08/04/21 Gambling Commission: Rhodes responds to criticism over Football Index The Gambling Commission’s interim CEO Andrew Rhodes has taken to Twitter to respond to “angry messages”
08/02/21 Italian Football Federation calls for lifting of gambling sponsorship ban The Italian Football Federation has asked the government to lift Italy’s ban on gambling sponsorship to help clubs recover financially from the Covid-19 pandemic.
08/01/21 Survey finds little awareness of safer gambling tools in Britain A survey commissioned by the Gambling Commission has found that players have a lack of knowledge of safer gambling tools.
08/01/21 EU rejects calls for new Expert Group on Gambling The EU commissioner has rejected calls from the industry and regulators to reestablish the European Expert Group on Gambling.
07/30/21 IBAS repeats call for British gambling ombudsman Publishing its annual report, the Independent Betting Adjudication Service says it still wants to see the creation of a British gambling ombudsman to deal with complaints.
07/29/21 Nigeria to acquire central monitoring system for gambling The Federal Government will acquire a central monitoring system for better performance and revenue generation, Minister Akume has said.
07/29/21 Anne Poggemann appointed to lead new German gambling supervisor Anne Poggemann will lead the new German gambling supervisor, Glücksspielaufsicht.
07/28/21 European Commission to investigate FDJ monopoly in France The European Commission will investigate whether France’s decision to give FDJ exclusive lottery and retail betting rights violates EU law.
07/27/21 APPG raises concerns over new forms of online gambling The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has written to parliament about “deeply concerning” new forms of gambling, including slot streaming, social casinos and loot boxes.
07/27/21 Ukraine’s KRAIL blocks 594 unlicensed gambling sites Ukraine’s new gambling regulator, KRAIL, has ordered another 594 sites to be blocked taking the total to over 1,000.
07/27/21 Belgium to slash weekly deposit limit for gambling Belgium’s Council of Ministers has approved a draft law that would cut the weekly deposit limit to €200.
07/27/21 Gambling Commission launches new personal licence process Britain’s Gambling Commission has launched a new streamlined application process for personal licences.
07/26/21 ANJ reports on first year as French gambling regulator The French regulator ANJ has published a report on its first year in operation.
07/23/21 DCMS receives 30,000 responses on loot box regulation The DCMS launched a consultation on loot box regulation last September.
07/22/21 France’s ANJ warns operators “a line was crossed” during Euro 2020 The French regulator has warned bookmakers over excessive gambling advertising during Euro 2020.
