06/30/21 Irish president criticises “dangerous” gambling advertising The Irish president, Michael D Higgins, has spoken out against gambling advertising in sport.
06/30/21 Sweden’s SPER draws up best practice framework for igaming operators The Swedish igaming trade association SPER has drawn up a draft framework of best practices for customer terms and conditions.
06/29/21 Belgian regulator blacklists four casino platforms The Belgian Gaming Commission has added four platforms to its list of unlicensed gaming platforms.
06/29/21 BOS: Swedish igaming could benefit from government reset The Swedish igaming association BOS has said it is optimistic that the collapse of Sweden’s government could benefit the industry.
06/29/21 Swedish gaming regulator will not appeal Betsson penalty decision The Swedish gambling regulator has decided not to appeal against a court’s decision to quash its penalty against Betsson Nordic.
06/29/21 Czech city of Jirkov to ban gambling Officials in the city of Jirkov have agreed to ban almost all forms of gambling in the city.
06/28/21 ANJ and the French Observatory for addictions signs a research agreement The French gaming regulator has launched a collaboration with the OFDT to research gambling addiction.
06/28/21 Cashless land-based gaming makes it easier to overspend – GC survey A new survey commissioned by the British Gambling Commission has found that players think cashless payments make it easier to overspend on land-based gaming.
06/28/21 MGA cancels Magic Service licence due to non-payment of fee The MGA has ordered Magic Service Limited to halt all gaming operations and not accept new customers.
06/27/21 Danish gambling revenue up 29.9% year-on-year in May Danish gambling revenue reached DKK513m (€69m) in May.
06/25/21 UK advertising watchdog issues warning to bingo operators The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has warned bingo operators that ads must meet the same standards as other gambling ads.
06/25/21 Netherlands gambling levies to rise from October The Netherlands’ gambling levies for online operators will rise by 11.4 per cent while licence fees will be dropped.
06/24/21 German legislature approves 5.3% online casino tax The Bundestag has voted to approve the bill that imposes a 5.3% tax on online slots and poker turnover.
06/24/21 Danish gambling regulator warns over “lottery subscriptions” The Danish gambling regulator has warned that illegal providers are offering “lottery subscriptions”.
06/24/21 Austria: police raid 17 suspected illegal gambling venues The financial police carried out a series of coordinated raids on 17 suspected illegal gambling venues in Austria.
