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”.
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 Government Minister: Goa will not legalize casinos “By giving licenses to casinos, it will become difficult to prevent gambling, betting, and lotteries legally” government minister Satish Mahana has said.
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.
02/24/20 Dutch regulator to host meetings next month The Dutch gambling regulator is organising four meetings about the exclusion registry for games of chance.
02/20/20 Wakayama publishes draft IR policy Document indicates no more than three IRs will be constructed in the first phase of the regions plans to open casinos.
02/19/20 AGA partners with AGEM AGA and AGEM have launched a partnership to fight unregulated gaming machines in the United States.
02/19/20 New tax system in Singapore to benefit casino operators Maybank Investment Bank analysts say new property tax rebate likely to benefit both of the country’s IRs.
02/18/20 Svenska Spel criticises match-fixing regulation proposal The Swedish company Svenska Spel discussed the proposal for match-fixing regulation and Sweden and said that it lacks basic protection.
02/17/20 Ladbrokes and Neds hit with record fines for illegal ads Operators fined a total of $207,500 for running illegal gambling advertisements.
02/10/20 Senator says PAGCOR must do more to prevent spread of Coronavirus Senator Joel Villanueva says regulator must do more to ensure its licensees are implementing measures to contain deadly virus.
02/06/20 Madrid announces measures against gambling In addition to the recent regulatory changes to limit gambling, Madrid announced that it will increase the distance with schools.
02/06/20 Dutch regulator warns consumers about illegal lotteries The Dutch gambling regulator has issued a warning about illegal lotteries organised through social media.
