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Because I have lived in Sweden for several years, served as Malta’s Ambassador to Sweden for four years, speak Swedish and have worked for a Swedish multinational, I regularly follow Swedish news and economic and legal developments. In the last part of 2017, I was following the proposal for...
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Italy’s regulated online gambling market started 2018 off on the right foot, posting double-digit sports betting gains and setting a new online casino record. Figures compiled by Italian gaming news agency Agimeg show total land-based and online sports betting revenue of €150.5m in January, up 15.5% year-on-year. However, the online portion...
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The National Lottery’s blue “Millionaire 7s” scratchcard game, which costs £5 a go, boasts of “six top prizes of £1m”. But if you go and buy one today, the shopkeeper probably won’t tell you that all six £1m jackpots have already been snapped up. Meanwhile, the Camelot-owned lottery’s £250,000...
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The Co-op is taking on the National Lottery with the launch of its own scratchcards, which will give as much as four times to good causes. The member-owned business says a minimum of 20% from the sale of each of its own-brand cards will go to “local good causes”....
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Irish bookies have called for an independent regulator to be set up to investigate issues of problem gambling in Ireland and are urging for this to be done as soon as reasonably possible. The Irish Bookmakers Association (IBA) are the ones speaking out about the issue; they want the...
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Australian gaming regulators are debating the future of iGaming bets with cryptocurrencies. Australia.- The online gaming industry in Australia could be further regulated with new laws controlling cryptocurrencies. Although the online bookmaker Neds has recently begun its legal operations in the market, the Australian Financial Review, the Northern Territory...
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Japan’s IR bill could face some headwind as opinions within the Komeito party remain divided and some politicians might vote against it. Japan.- Integrated resorts may be getting close to becoming a reality in Japan as the submission of the IR Implementation Bill draws near. However, division within the...
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Um juiz de um tribunal federal concluiu que a Crown Melbourne e um desenvolvedor de máquinas de pôquer não violaram a lei do consumidor ao projetar uma de suas populares máquinas de jogos eletrônicos. O caso foi movido pela ex-viciada em jogos de azar Shonica Guy , que foi...
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The Competition and Markets Authority has branded online gambling bonus offers as potentially “unfair” and “misleading”. UK.- Online gambling operators have suffered a setback as the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced that some bonus offers’ terms are “likely to be unfair, in breach of consumer protection law, and...
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US.- Lawmakers in the state of Delaware are ready to study the possibility of reducing state’s taxes on casino revenues as gaming venues are in danger of shuting down their operations due to financial problems. Senate Bill 114, introduced by Sen. Brian Bushweller, would cut the tax on table...
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Canadian iGaming market has been extended with recent license to operate a live casino. Canada.- Gaming authorities in Canada have integrated new modality in order to expand online gaming services. The national government approved this week a gaming license to grant the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) a permission...
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US.- Massachusetts authorities have joined the federal debate related to a potential legal sports betting industry. Over 18 states have shown their interest in legalising sports betting operations if the federal government is forced to change current PASPA legislation under a resolution released by the US Supreme Court. After...
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A PokerStars surpreendeu tudo e todos ao colocar a liquidez partilhada a funcionar um dia depois de o governo espanhol ter publicado a “resolucíon” no Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE). Não menos surpreendente, foi a posterior abertura do lobby espanhol ao “mundo”. Com este escalar de acontecimentos a tomar conta das...
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Em comunicado à bolsa de valores de Hong Kong, a operadora indicou “estar a decorrer o processo de obtenção das licenças necessárias à operação do MGM Cotai”. A MGM China, operadora de jogo em Macau, anunciou esta quinta-feira o adiamento para fevereiro da abertura do novo empreendimento no Cotai,...
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O disco parece riscado, mas a verdade é que sem nenhuma palavra do Serviço de Regulação e Inspecção de Jogos (SRIJ), as notícias sobre o que se passa cá dentro chegam do estrangeiro. Charles Coppolani, presidente da Autorité de Régulation des Jeux En Ligne (ARJEL), esteve no programa francês do RMC Sport e...
Because I have lived in Sweden for several years, served as Malta’s Ambassador to Sweden for four years, speak Swedish and have worked for a Swedish multinational, I regularly follow Swedish news and economic and legal developments. In the last part of 2017, I was following the proposal for...
Italy’s regulated online gambling market started 2018 off on the right foot, posting double-digit sports betting gains and setting a new online casino record. Figures compiled by Italian gaming news agency Agimeg show total land-based and online sports betting revenue of €150.5m in January, up 15.5% year-on-year. However, the online portion...
The National Lottery’s blue “Millionaire 7s” scratchcard game, which costs £5 a go, boasts of “six top prizes of £1m”. But if you go and buy one today, the shopkeeper probably won’t tell you that all six £1m jackpots have already been snapped up. Meanwhile, the Camelot-owned lottery’s £250,000...
Irish bookies have called for an independent regulator to be set up to investigate issues of problem gambling in Ireland and are urging for this to be done as soon as reasonably possible. The Irish Bookmakers Association (IBA) are the ones speaking out about the issue; they want the...
Australian gaming regulators are debating the future of iGaming bets with cryptocurrencies. Australia.- The online gaming industry in Australia could be further regulated with new laws controlling cryptocurrencies. Although the online bookmaker Neds has recently begun its legal operations in the market, the Australian Financial Review, the Northern Territory...
Japan’s IR bill could face some headwind as opinions within the Komeito party remain divided and some politicians might vote against it. Japan.- Integrated resorts may be getting close to becoming a reality in Japan as the submission of the IR Implementation Bill draws near. However, division within the...
US.- Lawmakers in the state of Delaware are ready to study the possibility of reducing state’s taxes on casino revenues as gaming venues are in danger of shuting down their operations due to financial problems. Senate Bill 114, introduced by Sen. Brian Bushweller, would cut the tax on table...
Canadian iGaming market has been extended with recent license to operate a live casino. Canada.- Gaming authorities in Canada have integrated new modality in order to expand online gaming services. The national government approved this week a gaming license to grant the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) a permission...
A PokerStars surpreendeu tudo e todos ao colocar a liquidez partilhada a funcionar um dia depois de o governo espanhol ter publicado a “resolucíon” no Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE). Não menos surpreendente, foi a posterior abertura do lobby espanhol ao “mundo”. Com este escalar de acontecimentos a tomar conta das...
Em comunicado à bolsa de valores de Hong Kong, a operadora indicou “estar a decorrer o processo de obtenção das licenças necessárias à operação do MGM Cotai”. A MGM China, operadora de jogo em Macau, anunciou esta quinta-feira o adiamento para fevereiro da abertura do novo empreendimento no Cotai,...
O disco parece riscado, mas a verdade é que sem nenhuma palavra do Serviço de Regulação e Inspecção de Jogos (SRIJ), as notícias sobre o que se passa cá dentro chegam do estrangeiro. Charles Coppolani, presidente da Autorité de Régulation des Jeux En Ligne (ARJEL), esteve no programa francês do RMC Sport e...
