05/04/21 Ohio to introduce sports betting bill this week According to Senator Kirk Schuring, who backs the bill to legalise sports betting in Ohio, the regulation will be presented for discussion in the Senate.
05/03/21 New Ukrainian gambling regulator denies casino licence for Dnipro Hotel The hotel in Kyiv belonging to esports entrepreneur Alexander Kokhanovskyy had requested a casino licence in December.
05/03/21 Lithuanian gambling regulator warns unlicensed igaming operators The Lituanianan gambling regulator has threatened to block unlicensed igaming sites.
04/30/21 German online slots tax may drive half of players to unlicensed market As the last state in Germany ratifies the country’s new igaming legislation, a survey suggests the planned 5.3 per cent tax on online slot stakes may drive 49 per cent of customers to the unlicensed market.
04/30/21 British Gambling Commission suspends Nektan’s B2C licence The British Gambling Commission has suspended Nektan’s remote operating licence while it conducts a review.
04/29/21 Ireland to review redistribution of National Lottery funding Ireland’s government will review the redistribution of National Lottery funding through the Good Causes scheme after Charities Institute Ireland raised concerns.
04/29/21 Isle of Man certifies first live casino provider Vivo Gaming has become the first live casino provider certified on The Isle of Man.
04/28/21 Senators debate creation of new Irish gambling regulator The debate has begun ahead of the creation of the new Irish gambling regulator, now due to launch in 2023.
04/28/21 Swedish gambling regulator fines LeoVegas and ATG The Swedish gambling regulator Spelinspektionen has slapped both operators with SEK2m (€197,000) fines.
04/27/21 Belgian Gaming Commission launches campaign against unlicensed gambling The Belgian Gaming Commission’s “Always Play Legally” campaign aims to tackle unlicensed gambling in the country.
04/25/21 EGBA: Norway’s state gaming monopoly driving players to unlicensed market The secretary general of the trade association EGBA says Norway’s state gambling monopoly has caused the country to “lose control of over half of its online gambling market”.
04/23/21 Swedish gambling regulator responds to calls for tougher restrictions The Swedish gambling regulator has accepted some recommendations for tighter restrictions but rejected others.
04/23/21 Clarification needed over extension of Swedish online casino deposit cap The national gambling regulator has called for clarification from the government on the possible extension of the temporary deposit cap for Swedish online casinos.
04/23/21 Germany’s new gambling legislation passes last hurdle Germany’s new gambling legislation allowing the regulation of online gaming has been approved by the last state parliament.
04/23/21 IJL pushes for gambling decriminalisation in Brazil The Brazilian Institute for Legal Gambling (IJL) has called for the STF to set a date to discuss the decriminalisation of gambling in Brazil.
