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The Responsible Gambling Strategy Board (RGSB) has issued its advice to the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) on the new National Strategy to Reduce Gambling Harms. The RGSB has submitted ten primary recommendations, many of which build on its previously publicised advice. Among the RGSB’s recommendations is its belief that treatment should rest with Great Britain health departments and not, as …
After years of legalisation efforts, the Netherlands Senate approved remote gambling legislation on Tuesday. René Jansen, chairman of the board of directors of Dutch Gaming Authority, Kanspelautoriteit (KSA), describes the Senate’s approval as a ‘milestone’. ‘The amendment of the Betting and Gaming Act enables the KSA to protect participants in online games of chance. This is not possible on …
The United Kingdom’s Gambling Commission (UKGC), despite being known as one of the most active regulators in the industry, has come under fire following the infiltration of bet365’s employee training centre by a Daily Mail journalist. The expose reveals bet365 awarding “big losers” weekly cash returns of up to 10 percent to keep vulnerable customers locked in a cycle of …
176 online gambling websites have been blocked following an instruction from the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to internet gateway and telecom departments this past weekend. “It might take few more hours to block all the sites completely as blocking any site is so technical,” Md Emdadul Hoque, general secretary of the Internet Service Provider Association of Bangladesh (ISPAB), said. Telecom …
A Chinese cross-border online gambling operation has been bust following a complaint to authorities by a gambler who said he lost over 100,000 yuan on social platform QQ back in November 2018 (see previous report). An investigation by Chinese Police found the business, involving over 130 million yuan (approx. GBP 14.8 million), was operated by Chinese nationals …
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) is once again calling for public comment on further changes to the Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice (LCCP) specifically concerning Alternative Dispute Resolution, Customer Interaction and Gambling Blocking Software. The UKGC is proposing that licensees be required to only use ADR providers that meet its additional standards as well as suggesting operators provide …
Spain’s gambling authority La Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego launched a consultation earlier this week inviting the public to weigh-in on the proposed formation of a National sports integrity commission tasked with combating the manipulation of sports competitions and fraud in sports betting. The public is invited to submit their observations by March 8, 2019. The …
Latest figures from New Jersey’s Division of Gaming Enforcement reflect a 24.6 percent rise in total gaming revenue to $229.6 million compared to January 2018. Casino Win increased 9.2 percent to total $177.3 million vs $162.4 million in January 2018, while Internet Gaming Win was $33.6 million, up 53 percent. January 2019’s Sports Wagering Gross Revenue was …
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) published new identification (ID) verification rules Thursday, effective May 7, 2019. The new rules, which follow an open consultation, will ensure operators verify customers’ age and identity details faster. A present online operators have 72 hours to carry out verification checks, and while play can commence, customers cannot withdraw winnings until the …
The Dutch Senate is finally dipping its toe into the details of the Remote Gambling Act (RGA) and the Casino Regime (Modernisation) Draft Act after a two-year lag in a Plenary Session held earlier this week to discuss the matter. The Plenary Session was halted to allow the Minister of Legal Protection time to gather information on several questions Senate members posed. The …
The Virginia State Senate has passed bill SB 1126 authorising voters to choose whether they want gambling expansion, or not, by way of a referendum. The Senate voted 28-12 in favour of the bill, however, the measure would still need to be approved by the House of Delegates, receive the Governor’s signature and be voted for by Virginia voters. Optimistically, …
According to a media report on Swedish TV broadcaster SVT Tuesday, Minister of Public Administration Ardalan Shekarabi has called in stakeholders to discuss the newly re-regulated gambling market’s “aggressive and unrestrained advertising”. “If the industry is unable to take responsibility and observe moderation in advertising for gambling, then I will not hesitate to progress with …
The Isle of Man (IOM) Gambling Supervision Commission (GSC), has introduced a new Software Supplier License (B2B) ensuring software suppliers meet the same standards as those of the GSC-licensed operators they supply their games to. “Software Supplier Licence (B2B) has been developed over recent months after high demand from companies located around the world requesting to be licensed by …
An agreement has been reached at the eighth meeting of the joint Ministerial Council between the United Kingdom and Gibraltar across a number of sectors following Britain’s exit from the European Union (BREXIT). The meeting, attended by five UK ministers, agreed cooperation in the gambling, environmental and transport sectors, among others. Minister of the Department …
The UK Advertising Standards Authority (UKASA) has revealed the results of a study that show a 40 percent decline in children’s exposure to gambling advertisements between 2013 and 2017. Between 2008 and 2017, exposure increased 25 percent from an average in 2008 of 2.2 ads per week (the first full year in which ads for gaming and …
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has warned licensees on including non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in settlement agreements with consumers. “Some of these agreements may have had the effect of preventing those consumers from reporting regulatory concerns to us, by either excluding disclosure to any third party or, in some cases, explicitly preventing customers from contacting the Gambling Commission.” The UKGC …
The Australian Federal Government is preparing the establishment of a National Sports Integrity Commission by 2020, local media report. The commission will be tasked with addressing match-fixing and corruption in Australian sport through pooled intelligence from State and Federal policing agencies. Recommendations from The Wood Review, commissioned by the Australian Government, recommended three focus areas: sports wagering regulation, monitoring and …
London-based pools betting provider, Colossus Bets, has secured a totalisator license from the Oregon Racing Commission (ORC) enabling the company to offer lottery-sized sports jackpots to North American betting operators. Colossus Bets’ chief executive Bernard Marantelli: “We are looking forward to bringing the Colossus formula of lotto-sized jackpots with leg-by-leg Cash Out and crowdfunded syndicates to North American horseplayers. …
Thai authorities have arrested sixteen people for the illegal operation of online gambling sites following coordinated raids across across six provinces. Police named sbotded, sbolucky666, sbohero888 and sure999 as among those websites identified. “Their [online gambling operations] combined cash flow is over Bt300 million [GBP 7.3 million],” Pol Lt-General Surachate Hakparn, chief of Thailand’s Action Taskforce for Information Technology Crime Suppression, …
Market research firm, Motivaction, has released results from a survey on illegal gambling commissioned by Holland Casino. According to the responses of 15,000 adults, illegal gambling has increased 20 percent in the past two years equating to 1.8 million online gamblers creating turnover of an estimated Euro 600 million which would have generated upwards of Euro 175 …
The Slovakian Parliament has reportedly over-ruled President Andreja Kiska’s veto on, and adopted new gambling law, local media report. The veto was over-ruled with the support of numerous opposition MP’s, and the new law which sets out a licensing and regulatory framework for gambling, was adopted. The legislation opens the market to foreign operators within the European Union effectively …
In a brief media statement, Betway refuted multiple media reports that it was under investigation by Belgian authorities saying it had not received any communication from the Belgian Gaming Commission that this is the case. Our readers will recall those reports indicated that Betway had been criticised by Belgian authorities for alleged links to various …
Online betting operator Betway has been under scrutiny by the Belgian Gaming Commission (BGC) for the past year and today (Wednesday) a meeting of six BGC ministers has agreed to begin sanction procedures, multiple Belgian media reports indicated Wednesday. According to various pieces, the BGC has criticised Betway for alleged links to various companies mentioned in the Paradise Papers, a …
GVC Holdings PLC has launched a global responsible gambling campaign, ‘Changing for the Bettor’, which is being spearheaded by a major new research project into problem gambling with the Division on Addiction, Cambridge Health Alliance, a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital. The campaign comprises of seven pillars, each of which have substantive projects attached: Understanding the problem and …