07/01/19 Evolution’s 80s-themed Side Bet City extends live poker line-up Evolution Gaming launched Side Bet City, a poker room that expands its online live dealer poker variants.
05/14/19 Gambling revenue increases in Latvia First quarter results indicate that gambling revenue increased more than 15% in Latvia.
04/25/19 Latvia approves amendments to gambling legislation The Parliament has approved a series of amendments to the local gambling legislation.
04/03/19 Only two gambling halls could remain open in Riga The Riga City Council discussed the municipality’s further action about the gambling ban approved last week.
03/28/19 Riga City Council votes in favour of gambling shut down The council voted in favour of closing all gambling halls in the city, except the ones located in four and five-star hotels.
03/21/19 Riga Mayor plans to shut down gambling venues The Latvian official asked for a decree that would revoke all gaming licences in the city.
03/01/19 Latvia shuts down 20 gambling sites The gambling authority in Latvia announced it has closed access to 20 illegal gambling sites in order to strengthen the regulated industry.
12/04/18 Latvia bans illegal online gambling sites The total number of illegal gambling sites banned by the Latvian government has increased to 1507.
07/27/18 Olympic posts 2.2pct revenue increase During the first six months of 2018, Olympic Entertainment saw its revenue increase 2.2 per cent year-on-year to €106.6 million.
07/23/18 Lithuanian company to open casino in Latvia The facility would be located on the Latvian side of the Estonian-Latvian border.
07/11/18 Kambi signs SJSC Latvijas Loto Sportsbook deal Kambi to provide its fully managed online Sportsbook to Latvia’s national lottery operator.
06/27/18 Olympic continues to challenge Riga OEG is set to continue its legal battle against the Riga City Council after it determined casinos in the Latvian city should close.
06/13/18 Latvia to reinstate gambling taxes The government decided to finance a foundation through a percentage of gambling taxes.
05/28/18 Olympic loses Riga lawsuit The District Administrative Court in Riga ruled against the operator’s challenge to keep the OEG casino open in the Latvian capital.
05/15/18 Latvian operators fight Riga’s gambling liquidation Companies that operate 42 gambling halls in Riga have turned to court to fight the City Council’s decision to liquidate their venues.
