08/22/16 Victoria to ban gambling ads on transport and near schools Gambling advertising on trains, trams, buses and taxis could be banned under a new plan by the government of Victoria.
08/22/16 Sochi set to create new gambling zone Dmitry Medvedev, the Russian Prime Minister, approved the development of a new gambling zone in Sochi.
08/19/16 Bitcoin declared “cash equivalent” by the UKGC The United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC) will allow people to gamble using bitcoins on platforms licensed in their own country.
08/19/16 Invercargill Licensing Trust Board aims to keep poker machines funding New Zealand’s ILT board believes it has a strong case to keep poker machines funding in Southland with the community backing up the trust.
08/19/16 Advertising Standards Authority onto Bwin and Betway UK’s Advertising Standards Authority admonished Bwin and Betway for misleading advertisement.
08/19/16 Pagcor rejects Ongpin’s stake in Philweb Pagcor rejected Ongpin’s offer to donate the bulk of his stake in online gaming firm Philweb Corp. to the state casino regulator.
08/18/16 FanDuel and DraftKings to come back to Nevada FanDuel and DraftKings are coming back to Nevada after the state’s NGCP published draft legislation that would make paid-entry fantasy sports exempt from Nevada’s gambling laws.
08/18/16 Kenyan MP said gambling will break the economy Gem Member of Parliament has warned that the practice will break Kenya’s economy if it doesn’t get regulated.
08/16/16 Maine considers regulating fantasy sports gambling Maine lawmakers met with representatives of companies running daily fantasy sports websites.
08/16/16 RGA moves forward with the National Online Self-Exclusion Scheme The Remote Gambling Association (RGA) appointed KPMG to help shaping the development of the National Online Self-Exclusion Scheme (NOSES).
08/12/16 No chance for casino gambling in Nebraska The proposal to allow casino gambling in Nebraska failed to qualify for the November general election ballot.
08/12/16 UKGC launches discussion paper on virtual currencies, eSports and social gaming The aim of this discussion paper is setting out the Commission’s latest thinking on virtual currencies, eSports and social gaming.
08/12/16 Pagcor will revoke reduced gambling license fees Fees reduction benefited gaming firms Travellers International Hotel Group, Inc., Bloomberry Resorts and Hotels, Inc., MCE Leisure (Philippines) Corp. and Tiger Resorts Leisure and Entertainment, Inc.
08/12/16 BMM Testlabs secures new license in Colombia BMM Testlabs is the first test lab to be licensed under new Colombian regulations.
08/11/16 PA Gaming Control Board renews Mount Airy Casino license The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board renewed Mount Airy Casino #1, LLC’s category 2 casino operator license.
