On Monday, the Malta-based Swedish operator Betsson released a statement saying “The board of directors and CEO Ulrik Bengtsson have agreed that shall leave the position as president and CEO of Betsson. Following this agreement, Ulrik Bengtsson has chosen to leave his position immediately. No details have been given for his departure. Betsson’s appointed Pontus […]

Gibraltar-based, UK-listed online gambling company 888 Holdings Plc has been fined by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) a record penalty of £7.8m over its failings to protect vulnerable and problem gamblers. The UKGC highlighted a technical failure which meant 7,000 customers who had chosen to banned themselves from gambling from their 888 accounts were still […]

Yesterday, the MGA announced the launch of a “new efficient and user-friendly Licensee Relationship Management System” accessible through a secure and dedicated web portal. The announcement was made by Malta Gaming Authority’s Executive Chairman, Joseph Cuschieri and the Parliamentary Secretary for Financial Services, Digital Economy and Innovation, Hon. Silvio Schembri, on a press conference. The […]

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) releases stats for problem gambling, warning the government to take further action against addiction as 400,000 Brits are chronic gamblers. The regulators have also warned that a 4 per cent of the population is ‘at risk’ of addiction. The report also includes: – 63% of adults had participated in some […]

Austria’s government is considering to entitle the internet service providers (ISPs) of the country to block any international website domains that are breaking the local laws. The Ministry of the Interior is planning to revise the Telecommunications Act 2003 in order the local ISPs will be authorised to use “traffic management measures” to prevent any […]

Isle of Man online gambling company GVC Holdings has failed in its attempt to takeover the UK bookmaker Ladbrokes Coral Plc with an offer worth a potential £3.6 billion. The two companies ended talks “in recent weeks” for a number of reasons such as disagreement over the value of Ladbrokes Coral. According to the Financial […]

Japanese Government has proposed new rules for the upcoming IRs (Integrated Resorts). The report is an overview of a Bill – known as Diet that features a set of suggestions on how to regulate the country’s nascent casino industry, such as restrictions on the access of Japanese residents to facilities and measures against organized crime […]

Following the 10 unlicensed online betting operators which have been blocked in mid-July, Slovakia has now blacklisted other 6 operators which have been serving locals without a licence. The operators are forced by the Authorities to take down the websites within 10 days, before they will pay a penalty of €500,000. The first blacklist released […]

Since last Monday, the professional sports tipster network Betting Gods has been based and operating in Malta. After months of preparation Betting Gods has finallly moved from Derby, UK to St Julian’s, Malta, alongside Portomaso Marina. Founder, Darren Moore, said: “After months of preparation we are delighted to now officially be 100% based and operating […]

After a year of operating in the UK, daily fantasy sports operator FanDuel has announced that it has shut down its UK activities. The announcement was sent to its players via e-mail and also confirmed its market closure via Twitter. The following message appeared on FanDunel’s UK homepage since Friday: “You made the 2016/17 season […]

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 […]