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Foram anunciados os últimos estudos que se centrarão nas perturbações da atividade do jogo, bem como o montante que cada um deles receberá. A Direção-Geral de Regulação dos Jogos de Azar (DGOJ) publicou uma proposta de resolução final relativa aos pedidos de financiamento, tendo sido selecionados 26 projetos. Os...
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O Gambling Insider analisa a opinião de várias pessoas do setor sobre o impacto do Livro Branco e a forma como este irá alterar o setor do jogo no Reino Unido. Quando o Livro Branco do Governo do Reino Unido sobre o setor do jogo foi publicado na semana...
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A Assembleia Legislativa de Macau (AL) aprovou a nova lei do jogo, que reforça a supervisão governamental sobre as operações dos casinos na região. A finalização da legislação permite que os responsáveis iniciem o processo de emissão de novas licenças de casino, com as atuais licenças a expirar este...
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A Veikkaus prometeu remover um quinto das suas máquinas de jogo (slot machines) das lojas finlandesas até ao final de 2020 – um total de 3.500. Numa entrevista coletiva em outubro, o CEO da Veikkaus, Olli Sarekoski, admitiu que a empresa não tinha feito o suficiente para reduzir o...
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The Monetary Authority of Macau (AMCM) has issued guidance prohibiting financial institutions operating in the region from providing financial services to any businesses involved in virtual currency, citing concerns about money laundering and terrorist financing. In a statement citing an earlier press release the AMCM said that: “Bitcoin is...
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Jeff Sessions, the US Attorney General is reportedly considering the reintroduction of a federal ban on all state-regulated online gambling in the US. Reports in the Huffington Post say that Sessions could consider reintroducing the ban despite a lack of public support and strong opposition from the National Governors...
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The Prime Minister of Ukraine has accepted a Ministry of Finance letter promising to re-legalise gambling by 2018, almost eight years after it was outlawed. A previous legalisation proposal two years prior failed as operators felt that the tax rates and licensing fees were too high. Thosegambling ban implied...
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The Department of Justice have recently announced that Absolute Poker is to compensate players through a claims process similar to that of Full Tilt, which is part of an ongoing civil complaint settlement following the events of online poker’s “Black Friday” in 2011. In April 2011, the U.S. Department...
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Midi, a development consortium from Malta, has proposed a casino hotel and shopping complex for Manoel Island The consortium obtained a 99-year concession on the biggest part of the island 17 years ago. However, according to Times of Malta, Midi had a meeting with NGOs earlier this week where...
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A empresa de jogos online Sky Bet foi multada em 1 milhão de libras por permitir que centenas de pessoas potencialmente vulneráveis continuassem a apostar depois de terem pedido para serem impedidas de o fazer, enquanto enviava material promocional a mais 50.000. O TRIBUNAL FEDERAL MULTOU O OPERADOR GLOBAL...
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Lottoland has filed an application to have its own lottery in several German federal states in order to challenge the German lottery monopoly and become the first private lottery operator of a major lottery in the country. The company’s new German lottery system will resembles that of the German...
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A betting loophole that allows gambling websites to offer cut-price bets on the EuroMillions lottery draw is intended to be closed by the government as it takes “money away from good causes”. Although the Gambling Act prohibits betting on National Lottery games, websites get around the law by offering...
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A report in today’s Times newspaper claims that operators could be facing a ban on TV advertising before the 9pm watershed. Bookmakers are currently able to advertise during the day, provided those adverts are for bingo, or during commercial breaks in live sporting events. The Times claims that the...
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The Gambling Commission (GC) released its updated plan on communicating with consumers today. Recognising that consumers are the keystone for its work, the Commission is acting to improve efficiency in contact and provide more information to reduce problems that stem from the gaming industry. Investigations into consumer behaviour are...
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US Senator for Arkansas, Tom Cotton, has quietly filed a bill to the Senate seeking to ban online gambling in the country. The bill, S.3376, was read twice before being referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, leaving it eligible both for debate and voting on its passage. The...
Foram anunciados os últimos estudos que se centrarão nas perturbações da atividade do jogo, bem como o montante que cada um deles receberá. A Direção-Geral de Regulação dos Jogos de Azar (DGOJ) publicou uma proposta de resolução final relativa aos pedidos de financiamento, tendo sido selecionados 26 projetos. Os...
O Gambling Insider analisa a opinião de várias pessoas do setor sobre o impacto do Livro Branco e a forma como este irá alterar o setor do jogo no Reino Unido. Quando o Livro Branco do Governo do Reino Unido sobre o setor do jogo foi publicado na semana...
A Assembleia Legislativa de Macau (AL) aprovou a nova lei do jogo, que reforça a supervisão governamental sobre as operações dos casinos na região. A finalização da legislação permite que os responsáveis iniciem o processo de emissão de novas licenças de casino, com as atuais licenças a expirar este...
A Veikkaus prometeu remover um quinto das suas máquinas de jogo (slot machines) das lojas finlandesas até ao final de 2020 – um total de 3.500. Numa entrevista coletiva em outubro, o CEO da Veikkaus, Olli Sarekoski, admitiu que a empresa não tinha feito o suficiente para reduzir o...
The Monetary Authority of Macau (AMCM) has issued guidance prohibiting financial institutions operating in the region from providing financial services to any businesses involved in virtual currency, citing concerns about money laundering and terrorist financing. In a statement citing an earlier press release the AMCM said that: “Bitcoin is...
Jeff Sessions, the US Attorney General is reportedly considering the reintroduction of a federal ban on all state-regulated online gambling in the US. Reports in the Huffington Post say that Sessions could consider reintroducing the ban despite a lack of public support and strong opposition from the National Governors...
The Prime Minister of Ukraine has accepted a Ministry of Finance letter promising to re-legalise gambling by 2018, almost eight years after it was outlawed. A previous legalisation proposal two years prior failed as operators felt that the tax rates and licensing fees were too high. Thosegambling ban implied...
Midi, a development consortium from Malta, has proposed a casino hotel and shopping complex for Manoel Island The consortium obtained a 99-year concession on the biggest part of the island 17 years ago. However, according to Times of Malta, Midi had a meeting with NGOs earlier this week where...
A empresa de jogos online Sky Bet foi multada em 1 milhão de libras por permitir que centenas de pessoas potencialmente vulneráveis continuassem a apostar depois de terem pedido para serem impedidas de o fazer, enquanto enviava material promocional a mais 50.000. O TRIBUNAL FEDERAL MULTOU O OPERADOR GLOBAL...
Lottoland has filed an application to have its own lottery in several German federal states in order to challenge the German lottery monopoly and become the first private lottery operator of a major lottery in the country. The company’s new German lottery system will resembles that of the German...
