10/12/21 Georgia lawmakers to renew debate on legalised gambling Lawmakers may introduce several bills for the legalisation of gambling in Georgia for 2022.
10/10/21 Cypriot minister stresses need for national responsible gambling mechanism Speaking at the opening of a problem gambling treatment centre, the deputy tourism minister said Cyprus needed an effective mechanism to ensure responsible gambling.
10/10/21 Bermudan senate OKs law to ban MPs from Casino Gaming Commission The new amendments clarify that members of Bermuda’s parliament cannot sit on the territory’s gaming regulator.
10/09/21 Massachusetts Gaming Commission seeks changes in ad regulations Massachusetts gambling regulator may take a closer look at advertising practices in the industry.
10/08/21 UK gambling minister calls for industry data-sharing solution The UK gambling minister Chris Philp has called on the gambling industry to come up with a solution to share data on player spending after the ICO gave its support to a single customer view.
10/07/21 Kentucky may raise taxes on “historical racing” slots Lawmakers are thinking of raising the tax rate on historical horse racing from the current 18 per cent.
10/07/21 Kenya considers daytime gambling ban A bill introduced at the Nairobi County Assembly proposes restrictions on gambling between 6am and 8pm.
10/06/21 Lithuania: anti-corruption body opposes online-only gambling licences Lithuania’s Special Investigation Service has warned that online-only gambling licences would favour online operators over land-based operators.
10/04/21 Assembly approves restrictions on gambling adverts in Portugal Four separate bills proposed restrictions on the time of day that gambling adverts can be shown in Portugal.
09/28/21 Finland proposes ban on slot ads Finland’s government has submitted a bill to amend the Lottery Act to ban gambling ads and to block payments to offshore operators.
09/24/21 Lithuania approves creation of online-only gaming licences The Lithuanian legislature has approved the first reading of amendments that would allow gaming licences to be granted to operators that don’t have a land-based presence.
09/23/21 Gering, Nebraska, approves racetrack and casino plans The city’s planning commission has approved SBER’s proposal.
09/23/21 Chris Philp appointed as UK gambling minister The DCMS has confirmed that Chris Philp will replace John Whittingdale as UK gambling minister.
09/22/21 Belgium to enforce separation of gambling products Operators will no longer be able to offer different types of gaming on the same website.
09/17/21 North Carolina sports betting bill moves to House committees The bill has been referred to four House committees.
