07/17/18 Bet365 and William Hill’s ads, under ASA investigation The UK’s advertising watchdog is looking into the gaming companies’ World Cup ads contravened gambling guidelines.
07/17/18 Caesars under fire over political campaign funding The casino company argues that there’s nothing wrong with buying tickets for politician’s social gatherings.
07/13/18 Sportsbet blocks CrownBet’s name change The online bookmaker secured a court injunction to stop CrownBet from rebranding to Sportingbet due to its similar name.
07/13/18 Italian government bans football sponsorships The Deputy Prime Minister has warned betting companies that some of their deals with football teams won’t be recognised.
07/11/18 Poland’s iGaming ban upheld by court A local Polish court upheld the country’s right to set an online gambling websites blacklist to ban iGaming operators.
07/06/18 Norwegian ban challenged by gambling group The EGBA has filed a submission in an Oslo court to challenge the ban on international transactions with gambling operators.
07/06/18 Irish companies concerned with tax agency crackdown Gambling operators in Ireland are concerned over a crackdown on tax and licensing non-compliance due to an unclear regulatory framework.
07/04/18 Canadian casino agrees mediation date to meet workers Gateway Casinos in Kamloops will meet for mediation with unionised workers from July 9th-11th to end the ongoing strike.
07/04/18 Slovakia strikes 100 illegal gambling dens down Tax officers raided over 100 gaming facilities between June 28th-29th and seized 75 gambling units and five quiz machines.
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.
06/12/18 Asia to fight illegal gambling during World Cup As the World Cup closes in, law enforcement forces in Asia get ready to fight illegal gambling to avoid losing millions.
06/06/18 Tribal casino revenues to pay taxes According to a ruling by the Court of Appeals, Florida tribes aren’t exempt from paying taxes over their revenue and disbursements.
05/30/18 Macau targets illegal money exchanges The Secretary for Security said the city will further tackle the illicit money exchange inside and around casinos in Macau.
05/29/18 Russia won’t block gambling ads on YouTube The government has admitted it can’t enforce its advertising rules on internationally-based online portals such as YouTube.
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.
