gambling regulation

The Widely-Publicized Ban on Credit Card Gambling Comes Into Force in the UK As of the 14th of April, 2020, UK players can no longer gamble online using credit cards. The UK Gambling Commission announced that the credit card gambling ban came into force, by issuing an official statement on its...

Germany’s Online Gambling Regulation for 2021 The online gambling industry continues to grow every year. The annual revenues are bigger at each 12-month mark. The current global annual revenue by online casinos is around $60 billion and experts believe that the number will double in the next 2...

Regardless of the Election Outcome, the UK 2005 Gambling Act Will Face Changes Online gambling operators with a UK license are about to face even stricter restrictions, regardless of which party wins the UK General Election that will take part on the 12th of December. The 2005 Gambling Act...

UK Cross-Party MPs Request for a £2 Stake Cut to Be Introduced on Online Slots, Too You probably remember the chaos caused by the fixed-odds betting machines stake cut at the beginning of 2019? Giant land-based gambling operators started reporting revenue loss and shop closures. Small...

The Swedish Regulator Will Work Closely with 15 Agencies to Combat Terrorism Financing and Money Laundering It seems like the Swedish regulator Spelinspektionen aims to have the toughest regulatory principles in entire Europe. The watchdog isn't going to rest until gambling is kept completely...

Schleswig-Holstein to Put Forward a New Legislation With Plans to Extend Expired Gambling Licenses The state legislators from Schleswig-Holstein proposed putting forward a new legislative bill that would extend iGaming licenses provided to operators across the state which have expired...

The gambling regulators in Malta and Sweden, the Malta Gaming Authority and Spelinspektionen have joined forces to create a framework for enhanced cooperation between the countries. They have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to further improve the authorities’ mutually common values...

The Netherlands House of Representatives has moved to approve the Remote Gaming Act on 19th February 2019 following years of obstruction and debate on the matter. They have set the foundations for a regulated and licensed online gambling market which complies with the EU competition's standards...

After years of efforts on the part of the legislation, Dutch players will finally be able to legally play top-notch online casino games developed by world-class game software providers. The Netherlands Senate has finally approved remote gambling on 19th of February 2019, two and a half years...

In a sign of protest against the monopolistic stance towards gambling in Norway, major European online gambling operators have founded a group with the aim to press the government to reassess the restrictive gambling policy. Cherry AB, Betsson, Kindred Group and Gaming Innovation Group have...

Swedish Gambling Regulator Spelinspektionen Warns Operators to Abide by the New Rules or Else In a public statement on Tuesday, the Swedish gambling regulator has warned new licensees to comply with the new rules unless they want to face the sternest consequences. Spelinspektionen, the...

Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has made significant progress in Sweden’s newly regulated gambling market by securing two new licenses in the latest round of regulated permits. The group will use one of the licenses to cover its in-house brands that incorporate well-known names such as Guts...

The Government of Curacao Set to Tighten Online Gambling Supervision and Regulation There are myriad of online casinos that proudly display of being licensed and regulated by the Government of Curacao. But did you know that those casinos actually operate unhindered for years, since no one...

Swedish Regulatory Body Lotteriinspektionen Issues Its First Batch of Online Gambling Licenses Although the licenses will formally become active on January 1, 2019, several gambling operators have received their Lotteriinspektionen online gambling licenses. The list of licensees includes some...

The Swedish Gaming Regulatory Body Lotteriinspektionen Has Received over 55 Applications for Online Gambling License A few days ago, the gambling watchdog, the Swedish gaming regulatory body Lotteriinspektionen has announced that they have received over 55 online gambling license applications...

Sweden checked off a successful first day of its new gambling license process, after no less than 22 companies applied. Top names that already operate in Sweden such as Betsson and Svenska Spel were among those who made a submission for a license on the first day. Not all companies made an...

The Slovakian government has said that it is making plans to introduce a regulated online gambling market in the country sometime next year. The planned relaxation of online gambling restrictions has been welcomed by Slovakia’s gaming sector. According to reports, the country has already...

New efforts are being made in Belarus to introduce a legal and regulated online gambling market, it was see last week. The country’s Minister of Taxes and Levies, Sergei Nalivaiko introduced a bill that will hopefully tap into the revenue that the country is losing out of by not having a...

We are halfway through the year, and it is safe to say that Europe’s regulatory landscape when it comes to gambling has seen many changes already. It will be interesting to see what the next six months hold for European gambling laws. While there have been multiple countries who have introduced...