09/29/16 Singapore to ease online gambling ban The government of Singapore stated that it will allow limited online betting in tightly controlled conditions in the Asian country, as it eases a law banning remote gambling.
09/29/16 William Hill to cease operations in Russia According to local media, William Hill Casino Club, William Hill’s online casino brand has ceased operations in Russia.
09/29/16 UK Treasury consults on EU anti-money laundering reform The Treasury has opened a new consultation into the UK’s implementation of new EU anti-money laundering (AML) laws.
09/29/16 Unregulated US operators surrender online gambling licenses The Kahnawake Gaming Commission (KGC) has changed its licensing policy and will no longer issue online gambling licenses to operators targeting customers in the US.
09/28/16 Workers Party concerned over online gambling licenses in Singapore The Workers Party (WP) is concerned over the applications from lottery operators Singapore Pools and Singapore Turf Club to launch online betting services.
09/28/16 PAGCOR rejects PhilWeb proposal for text-based lottery The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) rejected a text-based lottery system proposed by PhilWeb Corp.
09/27/16 Pagcor to reinstate eBingo licenses The Philippine government has backtracked on its stance on gaming, withdrawing an earlier move to revoke the licenses for electronic bingo games or eBingo.
09/27/16 Ohio Lottery may become ‘quasi-public’ The Ohio Lottery should become a “quasi-public” corporation to operate more efficiently, avoid unnecessary government regulation and expand into online gaming.
09/26/16 Premier Willies Mchunu to shake up KwaZulu-Natal province’s gambling industry Premier Willies Mchunu plant to remove finance MEC Belinda Scott’s control of the multibillion-rand gambling industry in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal.
09/26/16 Council backs demands to tackle ‘crack cocaine’ gambling machines The North East Lincolnshire Council will ask the government for new powers so it can tackle “crack cocaine” gambling machines in the borough.
09/26/16 Turkey’s Erdogan wants Georgia to close casinos Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants Georgia to close its casinos because too many Turkish citizens are crossing the border to gamble in the neighbouring country.
09/26/16 Iran strengthen barriers against sports betting Iran’s Football Federation and the Interpol will work on sports betting websites ban.
09/22/16 RGA asks Polish Government to amend online sports betting tax The Remote Gambling Association (RGA) has called on the Polish government to amend its online sports betting tax.
09/22/16 Massachusetts studies impact of gambling The state is studying the impacts of gambling before the first full resort casino opens in Massachusetts.
09/22/16 Constant Lestienne banned for seven months after betting on matches Tennis player Constant Lestienne has been banned for seven months after admitting to betting on matches.