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Australia Prepares the National Self-Exclusion Register
The Australian authorities have confirmed the fact that new legislation will be introduced in order to create a national register of self-exclusion for the country’s citizens. In accordance with the new regulations,...
12:03, 26 November
Ukrainian Government to Release Gambling Bill Text
The Ukrainian authorities have recently presented the full text of the document aimed at gambling legalization in the state including iGaming and online betting. According to the draft bill, the list of legal types of...
11:09, 5 November
New Gambling Regulations Come into Force in the UK
Changes to the UK gambling Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice (LCCP) have entered into force on October 31. Their aim is to make gambling safer and fairer for customers. The Gambling Commission, which has ...
14:26, 1 November
The Czech Ministry of Finance Is in Favour of Gambling Tax Increase
The Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic has defended the decision concerning the introduction of the higher taxes on some gambling activities after concerns regarding its possible negative consequences were ...
16:34, 31 October
Ukraine’s Finance Minister Claims Legalization of Gambling will Bring a High Revenue
Oksana Markarova, the Minister of Finance of Ukraine, communicated with the journalist representing an online magazine Levyi Bereg (Левый берег) and claimed that legalization of gambling would bring the revenue...
17:02, 29 October
Slot Association Formulated Suggestions regarding New German’s Gambling Regulations
The Deutsche Automatenwirtschaft (DAW), an association of Germany’s gaming machine institutions, has named a list of the most important problems that must be covered since the country’s authorities are going to hold ...
12:17, 22 October
Swedish Regulator Absolved Four Operators of Guilt in Underage Betting
Swedish gambling regulatory body Spelinspektionen has dropped the charges against four operators that were suspected of offering betting on sports events where most participants were underage. The country’s ...
12:35, 18 October
Swiss iGaming Blacklist Extended
The list of online gaming domains banned on the territory of Switzerland added sixteen more items. The reason – according to the recent survey, gambling on the internet provokes addictive behavior. On October 8, ...
10:20, 9 October
New Gambling Authority to Be Launched in France
France has decided to replace the current gambling regulatory body with a new one – the National Gambling Authority (ANJ). This measure has been taken at the forefront of the French lottery group (FDJ) privatization....
15:53, 7 October
YGAM and Betknowmore join forces to ‘drive greater social impact’ through authentic training
The UK-based charity, Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust (YGAM), has partnered with gambling support service Betknowmore UK to deliver a ‘purposeful, authentic and genuine’ approach to their training ...
14:18, 7 October
Panama will Cancel Tax on Gambling
La Junta de Control de Juegos (JCJ) intends to cancel a 5.5% tax on gambling and other betting activities. Thus, the authorities are trying to attract more foreigners. In the first eight months of 2019, gambling in ...
08:56, 7 October
The Central Bank Chief: Online Gambling Ban Would not Affect the Philippines
According to the Philippines Central Bank Governor Benjamin Diokno, the online gambling ban would not strongly affect the country’s economy. China has put pressure on the Philippines for allowing online offshore ...
17:01, 4 October
Ukrainian Gambling Legislation Draft Approved
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved the new draft legislation regarding the gambling industry legalization in the country. According to the cabinet’s representatives, gambling operation will be allowed only...
11:34, 2 October
European Consumer Protection Standards Are Called into Question
According to EGBA (the European Gaming and Betting Association), gambling regulation has to be aimed not only at promoting iGaming companies’ interests but safeguarding consumers’ rights as well. The association ...
12:14, 1 October
UK Gambling Commission Pushes for Cooperation with ‘Experts by Gambling Experience’
The special commission in Scotland will work closely with people who know from their own experience what the negative consequences of gambling might be. It is seeking to heed the views of people who have learned about ...
10:50, 26 September
Online Gambling Will Be Forbidden in Taiwan
The Taiwanese Ministry of Justice has suggested bringing changes to its laws in order to forbid online gambling. The authorities believe online gambling is the reason for many issues in the country. The Ministry of ...
11:20, 23 September
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