After two years and four months worth of delays, the British Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) has finally released its white paper on gambling reform. Formally known as the Gambling Act review White Paper, the document outlines a variety of gambling reforms that range from affordability checks to slot machine limits. In…
After years of delay, the British government is finally releasing its white paper on proposed reforms to the country's gambling industry. While no one knows how big an impact the paper will actually have on UK-facing operators, the initial signs point towards modest changes to common business practices rather than very radical ones. British Culture…
F Five National Football League (NFL) players have been suspended for violating the League's gambling policies, including four players from the Detroit Lions. Jameson Williams, Quintez Cephus, Stanley Berryhill and C.J. Moore of the Lions, and Washington Commanders Shaka Toney of the Washington Commanders, all caught suspensions that range from six games to an indefinite…
Beginning July 1, gambling operators in Holland will be barred from nearly every type of advertising. The gambling ad ban has the support of Dutch Minister for Legal Protection Franc Weerwind is meant to protect people under the age of 24 from problem gambling, while still maintaining a regulated gaming environment that doesn't send players…
The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) will not be following its British counterpart, the Premier League, when it comes to banning gambling logos from the team jerseys. That's what SPFL officials made clear in an announcement this week that is steeped in a spirit of independence that would make Scottish her William Wallace proud. SPFL…
Are the days of Wayne Gretzky and other Canadian celebrities endorsing Ontario sports betting operators coming to a close? A proposed ban on celebrity sportsbook endorsements is on the agenda for the May 8 meeting of The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO). If the proposed ban is approved, it could trigger a domino…
The Premier League has finally decided to give front-of-shirt gambling logo sponsorships the boot once and for all. The move comes after an extensive debate about whether sponsorship money trumps the bad public relations that were stemming from criticism of the league's prominent placement of gambling operator logos on the front of League jerseys. According…
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall ordered a raid on 14 bingo halls that are accused of offering access to electronic gambling devices. The raid is the latest salvo in a decades-long political battle in the state over what actually constitutes a bingo game. Bingo is the only form of regulated gambling available in Alabama and…
American Gaming Association (AGA) President and CEO Bill Miller is mad as hell, and he isn't going to take it anymore. That's the vibe he gives off in a letter published recently in the Hill magazine. Miller was responding to a March 27 column in the influential Washington D.C. newspaper by Sheldon H. Jacobson titled,…
Several Missouri lawmakers are attempting to sabotage efforts to legalize sports betting in the Show-Me State as part of their efforts to legalize video lottery terminals (VLTs). Several State Senators are on board with a poison pill proposal that would force regulated sports betting operators to pay a $4 per session fee every time a…
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