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 […]

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 […]