Law & Legislation

In an industry like iGaming it is essential you keep up with the latest legal and regulatory information - In this section lawyers and legal experts offer their opinions and thoughts on what the latest legal updates across our sector.

  • The UK: 2010 and Beyond

    In light of its tolerant approach, the UK has long been taken for granted by online gambling operators. However, the position appears to be changing, with its essentially passive approach to licensing apparently become increasingly active through the proposed requirement that all UK-facing operators to obtain a licence to target the market.

    Mar / Apr 2010

  • 2010 Italian Gaming Outlook

    Yet another very busy year is about to kick off for the Italian gaming market where it concerns regulation. Indeed, if 2009 marked the completion of a three year long progressive liberalisation of the domestic market whose cherry on the pie was the legalisation under Law No. 77 of June24, 2009 of online fixed odds games of chance (i.e. online casino and other Vegas-style games) as well as online poker and ring games (altogether referred to below as “the New Games”), then this year will see their actual launch once the AAMS – the Italian gaming regulator– rolls out the relevant implementing regulations.

    Jan / Feb 2010

  • The European Union Position on Gambling

    In drafting a significant closing statement to regulatory activity in 2009, Gaming Law specialists, Tom Lippiett and Stephen Ketteley of Berwin Leighton Paisner, have provided iGaming Business with the most comprehensive account of European-wide legislation to date.

     

    Nov / Dec 2009

  • Online Poker In Russia

    Vadim Dankov and Roman Zykov, associates with Hannes Snellman Attorneys at Law in Moscow, provide iGaming Business with the lowdown on the complex Russian online gaming landscape and the recent decision to declassify poker from the list of recognised sports.

    Sep / Oct 2009

  •  France Revises Non-Compliant Gaming Leglislation

    In June 2009, the European Commission decided that France’s draft law to regulate online gambling was not compliant with EC law. As is standard procedure in such an event, France has a month to revise its draft and produce a conforming text.

    Jul / Aug 2009

  •  Tax Planning and Online Casinos in Peru

    Carlos A. Fonseca Sarmiento, CEO of Gaming Law S.A.C., provides iGaming Business
    with an insight into online gaming in the South American country of Peru.

    Jul / Aug 2009

  • Online gambling in the EU still much work to be done

    THE CURRENT 2004-2009 term of the European Parliament and the European Commission is coming to an end. It’s beginning seemed quite promising for responsible online gambling operators and consumers.

    May / Jun 2009

  • The UK leads the way with payment service regulations

    significant changes are taking place in the online payment sector. On February 9, 2009, the UK became the fi rst EU Member State to transpose the EU Payment Services Directive1 (“the PS Directive”) into national law when it passed the Payment Services Regulations 20092 (“the Regulations”).

    May / Jun 2009