Despite the worldwide gambling boom, layoffs and job loss are a very real threat to anyone working in the regulated gaming industry; just ask the 300 employees who were recently made redundant at Danish operator Better Collective. Those job losses were recently addressed by company CEO Jesper Søgaard during a recent Q3 earnings report. Søgaard…
The Belgian Council of State, the country's highest administrative court, is upholding key components of a 2019 Royal Decree that imposed strict loss limits and bonus bans on gambling operators. That means that operators will be unable to raise loss limits for the foreseeable future, until other administrative components are worked out. Local operators weren't…
Gibraltar, the British Territory known for its gaming-friendly government and regulations, is undertaking a major overhaul of its Gambling Act. The revision of the rules governing how gambling operators operate, looks to have a huge impact on remote operators by requiring a physical presence on the island for the first time. The Gambling Act overhaul…
Gaming operators in the Netherlands have been put on warning by Dutch Minister for Legal Protection Franc Weerwind. Minister Weerwind warned recently that, government officials, “will make every effort to achieve further restrictions on advertising for high-risk games of chance as soon as possible”. These are no mere boasts from a man who both has…
The Dutch Government is claiming victory over unlicensed online gambling operators that have been illegally serving Dutch players. According to a report presented to the Dutch Parliament by Minister for Legal Protection Sander Dekker,traffic to unlicensed operators from Dutch citizens has plummeted since the government began blocking them in October. Authorities in Holland were keen…
Finland is joining the parade of European countries that are imposing new limits to help curb a potential epidemic of problem gambling during COVID-19 lockdown. The country's Ministry of the Interior, which oversees gambling regulations, is imposing new loss limits for online players, and is halting lottery draws entirely. These new measures are set to…
If there's one subject that's really captured the interest of lawmakers across Europe and the UK, it's gambling. From the United Kingdom to Sweden, governmental authorities are cracking down on gambling operators and the way they conduct their business, with a particular focus on their advertising practices and their treatment of problem gamblers. It's a…
What region is generating the most suspicious wagers in the entire world of sports betting? According to a recent report by the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA), it's Europe. More specifically, it's European soccer and tennis that are generating a good chunk of those suspicious bets. But the question here is whether or not this…
LeoVegas recently won a major victory over the Swedish gambling regulatory body the Spelinspektionen in their effort to secure a long-term gaming license in the country. The online operator's protracted battle is, yet another, example of how challenging the Swedish market has proven to be for gambling companies looking to serve Swedish players. At the…
When Swiss voters went to the polls and approved a sprawling new set of gambling regulations they did so with the knowledge that one day their government would create a blacklist of unapproved operators who weren't partnered with local companies. Those operators would then have their IP addresses blocked from Swiss players and would be…
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