01/21/20 UK operators dismiss accusations over underage gambling After getting accusations of promoting underage gambling, UK operators have issued statements to deny the “completely untrue” accusations.
01/21/20 Malta regulator publishes industry study The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has published a study that analyses the existing skills gap in the gaming industry.
01/17/20 India: Maharashtra bans online lotteries from other states Government takes steps to protect its state-run paper lottery.
01/16/20 Spain focuses on gambling limitations After suspending new licences, the government from Spain is likely to limit gambling and its promotions nationwide.
01/16/20 Wing Hing lottery gets 12 month licence extension Chinese lottery Wing Hing will be able to operate the betting games for the until December 2020.
01/15/20 Swedish legislature rules on money laundering measures The Swedish legislature has set new regulations on measures against money laundering and terrorist financing.
01/13/20 Japan: Casino Regulatory Commission hosts first meeting The five members of Japan’s Casino Regulatory Commission met on Friday to discuss operator rules.
01/08/20 Japan: Casino Administration Committee finally up and running The committee will oversee casino licensing and operations as an external bureau of the cabinet and will be responsible for administrative procedures
01/08/20 Macau: workers demand casinos increase social responsibility efforts FAOM issued a statement after a meeting with the new Secretary for Economy and Finance asking gambling operators to commit to a “harmonious working relationship” with their workers.
12/20/19 Dutch regulator discusses Remote Gaming Act The Chairman of the gambling regulator from the Netherlands talked about the new Remote Gaming Act during a Gaming in Holland meeting.
12/17/19 Omingo Software denies tech to share gamers information The system used by most of the gaming operators allows facial recognition and it was first said it would be used to find problematic gamers.
12/17/19 Norway confirms payment ban amendments The gambling regulator from Norway has confirmed that the amendments to the payment ban will come into force on January 1, 2020.
12/17/19 Osaka changed its plans for an IR opening Interested operators had expressed its concern about the short time they have to construct a resort before the Expo
12/14/19 Sports betting in Hesse gets no applicants The licencing process for sports betting in the German state of Hesse had not a single application, Minister for the Interior Peter Beuth revealed.
12/14/19 Macau: security tech for gaming is not allowed yet Authorities informed they did not receive applications by gaming operators to install security technology.
