Brazil land-based bill rapporteur expects vote on bill before year end
The wait for land-based legalisation in Brazil continues after the vote on Bill 2,234/2022, which includes casinos, bingo, jogo de bicho and betting on horseracing, was once again pushed back in...
View ArticleNorthern Ireland parliamentary group calls for tougher gambling ad restrictions
The Republic of Ireland’s parliament passed its wide-ranging Gambling Regulation Bill on 16 October, which includes a complete overhaul of Ireland’s gambling sector, as well as new measures on...
View ArticleFinland sends gambling regulation to EC, licensed operators can offer...
Finland is preparing to usher in competitive online gambling in January 2026 as it moves away from its legacy monopoly model and the monopoly operator Veikkaus competes against licensed operators for...
View ArticleSingapore publishes Anti-Money Laundering Strategy
Singapore has been on high alert for financial crimes since a high-profile money-laundering case dating back to 2023. On 30 October, the government published its National Anti-Money Laundering (AML)...
View ArticleLoterj files lawsuit to suspend SPA list of approved operators in Brazil
Loterj is refuting the legality of the SPA’s list of approved operators. In the lawsuit, Loterj has requested the list of federally approved operators be immediately suspended until the operators pay...
View ArticleOhio sports betting handle reaches year-high $863.0 million in September
The September total is 25.0% ahead of the same month last year and 57.5% up from August this year. It is also the third-highest monthly total on record in Ohio, behind $864.2 million in November 2023...
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State of the Union: ESPN-ESPN Bet now linked, Missouri initiative opposition,...
ESPN Bet-ESPN linking now available Penn Entertainment and ESPN Friday (1 November) announced that ESPN and ESPN Bet accounts can now be linked. Consumers can “seamlessly track upcoming, live and...
View ArticleBally’s agrees to sell Asian interactive business
Revealed in a Form 8-K filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the deal was agreed on 31 October. Bally’s published the form a day later. The business in question covers interactive...
View ArticleVirginia operators report strong September while fate of fifth casino will be...
According to the Virginia Lottery report released on Friday (1 November), operators paid out $550.2 million in wins and had a combined hold of 11.5%. That was the third highest hold of the year....
View ArticleBrazil ministry of justice requests more information from betting applicants...
Through the National Consumer Secretariat (Senacon), the MJSP on Friday (1 October) requested the companies supply detailed information on advertising, bonuses and restrictions on access by minors to...
View ArticleMissouri regulator: Casinos will get one betting platform per location
It’s been widely understood that due to the wording of the proposal, land-based casino companies would get the rights to one digital licence per company instead of one per location. This...
View ArticleIn Macau casinos, October topped May for best post-Covid performance
For the month, Macau casinos raked in gross gaming revenue (GGR) of MOP20.8 billion (£2 billion, €2.4 billion, $2.6 billion). That’s 6% more than the previous post-pandemic high of MOP$20.2 billion,...
View ArticleOnline growth fails to halt Denmark gambling revenue decline in September
Revenue for September was DKK533 million (£62 million/€74 million/$81 million), data from Denmark regulator Spillemyndigheden shows. This falls short of DKK569 million last year and is also 3.2% less...
View ArticleWeekend Report: Jakarta officials charged over online gambling, Kyrgyzstan...
Jakarta ministry officials face charges over online gambling Up first, 11 ministry officials working within the Indonesian government’s communication and digitalisation ministry face charges over...
View ArticleWynn CEO “bullish” despite missing targets; debt goes down as Al Marjan...
On its third-quarter earnings call, Wynn CEO Craig Billings led with the buyback, saying that it shows how the company’s ongoing “enthusiasm” about its finances. He went on to say that the buyback...
View ArticleDutch regulator takes aim at operators over gambling sponsorship breaches
KSA did not disclose the identities of the operators involved in the breaches. However, the Dutch regulator said each provider had been reprimanded for breaking sponsorship rules in the country. This...
View ArticleNorway tightens bingo rules with loss limits and mandatory player registration
The introduction of new measures will be staggered, Norway’s culture and equality minister Lubna Jaffery said. Rules will apply to games at bingo halls across the country. “Electronic bingo games in...
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From Virginia to Missouri, voters to decide fate of these gambling proposals...
For the gambling industry as a whole, a decision by Missouri voters to allow statewide retail and digital sports betting would be a prize. Should voters approve Amendment 2, Missouri would be the only...
View ArticleMartin Lewis charity launches programme to help banks tackle gambling harms
Funded bya regulatory settlement approved by the Gambling Commission, the Gambling Harms Action Lab will run for three years. The programme will work with current account providers to develop and...
View ArticlePetersburg, Virginia voters overwhelmingly approve a casino
The opportunity for Petersburg residents to be heard exists because Richmond residents twice voted against building a casino. With all precincts reporting Tuesday night, the proposal was approved...
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