11/22/20 BGC: let casinos and bookmakers open with stricter measures The industry group says members are prepared to introduce tighter Covid-19 measures if they can avoid closures.
11/19/20 Holland Casino reopens venues after second lockdown The Netherlands’ state-owned casino monopoly will reopen its 14 venues today.
11/05/20 Holland Casino to close venues for two weeks Casinos must close as part of the Netherlands’ new Covid-19 lockdown.
11/03/20 BGC seeks guarantee on December reopening The Betting and Gaming Council is asking the government to commit to allowing casinos and betting shops in England to reopen from December 2.
11/01/20 England: all betting shops to close under new lockdown All 5,681 betting shops will have to close from Thursday under new pandemic measures.
10/30/20 Italian gaming venues forced to close again The country has entered a new national lockdown due to rising Covid-19 cases.
10/23/20 British casino boss blasts “senseless” new lockdowns The head of Grosvenor Casinos and Mecca Bingo has criticised the new closures of gaming venues in parts of the UK.
10/21/20 Another UK survey shows fall in gambling Overall gambling, problem gambling and median spend declined during lockdown, new figures suggest.
10/20/20 Belgium implements capacity limits for gaming venues Venues will only be able to allow up to 40 people inside as the number of Covid-19 cases increases.
10/20/20 Wales to close gaming venues from Friday Wales will implement a short “firebreak” lockdown until November 9.
10/13/20 UK gaming industry appeals as venues to close in Liverpool The BGC and BHA have criticised the decision to close casinos and betting shops as three-tier measures are introduced to combat Covid-19.
10/09/20 British casinos seek to avoid more closures Casinos have again offered to stop serving alcohol in a bid to avoid closures.
09/30/20 Veikkaus to maintain €500 loss limit until end of year Finland’s Ministry of the Interior has announced that the limit introduced in May will remain for the rest of 2020.
09/22/20 London casinos seek compromise to avoid curfew Casinos have offered to close their bars from 10pm in a bid to prevent having curfews imposed as a Covid-19 measure.
