07/05/18 Japanese government moving to pass IR bill Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with the head of its coalition partner Komeito and made a commitment to pass the bill before July 22nd.
07/04/18 Italy to ban gambling ads The Council of Ministers approved a ban on gambling advertising, and online operators don’t believe its benefits.
07/03/18 Delaware’s governor signs casino bill John Carney signed the bill that casinos were looking to pay lower taxes and get financial relief.
07/03/18 Arkansas casino petitioners run against the clock A campaign to get the casino industry legalised in Arkansas has taken 180 workers to gather signatures before the deadline.
07/02/18 UK government rejects lottery update request The government has refused to provide weekly updates on lottery sales to organisations that distribute proceeds to good causes.
07/02/18 Casino relief bill gets approval in Delaware Senate lawmakers in Delaware approved the bill that lowers taxes for the three state casinos.
06/29/18 Gambling ads ban to start next year in Italy The new coalition government submitted the final draft of the measure that plans to ban gambling ads.
06/26/18 Spain seeks levy to fund problem gambling The Partido Popular proposed to set a levy on gambling revenue to fund problem gambling prevention and its treatment.
06/21/18 Japan extends the Diet session The governing coalition has pushed the end of the current session to July 22nd in order to get the IR Implementation Bill passed.
06/21/18 France to privatise state lottery State-owned lottery Francaise des Jeux is set to be privatised as the national gambling regulatory framework gets restructured.
06/21/18 The Netherlands set to liberalise iGaming The online gaming market could be liberalised after a proposed legislation has been resurrected in the lower house.
06/20/18 Cyprus’ CFA could be excluded from betting gains The football association is against a bill that would take away its share from betting gains.
06/20/18 Lawmakers push for sports betting in Kentucky A bi-partisan coalition of Kentucky lawmakers is trying to push sports betting into the congressional agenda after PASPA’s repeal.
06/20/18 Lower House passes IR bill in Japan The IR Implementation Bill has been sent to the upper house as the government extended the Diet session past the June 20th deadline.
06/19/18 NY changes integrity fee in sports betting bill In a last attempt to pass the legislative piece before the session ends, senators reduced the integrity fees paid to sports leagues.
