07/06/21 MGA annual report shows drop in revenue The Malta Gaming Authority saw its revenue fall in 2020, but the Maltese gambling industry continued to grow.
07/06/21 Dutch regulator opens consultation on information sharing rules The Dutch gaming regulator KSA has opened a consultation on its rules for how gaming operators must share information.
07/05/21 BGC calls for creation of British gambling ombudsman The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has called for the UK Government to establish a gambling ombudsman.
07/05/21 Gambling Commission suspends PlayerFT licence over Gamstop failures The British Gambling Commission has suspended the licence of PlayerFT, which operates the fantasy sports brand Fiveyards.
07/02/21 Dutch regulator orders state lottery to remove ads The Dutch gambling regulator KSA has censured Staatsloterij over its use of members of the Netherlands’ Euro 2020 squad in advertising.
07/02/21 Norwegian gaming regulator orders BML Group to leave market The regulator Lottstift has ordered BML Group to stop offering gambling to Norwegian players.
07/02/21 German gambling self-exclusion system to launch in August The OASIS self-exclusion system is undergoing final testing as Germany’s new gambling legislation comes into force this week.
07/01/21 Italian regulator extends sports betting concessions The Italian regulator the ADM has extended sports betting concessions until October 31.
07/01/21 Swedish gambling regulator warns ATG and Polar over breaches Spelinspektionen has warned ATG and Polar for breaching Sweden’s sports betting regulations.
06/28/21 ANJ and the French Observatory for addictions signs a research agreement The French gaming regulator has launched a collaboration with the OFDT to research gambling addiction.
06/28/21 Cashless land-based gaming makes it easier to overspend – GC survey A new survey commissioned by the British Gambling Commission has found that players think cashless payments make it easier to overspend on land-based gaming.
06/28/21 MGA cancels Magic Service licence due to non-payment of fee The MGA has ordered Magic Service Limited to halt all gaming operations and not accept new customers.
06/25/21 Indiana to reopen licence process for Hard Rock casino The Indiana Gaming Commission won’t renew Lucy Luck Gaming’s licence to operate the $175m Hard Rock casino in Terre Haute.
06/25/21 UK advertising watchdog issues warning to bingo operators The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has warned bingo operators that ads must meet the same standards as other gambling ads.
06/25/21 Netherlands gambling levies to rise from October The Netherlands’ gambling levies for online operators will rise by 11.4 per cent while licence fees will be dropped.
