11/18/21 Illegal gambling in Italy rocketed during pandemic, report suggests A report commissioned by Lottomatica claims illegal gambling rose by over 50 per cent during the Covid-19 pandemic.
11/16/21 KSA starts to monitor Dutch igaming blocks The Dutch regulator has chosen 25 igaming websites to monitor to check that they are blocking Dutch customers.
11/16/21 Betsson warned over bets on rule violations in Swedish football The operator has been warned by Sweden’s gaming regulator for breaching the country’s ban on offering bets on rule violations.
11/12/21 Swedish regulator to begin inquiry into igaming protection measures The Swedish government has revealed more details on the planned inquiry into future protection measures following the lifting of online casino deposit limits.
11/10/21 Lithuanian Court brands gambling “dangerous for society” Lithuania’s Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit against a customer who refused to pay for a poker training course.
11/09/21 Dirk Kuyt and Wesley Sneijder questioned over gambling site The former Netherlands international football players are reported to have been interrogated by Dutch police.
11/09/21 UK safer gambling chair calls for urgent evidence-based research The chair of the Gambling Commission’s Advisory Board for Safer Gambling has highlighted a lack of evidence for safer gambling measures.
11/08/21 Lithuania: MPs back new tax on lottery tickets Lithuania’s lottery ticket tax would raise funds for sports.
11/07/21 Swedish regulator welcomes inquiry into gambling on credit Spelinspektionen is in favour of new measures to prevent players from circumventing the existing ban.
11/05/21 SECAP aims to regulate gambling in Brazil before Qatar 2022 Brazil’s secretary of evaluation and lotteries hopes the World Cup will give an early push to the sports betting market.
11/05/21 UK armed forces to remove all gambling machines from bases A review of the Armed Forces Act by the House of Lords had recommended removing all gambling machines from military bases.
11/05/21 Court extends Italian online gaming licences until December 2022 The court has sided with gaming operators, granting an extension on the expiry dates for existing gaming licences.
11/05/21 New Italian gaming legislation will be ready this month Italy aims to hold more tenders for concessions and to tighten controls against illegal gaming.
11/04/21 Flutter CEO Conor Grant apologises for Sky Vegas exclusion breach SkyBet’s Sky Vegas online casino sent promotional messages to self-excluded customers at the start of Safer Gambling Week.
11/04/21 John O’Reilly calls for UK gambling review to “rewrite historical flaws” The CEO of Rank Group, John O’Reilly, has given a detailed opinion on the UK government’s current review of gambling legislation.
