02/24/21 Flutter takes new safer gambling measures in Ireland The owner of the country’s biggest bookmaker Paddy Power has banned credit card transactions and will stop television ads during sports.
02/24/21 Betkick and Betago gain German sports betting licences The new approvals come after the German sports betting licensing process appeared to have stalled.
02/23/21 British regulator launches gambling block campaign The Gambling Commission has begun a campaign promoting gambling block services.
02/21/21 British regulator extends consultation on gaming research The Gambling Commission has put back the closing date for its consultation on problem gaming research methodologies.
02/21/21 Spanish gaming regulator opens consultation on loot boxes The DGOJ is asking how loot boxes should be regulated, or whether they should be banned altogether.
02/18/21 Irish Senator pushes for total ban on gambling ads Senator Mark Wall insists that gambling “has to be treated as a public health issue”.
02/18/21 Swedish regulator fines four igaming operators over bonuses Spelinspektionen issued penalties and warnings for unauthorised bonuses.
02/18/21 Finland: Veikkaus’ revenue should go to treasury Finland’s competition watchdog has said the gambling monopoly’s revenue should go to the treasury rather than specific beneficiaries.
02/18/21 The Netherlands to miss 2024 channelisation targets The Dutch gaming regulator said that a new report shows channelisation is unlikely to meet the target of 80 per cent by 2024.
02/15/21 Irish senator proposes €100 limit on bets A Fine Gael Senator is calling for the limit to be imposed to tackle problem gambling as there’s still no sign of new legislation at Ireland’s Senate.
02/15/21 MGA cancels seven licences in H1 2020 The Malta Gaming Authority cancelled seven licences in the first half of last year and issued 11 warnings.
02/12/21 ASA reports drop in gambling ad age breaches UK advertising watchdog the ASA has seen a drop in the number of online gambling ads that violate age restrictions.
02/11/21 Canadian gaming firm seeks US listing Score Media and Gaming, which has seen its shares surge after new of Canada’s betting liberalisation rules, is preparing for a listing in the US.
02/11/21 Dutch minister: “Licensees may not target advertising at minors” The Minister for Legal Protection Sander Dekker said new Dutch igaming licensees would not target advertising at minors.
