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India Slams the Door on Crypto Exchanges
India Slams the Door on Crypto Exchanges
crypto casinos are growing more popular and, as such, catching the eye of governing bodies and authorities globally. While crypto gaming has less restrictive features in most areas, India has taken a different approach. In 2023, India announced...Jan 18, 2024UKGC £19.2 Million Fine Smashes World Record Holding Slot Win
UKGC £19.2 Million Fine Smashes World Record Holding Slot Win
When the online gambling community reports on numbers like “£19.2 million", it is usually connected to an impressive progressive jackpot win. In fact, the current registered Guinness World Record for the "largest jackpot payout in an online slot mac...Mar 28, 2023Chile Opens its Doors to Licensed and Regulated Online Gambling
Chile Opens its Doors to Licensed and Regulated Online Gambling
More government officials are shifting focus to online gaming or, more specifically, the regulation thereof. Chile is among the latest to finally focus on implementing gaming regulations to regulate the market. They created a new bill, which has...Jan 23, 2024Epic Games Humbles Google. Is Apple Next?
Epic Games Humbles Google. Is Apple Next?
The only time that gaming and online gambling tend to crossover is when it comes to the divisive topic of loot boxes and whether they should be deemed to be gambling due to their use of slot-like inducements. However, Epic Games' latest victory c...Jan 03, 2024Brazil Chamber of Deputies Okays Sports Betting & iGaming Regulation
Brazil Chamber of Deputies Okays Sports Betting & iGaming Regulation
South American powerhouse Brazil has taken a giant leap towards legalizing sports betting and iGaming. Bill 3626/2023 has been languishing in the legislative process, and the latest move by the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies will be a relief for all t...Dec 26, 2023Ontario Bans Use of Pro Athletes & Celebrities in Sports Betting Ads
Ontario Bans Use of Pro Athletes & Celebrities in Sports Betting Ads
In a move geared towards protecting vulnerable youth, Ontario has banned professional athletes’ appearances in online gambling ads, with the new restrictions poised to take effect on February 28, 2024. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AG...Aug 31, 2023Macau Junket Boss Jailed 14 Years for Illegal Gambling & Money Laundering
Macau Junket Boss Jailed 14 Years for Illegal Gambling & Money Laundering
On Friday, April 21, Macau’s second-largest Junket operator, Levo Chan Weng Li, was slapped with a 14-year prison sentence for his role in running an illegal gambling ring worth billions of dollars. Chan is the founder, chairman, and controlling shar...Apr 23, 2023India Slams the Door on Crypto Exchanges
India Slams the Door on Crypto Exchanges
crypto casinos are growing more popular and, as such, catching the eye of governing bodies and authorities globally. While crypto gaming has less restrictive features in most areas, India has taken a different approach. In 2023, India announced...Jan 18, 2024UKGC £19.2 Million Fine Smashes World Record Holding Slot Win
UKGC £19.2 Million Fine Smashes World Record Holding Slot Win
When the online gambling community reports on numbers like “£19.2 million", it is usually connected to an impressive progressive jackpot win. In fact, the current registered Guinness World Record for the "largest jackpot payout in an online slot mac...Mar 28, 2023Chile Opens its Doors to Licensed and Regulated Online Gambling
Chile Opens its Doors to Licensed and Regulated Online Gambling
More government officials are shifting focus to online gaming or, more specifically, the regulation thereof. Chile is among the latest to finally focus on implementing gaming regulations to regulate the market. They created a new bill, which has...Jan 23, 2024Epic Games Humbles Google. Is Apple Next?
Epic Games Humbles Google. Is Apple Next?
The only time that gaming and online gambling tend to crossover is when it comes to the divisive topic of loot boxes and whether they should be deemed to be gambling due to their use of slot-like inducements. However, Epic Games' latest victory c...Jan 03, 2024Brazil Chamber of Deputies Okays Sports Betting & iGaming Regulation
Brazil Chamber of Deputies Okays Sports Betting & iGaming Regulation
South American powerhouse Brazil has taken a giant leap towards legalizing sports betting and iGaming. Bill 3626/2023 has been languishing in the legislative process, and the latest move by the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies will be a relief for all t...Dec 26, 2023Ontario Bans Use of Pro Athletes & Celebrities in Sports Betting Ads
Ontario Bans Use of Pro Athletes & Celebrities in Sports Betting Ads
In a move geared towards protecting vulnerable youth, Ontario has banned professional athletes’ appearances in online gambling ads, with the new restrictions poised to take effect on February 28, 2024. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AG...Aug 31, 2023Macau Junket Boss Jailed 14 Years for Illegal Gambling & Money Laundering
Macau Junket Boss Jailed 14 Years for Illegal Gambling & Money Laundering
On Friday, April 21, Macau’s second-largest Junket operator, Levo Chan Weng Li, was slapped with a 14-year prison sentence for his role in running an illegal gambling ring worth billions of dollars. Chan is the founder, chairman, and controlling shar...Apr 23, 2023Canada Finally Welcomes Legal Single-Event Sports Betting
Canada Finally Welcomes Legal Single-Event Sports Betting
The passing into law of Bill C-218 is a watershed moment in the history of legal gambling in Canada as the long anticipated single-event sports betting bill finally received Royal Assent. Paul Burns, President of the Canadian Gaming Association (...Jul 04, 2021Gov. Mills Shoots Down Tribal Gaming Bill in Maine
Gov. Mills Shoots Down Tribal Gaming Bill in Maine
On Wednesday, Governor Janet Mills of Maine vetoed LD 554, a bill that sought to give the state’s federally recognized Native American Tribes authority to open brick-and-mortar casinos and operate other gambling businesses within their tribal lands....Jul 01, 2021New Jersey Legislators Pass Fixed Odds Horse Racing Wagering Bill
New Jersey Legislators Pass Fixed Odds Horse Racing Wagering Bill
After several months of debate, legislators in New Jersey have finally entered the final lap of ushering fixed-odds betting for horse racing into the state. Referred to as the Fixed Odds Wagering Act, the bill authorizing fixed-odds betting on horse...Jun 30, 2021Virginia’s Ban On Skill Games to Take Effect On July 1st
Virginia’s Ban On Skill Games to Take Effect On July 1st
For some time in the Commonwealth of Virginia, slot-like terminals popularly known as skill games had been operating in a sort of a grey area of state law. As a result, the so-called skill games are widely accessible in truck stops and convenience st...Jun 28, 2021Veikkaus Announces Permanent Online Casino Restrictions for Finland
Veikkaus Announces Permanent Online Casino Restrictions for Finland
The Finnish online gambling community received some bad news earlier this month when Veikkaus, the country’s government-owned gambling monopoly, announced that several of the short-term gambling restrictions were now permanent. In response to fea...Jun 27, 2021Bundestag Okays 5.3% Online Gambling Turnover Tax in Germany
Bundestag Okays 5.3% Online Gambling Turnover Tax in Germany
The national parliament of Germany, the Bundestag, has rubberstamped a contentious bill under the State Treaty on Gambling (GlüNeuRStv) after it received approval from state-level lawmakers back in March. According to the new bill, a 5.3% online gamb...Jun 27, 2021Wire Act Appeal Window Closes, Opening New Horizons for US Online Gambling
Wire Act Appeal Window Closes, Opening New Horizons for US Online Gambling
In a breakthrough turn of events, the Wire Act case is officially resolved after the appeal window for the US Department (DOJ) of Justice expired without a pursuit to review the decision of the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Back in J...Jun 23, 2021DraftKings Faces Allegations of Profiting from Black Market Gambling
DraftKings Faces Allegations of Profiting from Black Market Gambling
Popular American daily fantasy sports betting operator DraftKings is facing a disastrous downturn in its reputation and stock valuations after a report by an investment research firm Hindenburg Research claimed to find links between the company and i...Jun 21, 2021UK High Court Orders Football Index to Repay Players £3.5m
UK High Court Orders Football Index to Repay Players £3.5m
The High Court of England and Wales in London has offered relief to some of the account holders who lost money in the Football Index crash. The London High Court has issued a new court order instructing the Jersey-based soccer betting company to comp...Jun 14, 2021Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards Sings A Sports Betting Tax Bill
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards Sings A Sports Betting Tax Bill
On Monday, the governor of Louisiana, John Bel Edwards, signed off on the first of a pair of bills that are supposed to usher in regulated retail and online sports betting in The Pelican State. In last year’s November ballot, Louisiana along with Mar...Jun 09, 2021Miami Beach Mayor Urges DOI to Reject the New Florida-Seminole Gaming Compact
Miami Beach Mayor Urges DOI to Reject the New Florida-Seminole Gaming Compact
Dan Gelber, the mayor of Miami Beach, Florida, is going after the new tribal-state gaming expansion compact with guns blazing, calling for the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) to reject it. On Thursday, the Miami Beach mayor sent a lengthy nine-...Jun 06, 2021Northern Ireland Plan to Reform Their Decades Old Gambling Bill
Northern Ireland Plan to Reform Their Decades Old Gambling Bill
While the rest of the world has been looking to multi-license regulated online gambling as a revenue generation method, Northern Ireland has continued to work within the parameters of the legislation it instituted in 1985. However, Northern Irela...Jun 01, 2021