12/07/20 UK to begin Gambling Act review The British government is expected to open a review on gambling legislation this week.
12/04/20 Ström to stand down at Kindred The founder of Unibet has said he will not stand for re-election as non-executive chairman.
12/04/20 Poland’s Totalizator Sportowy launches startup fund The state-owned operator has partnered with a US venture capital fund to invest in young companies.
12/04/20 Gibraltar-licensed operators to pay £2.5m after AML failings The Gibraltar Gambling Division review highlighted weaknesses that led to several operators processing stolen money.
12/04/20 BGC hails success of COVID action plan The UK trade body says safer gambling messages have more than doubled in six months.
12/03/20 GamCare to research online gambling behaviour The responsible gambling charity will look into potential indicators of vulnerability.
12/03/20 Swedish regulator clarifies new sports betting restrictions Spelinspektionen has offered clarification on the new rules that come into effect in January and confirmed they apply to esports betting.
12/03/20 Norsk Tipping slashes loss limits over festive period The gaming operator has reduced monthly loss limits by up to 50 per cent on what it classifies as “high-risk games”.
12/03/20 Spanish gaming revenue down 57% year-on-year The industry association Cejuego has reported that revenue in the first 10 months of 2020 was half that of the same period in 2019.
12/02/20 Playtech considers move to the UK mainland The company is currently incorporated and headquartered on the self-governing Isle of Man.
12/02/20 Ireland implements interim Gambling Act The interim Gaming and Lotteries Act has come into force ahead of a fuller overhaul of gambling regulations next year
12/02/20 ATG CEO calls for “credit break” self-exclusion tool The CEO of Swedish horse racing betting operator said a “Creditpaus” tool would protect at-risk customers from borrowing to gamble.
12/02/20 Malta publishes overview of suspicious transaction reports The Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit has published an overview of reports received from gaming licensees last year.
12/01/20 Germany dismisses tax appeal over online race betting The country’s tax office has dismissed an appeal that challenged the higher tax rate payable by operators that take online bets on horse racing.
12/01/20 Sweden launches illegal gambling inquiry The minister for social security says the inquiry will seek ways to clamp down on offshore operators.
