05/04/22 Uzbekistan gambling legalisation in doubt President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has withdrawn his support for a decree that would create a national framework for legal betting.
05/04/22 KSA warns operators over insufficient AML compliance The Dutch regulator says some operators have not been following money laundering and terrorist financing rules correctly.
05/04/22 Spanish MPs will vote on granting regulator betting integrity controls MPs will decide whether Spain’s gambling regulator should oversee sports betting integrity controls.
05/02/22 Swiss think tank Avenir Suisse proposes online-only casino licences The think tank believes Switzerland should allow online offerings other than those of land-based casinos and should combine its two gaming regulators
05/02/22 Northern Ireland’s new gambling legislation receives royal assent The Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements Bill has become law.
04/27/22 Belgian Gambling Commission wants limit on gambling advertising The Belgian regulator has also proposed a ban on personalised ads aimed at young people.
04/27/22 Switzerland will grant two new casino licences Switzerland’s Federal Council has approved the creation of two new licensing regions.
04/26/22 High Court of Frankfurt upholds order to refund player losses The court has agreed that an operator must refund a player’s gambling losses incurred before the legalisation of online gambling.
04/26/22 JeffBet gains UK and Malta gaming licences The online sports betting and casino operator is to enter the UK market with a Gambling Commission licence.
04/26/22 Dutch regulator investigates gambling ads targeted at young people The KSA has launched an investigation as MPs continue to call for a clampdown on gambling ads in the Netherlands.
04/26/22 French gaming revenue up 7% in 2021 However, French gaming revenue was still below pre-pandemic levels
04/26/22 Germany’s Schleswig-Holstein to start online table game licence process Schleswig-Holstein will open applications for its four online table game licences on May 23.
