Ukraine’s legislature, the Verkhovna Rada, has passed a bill to regulate both online and land-based gambling with 248 votes. The new version of the bill allows gambling advertising but also decreases license fees. Originally introduced in 2019, Bill 2285-D, was pushed forward by Oleg Marusyak. Although it initially failed to pass at first reading in December of that year, […]

The outbreak of Coronavirus (Covid-19) continues to cause disruption to gambling markets around the world, while a host of sporting events have also been suspended in an effort to slow the spread of the disease.

113 suspects for running illegal gambling dens have been arrested recently by the Turkish authorities, as the country has highly regulated Gambling Laws. A further 709 people were also arrested who were allegedly involved in other crimes. 28,000 police officers police and military officers deployed for the search on over 20,000 locations such as coffee […]

The Minister for Public Administration in Sweden, Ardalan Shekarabi, recently announced the formation of a commission that will decide whether a “total or partial ban on gambling advertising” should be implemented. If a blanket ban is implemented, then the former gambling monopolies of the state will only strengthen their dominance in the industry. Shekarabi also […]

The Gambling Commission has today announced new rules which online operators must follow to make gambling safer and fairer. The new rules, which follow an open consultation, will ensure operators verify customers’ age and identity details faster which will benefit consumers. Until now, online gambling businesses have been allowed 72 hours to carry out age verification checks. […]

The government of Turkey has started a nationwide illegal online gambling crackdown, even as its search for a new technology partner for the functioning of state-run sports betting is on. The Cybercrime Division Branch of the Istanbul Security Directorate conducted simultaneous raids across 40 provinces.

British online gambling company 888 Holdings Plc said on Thursday Chief Executive Itai Frieberger was stepping down, and would be replaced by Chief Operating Officer Itai Pazner. Frieberger, who worked with the company for more than 14 years, will remain as a director for a period of up to 12 months. Itai Pazner, the new CEO of 888, […]

Albania’s parliament today (Wednesday) passed laws that will boycott online betting and forbid different types of betting from the end of this year. The restriction will come into power from January 1 and comes after an administration campaign went for handling enslavement, diminishing the danger of match settling in game and securing family unit funds. […]

Hermes Airports Ltd and Integrated Casino Resorts Cyprus Ltd (ICR Cyprus) have consented to a business arrangement for two areas at Larnaca International Airport to be utilized as a “satellite casino” .

Hundreds of online gambling affiliates have been warned by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) regarding the nuisance texts. ICO has launched an investigation into claims that companies are bombarding millions of people with spam messages. The watchdog agency released a notice expressing the concern that companies may not be using personal data in accordance with […]