05/18/20 Parimatch promotes Sergeev to lead new division Dmitry Sergeev takes up the position of Chief Executive of operator’s new Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) division.
05/15/20 Norway upholds Kindred iGaming ban The complaints board Lotterinemnda has chosen to uphold a ban against Kindred Group’s Trannel International’s from operating in Norway
05/15/20 Denmark: gambling revenue drops 5% Total gambling revenue across all channels suffered a drop to DKK1.53billion (€205.7million) in the first quarter of the year.
05/15/20 GVC adds new responsible gambling measures The GVC group is giving customers the power to set curfews and slot stake limits following UKGC guidance on responsible gambling measures.
05/15/20 Latvia: iGaming operators battle suspension Enlabs and Alfor Group have brought court cases in to battle the suspension of gambling licences in Latvia.
05/14/20 Ukraine blocks 59 gambling sites More sites added to the country’s blacklist following a petition from the Ukrainian Security Service.
05/14/20 MGA to share data with Swedish FA The Malta Gaming Authority has signed a data-sharing agreement with the Swedish Football Association to help combat match fixing.
05/14/20 Dutch iGaming firms must rebuild databases iGaming licence holders will have to start building customer databases from scratch when the Netherlands opens its regulated market next year.
05/14/20 UK: bookmakers’ fines wiped The UK Gambling Commission has wiped “disproportionate” fines imposed on bookmakers for taking bets from an underage punter at Royal Ascot.
05/13/20 Dutch casino closure extensions criticised The Dutch gaming trade association has criticised the government’s decision to extend the closure of the Netherlands’ casinos until September.
05/13/20 Cyprus suspects bookies evading tax The national audit service in Cyprus has announced it suspects widespread tax evasion among betting firms.
05/13/20 Denmark warns Winteq over AML failings The Danish regulator has warned Bingo.dk operator Winteq over anti-money laundering failings.
05/13/20 UK betting firms told to tighten measures The Gambling Commission has told UK betting firms to introduce a series of tighter measures to protect problem gamblers during lockdown.
05/12/20 Italy debates sports betting tax hike Ministers in Italy are weighing up the introduction of a new tax hike on sports betting collections to finance a “Save Sport” fund.
05/12/20 Romania blacklists 41 igaming sites Romania’s national gambling regulator, the Oficiul National pentru Jocuri de Noroc (ONJN), has blacklisted another tranche of iGaming sites.
