellite casinos.
02/26/20 Belgian commission to be investigated over corruption accusation The Belgian Gaming Commission will be investigated by a federal entity over possible breaches of the rules on integrity.
02/26/20 Irish sports organisation fires at gambling The Irish Gaelic Players Association calls for the GAA to become the first sports organisation to get gambling advertising banned from its broadcasts.
02/25/20 Georgia aims to reduce money laundering risks The Ministry of Finance from Georgia has presented a new initiative to reduce money laundering risks related to gambling.
02/25/20 Cyprus Casinos registers revenue increase During the fourth quarter of 2019, Cyprus Casinos increased revenues by almost US$10 million.
02/24/20 Irish company wants to invest in Greek casino The Irish company Comer has told the Greek government that it intends to invest in a casino in Loutraki.
02/24/20 Dutch regulator to host meetings next month The Dutch gambling regulator is organising four meetings about the exclusion registry for games of chance.
02/21/20 Virginia passes low tax casino bill Lawmakers in Virginia dismissed a casino bill that would’ve set higher taxes and stuck with the House’s original version instead.
