07/05/19 FOBTs reform to close 700 UK betting shops William Hill revealed its plans to close 700 UK betting shops after the FOBTs maximum stake slash generated losses in the millions.
06/26/19 Cejuego calls for gambling advertising regulations Cejuego doesn’t support the total ban on gambling advertising in Spain but called for the enforcement of new regulations.
06/24/19 Russia passes player identification bill The bill is aimed at facilitating the identification process that players go through in order to place bets online in Russia.
06/20/19 Wire Act opinion faces new hurdle The DoJ’s Wire Act opinion that would hit online gambling faces another hurdle as Congress proposed not to fund its enforcement.
06/19/19 Sports betting effort fails in New York Sports betting in New York will have to wait yet another year as lawmakers are expected to end the current session without passing the respective bill.
06/19/19 Spain insists on gambling advertising ban Support for a gambling advertising ban in Spain continues to grow.
06/18/19 Armenia to further regulate casino ads Lawmakers in Armenia are targeting casino regulation improvements as a bill to step up the oversight of the segment is under discussion.
06/18/19 CNMI to introduce new gambling tax Lawmakers in the CNMI filed a bill to introduce a 10% gambling tax on net revenue.
06/14/19 Kenya discusses new betting tax Gamblers may not be discouraged from playing after all as Kenya approved a new betting tax in the 2019-20 financial budget.
06/11/19 Sports betting to launch in New York Lawmakers finally legalised sports betting in New York and the segment will launch in upstate casinos.
06/10/19 Louisiana DFS bill fails to pass Though voters had agreed to legalise the segment, lawmakers have decided that the Louisiana DFS bill won’t pass this session.
06/10/19 Puerto Rico sports betting gets stalled Representatives have been unable to craft the amendments needed for the sports betting legislation in Puerto Rico.
06/10/19 Lake County gambling machines face hurdles Illinois’ Lake County video gambling licences in unincorporated areas may be banned in the short-term.
06/06/19 Legislation for DFS fails in North Carolina A piece of legislation to regulate DFS in North Carolina has failed to pass the General Assembly despite it had gained momentum just days ago.
06/05/19 DFS in Louisiana may get delayed The legislative session ends on Thursday and lawmakers may not reach an agreement on DFS regulations in Louisiana in time.