The first law for Israel that poses a number of restrictions on the internet has been approved on July 24th, by the Israeli government, which permits the Court to block or remove internet sites that promote illegal gambling, prostitution, child pornography, online dealing of hard drugs, crime and terrorism. If a provider does not comply […]

Two online gaming operators, the Gibraltar-based Coral Interactive and LeoVegas, have been imposed by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) as their campaigns have considered to be misleading by the regulator. ASA took action as there were several complaints by people who interpreted the content of their ads as irresponsible and misleading. Coral Interactive’s ad featured […]

The European online gaming operator, GoWild, announced that it has been awarded by the UK Gambling Commission a Remote Gambling Operating Licence. The acquisition of the licence is really a great achievement for the company and a point of great pride since the United Kingdom is considered one of the largest and most powerful gambling […]

Netherlands’ top court “District Court of The Hague”, ruled last week that the Dutch Gaming Authority, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), has the right to fine iGaming operators that were found to have breached Netherlands gambling laws, after several fined gaming operators complained that the Regulatory Body punished them unrighteously. On July 13th, the Court found that the […]

The organising company of (MIGS) Malta iGaming Seminar and iGaming Business, the leading publishing house and event specialists, have announced a partnership to jointly organise the Malta-based c-level iGaming Conference. Michael Caselli, Editor in Chief of iGaming Business said “We are very excited about this new partnership. We have been a fan and a major […]

On Tuesday, the Irish government has approved a legislation that will change the age limit for gambling to 18 years old, under the new ‘Courts and Civil Liabilities Bill’ (Miscellaneous Provisions), paving the way for the modernization of the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956 as per The Journal Ireland. The Courts and Civil Liberties (Miscellaneous […]

Today a White Paper proposing major reforms to Malta’s Gaming Legal Framework is been published by the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA), which is open for public consultation for around five weeks. Both Silvio Schembri, Parliamentary Secretary for Financial Services and Joseph Cuschier, Executive Chairman of the MGA presented the White Paper today morning. Gaming laws […]

The global leader in sports betting, SBTech, has launched www.winmasters.com.cy, becoming the first sportsbook platform supplier to enter the Cypriot market, just six months after the agreement was signed between SBTech and Winmasters. Winmasters becomes one of the eighth operators to be awarded a Class B license by the Cypriot National Betting Authority (NBA). The […]

The Swedish Gaming operator, Betsson in a one-page press release that appeared on its corporate website on Friday, has announced that it has written to the European Commission outlining what it calls “the continued breach by the Dutch authorities of EU law”. The action follows the five-year delay from Holland to pass laws to bring […]

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has unveiled on Wednesday its new enforcement strategy, for gambling operators who violate the terms of their licensing agreements to face higher penalties. The plans include to reduce the possibility for the operator to renew his licence. The strategy came into force since Wednesday, following a three-month consultation with industry […]

The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) and the Esports Integrity Coalition (ESIC) have agreed on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in order to keep integrity of eSports and online betting. With this collaboration, the two parties will work together to prevent the illegal manipulation of esports events and competitions. Established in 2015, ESIC is a non […]

The UK gov announced that the findings of the fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBT) long-awaited review will be delayed until the autumn, following a rift between the Treasury and the government department responsible for the gambling industry over regulation of the controversial machines. Tory MP Tracey Crouch, the Conservative minister confirmed the decision during Thursday House […]