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FEATUREDBrazil Launches Legal Online Gambling Market
Brazil Launches Legal Online Gambling Market
Brazil launched its long-awaited legal online betting market on January 1st this year. Fourteen companies received full authorisation, and another 52 were granted provisional licenses, meaning they must correct specific issues before launching. B...Jan 08, 2025FEATUREDFilipino Lawmaker Calls for Urgent Review Of PIGOs
Filipino Lawmaker Calls for Urgent Review Of PIGOs
Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. recently issued Executive Order No. 74, banning Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) due to their association with crimes like money laundering, fraud, and human trafficking. The order, effective D...Mar 17, 2025FEATUREDFrance Demands Casino Marketing Budget Cuts to Suppress Growth
France Demands Casino Marketing Budget Cuts to Suppress Growth
The French gambling regulator l’Autorite Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) is calling on online gambling operators to review and reduce their plans for promotional spending in 2025 after revealing an expected 11% rise in marketing budgets for the coming year....Jan 13, 2025FEATUREDIllegal Sweepstakes Revenue Burns Big Tech
Illegal Sweepstakes Revenue Burns Big Tech
Tech giants Apple and Google face intense legal scrutiny in New Jersey after being named in a lawsuit accused of violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. The statute was initially enacted to combat organised crime...Dec 17, 2024FEATUREDFuture of Licensed Online Casinos in New Zealand
Future of Licensed Online Casinos in New Zealand
Kiwis have had a long history of gambling. Despite this, the New Zealand government has been slow to adopt the multi-licensing online gambling legislation that has become so popular in other countries. Rather, they chose to follow the same route...Dec 10, 2024FEATUREDThe United Kingdom Gives Stake Casino the Boot
The United Kingdom Gives Stake Casino the Boot
The United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC) has announced that Stake.uk.com will no longer operate in the UK market from the 10th of March 2025. The move follows the Commission's launch of an investigation into a widely viewed video featuring a...Feb 13, 2025FEATUREDNegotiations Underway to Draft Italian Decree on Gambling Sponsorships
Negotiations Underway to Draft Italian Decree on Gambling Sponsorships
Italy's Dignity Decree (Decreto Dignità), introduced in 2018, strictly bans gambling-related sponsorships and advertisements. The primary goal was to combat gambling addiction and protect consumers, particularly vulnerable groups. This legislatio...Mar 12, 2025FEATUREDBrazil Launches Legal Online Gambling Market
Brazil Launches Legal Online Gambling Market
Brazil launched its long-awaited legal online betting market on January 1st this year. Fourteen companies received full authorisation, and another 52 were granted provisional licenses, meaning they must correct specific issues before launching. B...Jan 08, 2025FEATUREDFilipino Lawmaker Calls for Urgent Review Of PIGOs
Filipino Lawmaker Calls for Urgent Review Of PIGOs
Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. recently issued Executive Order No. 74, banning Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) due to their association with crimes like money laundering, fraud, and human trafficking. The order, effective D...Mar 17, 2025FEATUREDFrance Demands Casino Marketing Budget Cuts to Suppress Growth
France Demands Casino Marketing Budget Cuts to Suppress Growth
The French gambling regulator l’Autorite Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) is calling on online gambling operators to review and reduce their plans for promotional spending in 2025 after revealing an expected 11% rise in marketing budgets for the coming year....Jan 13, 2025FEATUREDIllegal Sweepstakes Revenue Burns Big Tech
Illegal Sweepstakes Revenue Burns Big Tech
Tech giants Apple and Google face intense legal scrutiny in New Jersey after being named in a lawsuit accused of violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. The statute was initially enacted to combat organised crime...Dec 17, 2024FEATUREDFuture of Licensed Online Casinos in New Zealand
Future of Licensed Online Casinos in New Zealand
Kiwis have had a long history of gambling. Despite this, the New Zealand government has been slow to adopt the multi-licensing online gambling legislation that has become so popular in other countries. Rather, they chose to follow the same route...Dec 10, 2024FEATUREDThe United Kingdom Gives Stake Casino the Boot
The United Kingdom Gives Stake Casino the Boot
The United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC) has announced that Stake.uk.com will no longer operate in the UK market from the 10th of March 2025. The move follows the Commission's launch of an investigation into a widely viewed video featuring a...Feb 13, 2025FEATUREDNegotiations Underway to Draft Italian Decree on Gambling Sponsorships
Negotiations Underway to Draft Italian Decree on Gambling Sponsorships
Italy's Dignity Decree (Decreto Dignità), introduced in 2018, strictly bans gambling-related sponsorships and advertisements. The primary goal was to combat gambling addiction and protect consumers, particularly vulnerable groups. This legislatio...Mar 12, 2025Irish Online Gambling Act Begins Taking Shape in 2025
Irish Online Gambling Act Begins Taking Shape in 2025
The Irish online gambling market has experienced steady growth in recent years, with projections indicating further expansion. The market generated approximately €1.24 billion in 2024 and is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAG...Apr 21, 2025FEATUREDFilipino Lawmaker Calls for Urgent Review Of PIGOs
Filipino Lawmaker Calls for Urgent Review Of PIGOs
Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. recently issued Executive Order No. 74, banning Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) due to their association with crimes like money laundering, fraud, and human trafficking. The order, effective D...Mar 17, 2025FEATUREDNegotiations Underway to Draft Italian Decree on Gambling Sponsorships
Negotiations Underway to Draft Italian Decree on Gambling Sponsorships
Italy's Dignity Decree (Decreto Dignità), introduced in 2018, strictly bans gambling-related sponsorships and advertisements. The primary goal was to combat gambling addiction and protect consumers, particularly vulnerable groups. This legislatio...Mar 12, 2025FEATUREDThe United Kingdom Gives Stake Casino the Boot
The United Kingdom Gives Stake Casino the Boot
The United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC) has announced that Stake.uk.com will no longer operate in the UK market from the 10th of March 2025. The move follows the Commission's launch of an investigation into a widely viewed video featuring a...Feb 13, 2025FEATUREDFrance Demands Casino Marketing Budget Cuts to Suppress Growth
France Demands Casino Marketing Budget Cuts to Suppress Growth
The French gambling regulator l’Autorite Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) is calling on online gambling operators to review and reduce their plans for promotional spending in 2025 after revealing an expected 11% rise in marketing budgets for the coming year....Jan 13, 2025FEATUREDBrazil Launches Legal Online Gambling Market
Brazil Launches Legal Online Gambling Market
Brazil launched its long-awaited legal online betting market on January 1st this year. Fourteen companies received full authorisation, and another 52 were granted provisional licenses, meaning they must correct specific issues before launching. B...Jan 08, 2025FEATUREDIllegal Sweepstakes Revenue Burns Big Tech
Illegal Sweepstakes Revenue Burns Big Tech
Tech giants Apple and Google face intense legal scrutiny in New Jersey after being named in a lawsuit accused of violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. The statute was initially enacted to combat organised crime...Dec 17, 2024FEATUREDFuture of Licensed Online Casinos in New Zealand
Future of Licensed Online Casinos in New Zealand
Kiwis have had a long history of gambling. Despite this, the New Zealand government has been slow to adopt the multi-licensing online gambling legislation that has become so popular in other countries. Rather, they chose to follow the same route...Dec 10, 2024Italian iGaming Reorganisation Opens the Door for Crypto Operators
Italian iGaming Reorganisation Opens the Door for Crypto Operators
The reorganisation of Italy's gambling sector might come with more stringent controls and higher licensing fees. Still, crypto casino platform Stake feels there is enough potential in the market to dive right in. Italian Gambling Act Revision...Nov 20, 2024Ukraine and Google at Odds over Legal Casino Ads
Ukraine and Google at Odds over Legal Casino Ads
The Ukrainian Gambling Council has objected to Google's strict gambling ad policy. To protect the regulated market, UGC is appealing to the tech giant to allow adverts from licensed operators. According to the council, a blanket ban is unfair but wou...Oct 23, 2024Netherlands Nanny State: Casino Deposit Limits as of 1 October 2024
Netherlands Nanny State: Casino Deposit Limits as of 1 October 2024
Starting 1 October 2024, the Dutch Gambling Authority, or Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), will impose stricter depositing limits for online casino players in the Netherlands. This rigorous action is in response to NOGA's (the Netherlands Online Gambling As...Sep 30, 2024Danish Gambling Authority Cracks Down on Robux and Skin Betting
Danish Gambling Authority Cracks Down on Robux and Skin Betting
The Danish Gambling Authority (DGA) continued to play hardball with illegal casinos and betting sites in 2024, banning 162 websites. This is an impressive turn of events, considering Denmark has banned 438 websites since 2012. This marks the seco...Sep 09, 2024