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.
06/23/21 Canada: Senate passes bill to legalise single-event sports betting The Senate has approved the bill to legalise betting on single events. It now needs the signature of the chief justice of the Supreme Court before being implemented by each Canadian province.
06/23/21 Spain establishes framework to share gambling self-exclusion data Spain’s 17 autonomous communities have finally agreed to cooperate and share data from their individual gambling self-exclusion networks.
06/23/21 Swedish gambling regulator appeals against penalty reductions The Swedish gambling regulator Spelinspektionen has lodged an appeal against a court’s decision to slash penalties issued against Genesis and AG Communications.
06/22/21 Sports franchises could shut casinos out of sports betting in Ohio Ohio’s soon-to-be approved sports betting bill includes language that limits licensees and could shut casinos out of the business if sports franchises apply for permits.
06/22/21 Ukraine orders gaming operators to remove illegal ads Ukraine’s new gambling regulator has threatened prosecution for operators that do not remove illegal ads “as soon as possible”.
06/22/21 Gambling Commission: a third of gamblers play because of ads The British Gambling Commission has published a survey that found 34 per cent of gamblers were swayed by advertising.
06/21/21 Swedish gambling regulator agrees with expansion of penalty fees The Swedish regulator Spelinspektionen has agreed that marketing disruption fees should be expanded to cover more offences.
06/21/21 Norway promises tougher sanctions for unlicensed igaming The Norwegian government has promised to take tougher action against unlicensed igaming operators and affiliates.
06/18/21 Pennsylvania gaming regulator issues 284,000 in penalties The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has issued a series of penalties after identifying failings
06/18/21 Denmark: channelisation to licensed gaming reaches record high The Danish Gambling Authority has reported that channelisation to the licensed gaming market reached 90 per cent last year.
06/18/21 Ukraine’s new gambling regulator draws up bonus restrictions Ukraine’s Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries (KRAIL) has included restrictions on bonuses in its responsible gambling provisions.
06/18/21 René Jansen calls for return of EC group on online gambling The new chairman of Gaming Regulators European Forum has asked the European Commission to reconvene the Expert Group on Online Gambling.
