Legal

- January 22, 2018 By Oliver Young -

Things are pretty tight when it comes to online gambling in the US and the country is pretty restrictive compared to other developed nations. Certain forms of online gambling are only permitted in a handful of states, while most Americans have only a very limited scope of options at their disposal. When the new Trump […] Continue Reading

- January 18, 2018 By Riley Wilson -

Greece is set to revamp its gambling industry with the help of the new legislation. However, the country’s casino officials are worried that the proposed legal changes will favor new casinos over operational ones. According to officials, the proposed regulations – which are still under consideration by the government – will create far better conditions […] Continue Reading

- 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 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 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

- December 27, 2017 By Oliver Young -

The fiscal implications of casino liberalisation are definitely taken into consideration by all legal authorities when they are about to reach a decision whether to allow the establishment of casinos, or expand the number of casinos. That generally holds for both online, as well as land-based casinos. Kentucky is one of the states which doesn’t […] Continue Reading