New analysis shows UK-licensed casinos are spending less on advertising. They are shifting the focus to safer gambling, while illegal operators ramp up unregulated online promotions.
New analysis shows UK-licensed casinos are spending less on advertising. They are shifting the focus to safer gambling, while illegal operators ramp up unregulated online promotions.
Bingo is not for cigarette-smoking ladies with purple hair - 2026 sees it taking centre stage in a charity fraud scheme that results in a new entry on the FBI Most Wanted List.
Despite a tightly regulated market, almost half of the gambling revenue in the Netherlands is flowing to illegal and unlicensed casinos. Here’s how the KSA plans to tackle this growing problem.
Play971 has launched as the UAE’s first fully licensed and regulated online iGaming platform, marking a historic shift from offshore gambling to a tightly controlled digital gaming market. But only within selected emirates and under strict rules.
Curaçao's parliament approved the new Landsverordening op de Kansspelen (LOK). This is a major overhaul of the island's online-gambling regime. But does LOK deliver on its promise of stronger regulation and enhanced trust?
Italy has revamped its gambling licensing system with 52 newly rubber-stamped licenses coming into effect on November 14th. We examine the fallout and delve into the no more “skins” approach.
Arno Rutte, the Dutch State Secretary for Justice and Security, has taken charge of reshaping the country’s gambling sector since his predecessor stepped down amid political tensions. We examine the expected reforms on the cards.
Bingo is not for cigarette-smoking ladies with purple hair - 2026 sees it taking centre stage in a charity fraud scheme that results in a new entry on the FBI Most Wanted List.
Despite a tightly regulated market, almost half of the gambling revenue in the Netherlands is flowing to illegal and unlicensed casinos. Here’s how the KSA plans to tackle this growing problem.
Play971 has launched as the UAE’s first fully licensed and regulated online iGaming platform, marking a historic shift from offshore gambling to a tightly controlled digital gaming market. But only within selected emirates and under strict rules.
Curaçao's parliament approved the new Landsverordening op de Kansspelen (LOK). This is a major overhaul of the island's online-gambling regime. But does LOK deliver on its promise of stronger regulation and enhanced trust?
Italy has revamped its gambling licensing system with 52 newly rubber-stamped licenses coming into effect on November 14th. We examine the fallout and delve into the no more “skins” approach.
Arno Rutte, the Dutch State Secretary for Justice and Security, has taken charge of reshaping the country’s gambling sector since his predecessor stepped down amid political tensions. We examine the expected reforms on the cards.
After decades of opposition by lawmakers and state residents themselves, three casino regulation initiatives were passed by over 64% of Nebraskans in Tuesday’s ballot. It may however take over one year before residents can officially enjoy casino gaming.
Legal sports betting in Maryland has been okayed by voters in the state by a 2 to 1 margin in the November 2020 election ballot. The ball is now in the General Assembly’s court to work out the details of industry regulation.
The government of the Philippines has extended a lifeline to land-based casino properties in its capital to allow them to start offering online betting services after taking big hits from COVID-19 closures since March.
Detroit casinos are now allowed to welcome back patrons who had excluded themselves from gambling permanently after Michigan amended its self-exclusion registry protocols. Residents can now apply for removal from the blacklist after a 5-year ban.
The Consumer Affairs Minister in Spain has given football clubs a one-season grace period to end their gambling partnerships. This gambling sponsorship ban could cost the clubs a combined annual revenue of €90 million.
Sunbet signed an agreement with live gambling provider BetGames which will see them offering 10 new games and a lottery product to players in South Africa. However, does this contravene the country’s strict “no online gambling” policy?
The Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP), UK’s oversight body for responsible advertising is looking to prohibit the appearance of celebs and reality TV icons in gambling ads in a new crackdown on gambling marketing that appeals to youngsters.
Executives of commercial racinos in New Mexico tabled new legislation for the launch of full-blown gambling, but the tribes are hotly opposing the proposal as they want to maintain their exclusivity rights and revenue sharing plans with the state.
In its fight to prevent its high roller gamblers from being targets by offshore gaming facilities, China is chewing over a new radical law that will criminalize the promotion of cross-border gaming.
Norwegian regulators feel that the current three law system which governs online and land-based gambling in the country has run its course, but does the proposed new Gambling Act address the needs of operators and players effectively?
Cambodia’s National Assembly has okayed a draft legislation that seeks to bring order to the currently messy gambling industry in the country. New measures will be introduced for better management of the rapidly expanding industry.
In a bid to reduce gambling harm in the state, the NSW government has proposed draft legislation that will require all poker machine players to register for a cashless card to help with monitoring problem gamblers.
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