Gambling News

- January 17, 2018 By Riley Wilson -

Italian gaming authorities have announced they will award a total of 120 gaming licenses. According to available information, the licenses will be awarded on a first come first served basis, with no bidding process. At least one-third of that number will be issued to those operators already present in the Italian market, whose licenses are […] Continue Reading

- January 15, 2018 By Oliver Young -

Ireland is determined to amend its gambling legislation so that it will be appropriate and suitable to the current situation. Up until 2015, the industry was regulated by a law that was passed in 1931. In 2015, Ireland finally passed a modern gambling law. The 2015 Gambling Act includes provisions on online gambling and it […] Continue Reading

- January 11, 2018 By Riley Wilson -

Swedish gambling market is dominated by the state-owned company Svenska Spel, and its monopoly could soon come to an end thanks to the new open gambling regulation model drafted by the country’s government. Once this draft comes into effect, little will remain of the current monopoly, except for certain forms of land-based gambling, because state-run […] Continue Reading

- January 10, 2018 By Oliver Young -

A lot has been said and written on problem gambling in the past few years. Some experts and regulatory authorities feel that more needs to be done to tackle this serious problem. Towards the end of 2014, the Responsible Gambling Trust published its independent report on the matter. There have been many calls, both formal […] Continue Reading

- January 9, 2018 By Riley Wilson -

  Mega Moolah has done it again! One of the most famous and definitely one the most popular video slots in the world has once again changed the life of one lucky punter by paying out a hefty progressive jackpot. This fortunate Grand Mondial Casino player received his Christmas present a bit earlier, after hitting […] Continue Reading

- January 8, 2018 By Oliver Young -

As we explained in our review of 2017, UK and its legislator – the Gambling Commission, are becoming more restrictive and in the past year, the Commission fined several operators, on numerous occasions, for various reasons. Problem gambling, protection of minors and money laundering prevention are one of the key priorities, as outlined in the […] Continue Reading

- January 4, 2018 By Riley Wilson -

One of world’s leading online gaming operators, Mr Green & Co has moved its headquarters to a modern office space in the Swedish capital, called Epicenter Stockholm. Following this important move, the company’s head operations and technology teams will work under one roof, with all 70 employees moving to the new office building. The venue […] Continue Reading

- January 3, 2018 By Riley Wilson -

Danish gambling authority, Spillemyndigheden has released the figures for the third quarter of 2017, revealing the strong performance of the operators doing business in this jurisdiction. The Q3 results represent a perfect follow-up to an already successful year for this Scandinavian market. Figures Going Up According to the latest figures, the three-month period ending on […] Continue Reading

- January 3, 2018 By Oliver Young -

ARJEL, France’s online gambling regulator, revealed on Tuesday that the first phase of a shared online poker liquidity agreement will begin within the next few weeks, during which the first French-Spanish online poker tables will be launched. Per the agreement, which was signed between four EU countries in Rome six months ago, players from either […] Continue Reading

- January 1, 2018 By Oliver Young -

2017 has been a rather vibrant year for the online gambling industry and the gambling industry in general, especially in terms of legislation. It appears that the legal issues haven’t been settled once and for all and we can expect a lot of changes in the upcoming 2018. For one, it seems that countries that […] Continue Reading