Greece will enact sweeping reforms to its criminal and gambling laws to enable the government and authorities to prosecute illegal gambling operators and their respective criminal networks. The mandate, pledged …
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TonyBet, Betcity & Kansino contacted by KSA after breaching marketing regulations
by A.J. Koehn3 minutes readTonyBet has once again found itself in hot water after the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Dutch Gaming Authority, contacted the operator due to a marketing incident where advertising was displayed to …
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Danish government moves to ban gambling ads from live TV sports broadcasts
by A.J. Koehn4 minutes readDenmark has pressed ahead with proposals to tighten gambling advertising restrictions, expected to come into force between this July and January 2027. Sponsored by Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen, Danish Minister of Taxation, …
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With Finland’s regulated commercial gambling market set to launch in July next year, Partner Jon Hautamäki and Associate Trainee Niko Hannolainen at Helsinki-based law firm Nordic Law provide iGaming Expert …
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The latest data from NHS England estimates that 5% of adults in England display at-risk or problem gambling behaviours, whilst less than 1% of adults are currently classified as problem …
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Meta has again been slammed for allowing illegal gambling operators to advertise on its platform – this time in the Netherlands. Dutch gambling’s trade body, Vergunde Nederlandse Online Kansspelaanbieders (VNLOK), …
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Gambling Minister Baroness Twycross is confident that the newly-minted illegal gambling task force will garner results as early as later this year. The taskforce aims to find synergy between companies …
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‘Hit jobs’ against the regulated industry have ‘eroded’ regulatory credibility and emboldened the black market, according to Rank Group’s Director of Corporate Affairs and Investor Relations, David Williams. Speaking on …
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Does the levy-funded North Wales treatment service undermine the National Gambling Helpline?
5 minutes readGovernment in Wales has unveiled a gambling helpline funded by the UK statutory levy, however, concerns remain that the funding transition will exacerbate fragmentation concerns. The Betsi Cadwaladr University Health …
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French regulator slams addictive qualities of predictions markets
by A.J. Koehn4 minutes readAutorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), the Gambling Authority of France, has condemned the ‘addictive characteristics’ of prediction markets. In a strongly worded statement published this morning, the ANJ reiterated the …
