06/25/21 Questions raised in parliament over UK racetrack capacities The horseracing industry continues to call for the limits on venue capacity to be raised in the UK.
06/25/21 UK advertising watchdog issues warning to bingo operators The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has warned bingo operators that ads must meet the same standards as other gambling ads.
06/25/21 Netherlands gambling levies to rise from October The Netherlands’ gambling levies for online operators will rise by 11.4 per cent while licence fees will be dropped.
06/24/21 China’s OB Sports to sponsor Aston Villa The Chinese online betting company OB Sports has signed a deal to become a sleeve sponsor of the English Premier League team for the 2021/2022 season.
06/24/21 German legislature approves 5.3% online casino tax The Bundestag has voted to approve the bill that imposes a 5.3% tax on online slots and poker turnover.
06/24/21 Danish gambling regulator warns over “lottery subscriptions” The Danish gambling regulator has warned that illegal providers are offering “lottery subscriptions”.
06/24/21 Austria: police raid 17 suspected illegal gambling venues The financial police carried out a series of coordinated raids on 17 suspected illegal gambling venues in Austria.
06/23/21 Entain confirms raft of C-level additions Sameer Deen has been appointed as chief strategy officer and president of new ventures in a series of additions at the gaming giant.
06/23/21 Spain establishes framework to share gambling self-exclusion data Spain’s 17 autonomous communities have finally agreed to cooperate and share data from their individual gambling self-exclusion networks.
06/23/21 Swedish gambling regulator appeals against penalty reductions The Swedish gambling regulator Spelinspektionen has lodged an appeal against a court’s decision to slash penalties issued against Genesis and AG Communications.
06/22/21 UK Jockey Club considers adding a day to Cheltenham The Jockey Club is said to be evaluating the possibility of adding a fifth day to the Cheltenham Festival by 2023.
06/22/21 Ukraine orders gaming operators to remove illegal ads Ukraine’s new gambling regulator has threatened prosecution for operators that do not remove illegal ads “as soon as possible”.
06/22/21 Gambling Commission: a third of gamblers play because of ads The British Gambling Commission has published a survey that found 34 per cent of gamblers were swayed by advertising.
06/22/21 Swiss casino association SCV appoints Gerhard Pfister as president Gerhard Pfister has been named president of the Swiss casino association Der Schweizer Casino Verband.
