11/03/21 Italian court overturns Google gambling ad fine The Regional Administrative Court for Lazio has ruled that Google can’t be held responsible for an online casino ad that circumvented its screening process.
11/03/21 Flutter expects to lose £50m due to block on Dutch gamblers Flutter has lowered its earnings forecast due to its temporary withdrawal from the Netherlands following the launch of regulated online gambling.
11/01/21 LeoVegas rapped for due diligence breaches in Denmark The Danish gambling regulator has given LeoVegas a reprimand for failing to check sources of funds.
10/30/21 Sander Dekker questioned over Dutch self-exclusion glitch The minister for legal protection has fielded questions over the hiccup that caused the delay in the launch of the Dutch online gambling market.
10/29/21 Bally’s buys British creative agency Degree 53 The US casino giant has bought Degree 53, a creative agency that specialises in website and mobile app development for online gaming and sports betting.
10/29/21 Swedish online casino deposit limit to end After three extensions, the temporary Swedish online casino deposit limit will end in November, but more restrictions may be on the way.
10/27/21 Kindred will continue to block Dutch players Kindred Group says it will continue to block players in the Netherlands until it receives an online gaming licence.
10/26/21 FATF keeps Malta on grey list The financial watchdog has decided to keep the igaming hub of Malta on its list of untrustworthy jurisdictions for money laundering and terrorist financing.
10/20/21 Bet-at-home to leave Austrian market due to legal issues Bet-at-home has said it will close its online casino offering to Austrian customers due to the risk of legal action over losses on the unlicensed market.
10/19/21 France’s ANJ reports record online gambling revenue for Q2 The national gambling regulator ANJ has reported that French online gambling revenue rose 91 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter.
10/13/21 Esports Technologies opens Malta office The Malta office will host staff working on Esports Technologies’ European igaming operations.
10/10/21 Germany: no online casino licences granted in Sachsen-Anhalt The German state has published its whitelist of licenced operators, and it contains no slots, table games or poker operators.
10/07/21 LeoVegas gains approval for Nasdaq Stockholm bond placements The Swedish financial regulator Finansinspektionen has approved LeoVegas AB to trade bond placements on the Nasdaq Stockholm.
10/07/21 Swedish regulator could gain powers to block all unlicensed gaming A report from the Swedish government suggested the regulator could be given powers to block all unlicensed gaming offerings irrespective of whether they are found to be actively targeting Swedish players.
10/06/21 Swiss regulators add dozens more sites to blacklists The Swiss gaming regulators ESBK and Gespa have added close to 50 more igaming sites to their blacklists.