01/25/21 Hope for reform of Czech gaming regulations Operators hope regulatory changes in the Czech Republic will result in the relaxation of stringent face-to-face verification checks.
01/25/21 Czech government scores legal win over Casino Kartáč Group A court has rejected Casino Kartáč’s case against the Czech government over the system for issuing VLT permits.
01/25/21 Dutch regulator clarifies rules for igaming licence applications The KSA has added further clarification as the Netherlands prepares for the launch of regulated igaming.
01/22/21 HSBC extends gambling block cooling-off period The British subsidiary of the international banking group has extended the cooling-off period on its gambling block to 72 hours.
01/22/21 Veikkaus sets out principles for AI in gambling The Finnish state monopoly operator has published guidelines on the use of AI in its gambling products and marketing.
01/22/21 Entain confirms Nygaard-Andersen as new CEO Nygaard-Andersen will take up the position as CEO of the British igaming giant Entain with immediate effect.
01/22/21 GLMS: 41% increase in suspicious betting alerts in 2020 The Global Lottery Monitoring System (GLMS) has reported that it issued 1,113 suspicious betting alerts to members last year.
01/21/21 British gambling regulator reveals 13% drop in igaming yield Figures from the regulator show the gross gambling yield for igaming in November fell to £471.5m.
01/21/21 Entain reveals full offer for igaming operator Enlabs The UK gaming giant has offered €276.4m for the Baltic-facing operator.
01/21/21 Gambling Business Group warns over affordability checks The industry organisation has criticised the British regulator’s proposed affordability checks.
01/21/21 UK study finds flexible igaming deposit limits more effective A study from GambleAware finds that customers are more likely to apply limits on igaming when they are more flexible.
01/20/21 Entain shares plunge as MGM Resorts rules out firm offer The British gaming company’s shares fell by 18 per cent after MGM said it would not come back with a higher offer.
01/20/21 Jockey Club appoints new chief commercial officer The British racetrack operator the Jockey Club has named Charlie Boss chief commercial officer among other new appointments.
01/20/21 Bookies welcome expansion of Royal Ascot race card The race card for this year’s Royal Ascot has been expanded to seven meetings a day.
01/20/21 Sander Dekker: “We shall postpone the entry into force of the Koa Act by one month until April 1” The Netherlands’ Minister for Legal Protection has said that the March 1 launch of the Remote Gambling Act has been pushed back again.
