10/17/21 European Lotteries weighs in on EU Digital Services Act The EL is pushing for changes to the proposed text of the EU Digital Services Act to uphold states’ right to regulate their national gaming markets.
10/15/21 Lithuania considers tax changes for land-based gaming The Lithuanian government will consider a bill that proposes taxing land-based slots and table games on revenue rather than through a fixed fee.
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.
