Regulation

01/20/23

Ohio Casino Control Commission issues $150,000 fine against Caesars

01/19/23

TonyBet fined by UKGC for unfair terms and AML failings

01/18/23

Malta Gaming Authority suspends Genesis Global licence

The Malta-based igaming operator has begun insolvency proceedings.

01/18/23

Vivaro Limited agrees Regulatory Settlement with UKGC for AML and Social Responsibility failings

The UK Gambling Commission has announced that Malta-based Vivaro Limited has agreed to pay £337,631 as a regulatory settlement after a series of shortcomings were identified.

01/16/23

MGA publishes amendments to its Player Protection Directive

01/12/23

Maine issues proposed rules for sports betting

Maine launched the formal process of instituting sports betting in the state.

01/09/23

Stanleybet pays taxes in bid to end block on entering Italian betting tenders

Stanleybet Group aims to end a 25-year dispute with Italy’s ADM.

01/09/23

Ohio Casino Control Commission plans to fine sports betting operators

01/06/23

Top Sport hit with another fine in Lithuania

The operator was again found to be in breach of CCTV rules at land-based gambling venues.

01/06/23

Finland launches investigation into future of gambling monopoly

The investigation will look at the possibility of ending Veikkaus’s monopoly on gaming in Finland.

01/06/23

ECB board member calls for crypto to be regulated like gambling

Fabio Panetta has said that unbacked cryptocurrencies should be treated as “gambling activities”.

01/05/23

Curaçao: timeline for igaming licensing changes put back

The Dutch government is waiting for an updated schedule for legislation to reform the island’s igaming licensing regime.

01/05/23

New German regulator awards licences to SkillOnNet and Bet-at-home

01/03/23

Ladbrokes chastised for breaching new UK rules for gambling ads

Entain’s Ladbrokes is the first operator to be found to have breached the new rules on appeal to young people.

01/03/23

Germany starts considering loot boxes in video game age ratings

The rating body will now consider whether games “promote gambling”

Check the latest Regulation news

Ohio Casino Control Commission issues $150,000 fine against Caesars

TonyBet fined by UKGC for unfair terms and AML failings

Malta Gaming Authority suspends Genesis Global licence

Vivaro Limited agrees Regulatory Settlement with UKGC for AML and Social Responsibility failings

MGA publishes amendments to its Player Protection Directive

Maine issues proposed rules for sports betting

Stanleybet pays taxes in bid to end block on entering Italian betting tenders

Ohio Casino Control Commission plans to fine sports betting operators

Top Sport hit with another fine in Lithuania

Finland launches investigation into future of gambling monopoly

ECB board member calls for crypto to be regulated like gambling

Curaçao: timeline for igaming licensing changes put back

New German regulator awards licences to SkillOnNet and Bet-at-home

Ladbrokes chastised for breaching new UK rules for gambling ads

Germany starts considering loot boxes in video game age ratings

EMEA

PopOK Gaming launched third Prag lineup game: Clover Tree x30000

EMEA

New anti-money laundering rules come into force for land-based gaming in Sweden

LatAm & Caribbean

Sportsbook localisation in iGaming: why surface-level adaptation is no longer enough, by Tom Light

Business

Lottomatica to absorb CIRSA in €2.8bn deal to create new global gambling giant