11/30/21 Bacta calls for regulatory sandbox to allow trials of new products The association wants the British amusement sector to have the flexibility to be able to try out new gaming machine innovations.
11/30/21 EGBA supports new EU AML framework in consultation response The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has said it believes the European Commission’s proposed new anti-money laundering (AML) framework will lead to more consistency across the bloc.
11/25/21 Bookmakers claim illegal casinos “rife” in Northern Ireland Two bookmakers have told Stormont that legal bingo and gaming premises are hosting illegal operations at night.
11/25/21 UK may double charity lottery sales limit The government has confirmed that it is considering plans to double the charity lottery sales limit to £100m per year.
11/24/21 Operators blast call for ban on gambling ads in Germany The sports betting trade association DSWV has criticised Bremen interior minister Ulrich Mäurer’s proposal to ban all gambling ads.
11/24/21 Germany’s Thüringia proposes monopoly on online table games A bill submitted to the European Commission would introduce operating conditions for the online table games.
11/24/21 Online casino to be banned in Georgia Prime minister Irakli Gharibashvili has ordered his government to ban online casino in Georgia, adopting the toughest stance of any Eastern European state.
11/16/21 West Virginian council divided over video lottery proposal Members of the council were evenly divided in a vote.
11/10/21 Paraguay: criticism of new gambling bill grows Members of the National Union of Quiniela, Bingo and Gaming Sales Workers (Sintraquiba) have complained that the new project maintains the lottery’s monopoly.
11/08/21 Lithuania: MPs back new tax on lottery tickets Lithuania’s lottery ticket tax would raise funds for sports.
11/06/21 Minnesota lawmakers make another push to legalise sports betting Lawmakers will make another push to legalise sports betting in Minnesota in the next session.
11/05/21 SECAP aims to regulate gambling in Brazil before Qatar 2022 Brazil’s secretary of evaluation and lotteries hopes the World Cup will give an early push to the sports betting market.
11/05/21 UK armed forces to remove all gambling machines from bases A review of the Armed Forces Act by the House of Lords had recommended removing all gambling machines from military bases.
11/05/21 New Italian gaming legislation will be ready this month Italy aims to hold more tenders for concessions and to tighten controls against illegal gaming.
11/04/21 John O’Reilly calls for UK gambling review to “rewrite historical flaws” The CEO of Rank Group, John O’Reilly, has given a detailed opinion on the UK government’s current review of gambling legislation.
