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Gambling operators in Britain will be subject to a new obligations aimed at preventing money laundering and terrorist financing under new licensing conditions due to come into effect on 31 October. The revised licensing conditions and codes of practice (LCCP) (81-page / 1.43MB PDF) will require gambling operators to... -
An investigation into online gambling operators’ compliance with UK consumer protection rules has been opened by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The regulator has used powers set out in the UK’s Consumer Rights Act to serve information notices on businesses operating in the online gambling market in Great...
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Dezoito empregados da empresa australiana de casinos Crown Resorts, incluindo o vice-presidente Jason O’Connor, terão sido detidos na China, informou a empresa. A Crown não conseguiu falar com os seus empregados e não foi informada da razão da sua detenção. O jogo é ilegal na China e as autoridades... -
Singaporeans are to be allowed to gamble online through lottery operators Singapore Pools and the Singapore Turf Club (STC), Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has said. The two operators will be allowed to offer remote gambling services for their existing products, under a stringent set of conditions, the... -
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), Europe’s highest court, is due to rule on whether the UK and Gibraltar should be treated as a single member state when it comes to EU law on remote gambling. The High Court has asked the CJEU to rule on... -
The state of South Australia has introduced a 15% interstate tax on gambling, based on the place of consumption. All bets placed in South Australia with Australian-based betting companies will now be liable for the tax, Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis said. The tax will raise AU$9.2 million ($7 million) a... -
The way gambling operators treat the risk of their services being used for money laundering will come into sharper focus during 2016. Reforms to anti-money laundering (AML) rules have already been finalised at EU level and gambling operators operating in the British market should be preparing themselves for the...
