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KSA Warns Operators About Excessive World Cup Advertising

Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Dutch gambling regulator, has a message for operators as they get ready for the upcoming World Cup - avoid a "bombardment of advertising." In a recent blog, KSA chairman René Jansen warned operators that although severe limits on gambling advertisements won't be in effect when the World Cup takes place in December,…

Belgian Justice Minister Pushes Total Ban on Gambling Ads

Belgian Justice Minister, Vincent Van Quickenborn is pushing his government to enact a total ban on gambling advertisements in the country. But his logic, and a major exception for the government-run national lottery, have given critics plenty of ammo to blast the plan. Under Van Quickenborn's plan, virtually all gambling advertising, and sponsorship of sporting…

Swedish gambling regulators call for tighter ID rules

One of the biggest issues/burdens for online gambling operators, particularly those who serve European players, is staying in line with compliance rules. These regulations are designed to prevent fraud and problem gambling but can also border on the edge of Kafkaesuqe. That's what Bayton, a Malta-based operator, is finding out as it deals with an…

Surprise! Norwegian gambling ad ban unpopular with broadcasters

Gambling operators across Europe and the United Kingdom are under siege from lawmakers who think that certain industries are just too dangerous to be running advertisements to the general public. Their concern, they say, is that operators are enticing and inducing perfectly innocent people into a life of debauched and compulsive gambling. While concern over…

Sweden's gambling monopolies thriving in regulated market

The concept of open markets is relatively simple, especially when applied to gambling markets that were once dominated by government monopolies. In the perfect, theoretical world, a market is opened to competition and the monopoly (which has never had to provide good service because it's never had any competition) sees its share of the market…

Dutch regulators look to 'terrify' gambling operators with new fine scheme

Regulators at Netherlands’ Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Dutch gambling authority, are introducing a new set of fines for operators who flout the country's recently liberalized gambling laws. It's yet another sign that anything like a free ride for operators who work outside of the law in Europe is a thing of the past. The KSA announced…