• daily_news
    5 December 2019

    iSignThis launches legal action over ASX share suspension

    Payments and Know Your Customer (KYC) solutions provider iSignThis has launched legal action against the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) over the decision to suspend, then fail to reinstate, trading of its shares.

  • daily_news
    4 December 2019

    Danish regulator orders 888 to strengthen AML processes

    Danish gambling regulator Spillemyndigheden has ordered 888 to improve its anti-money laundering processes after ruling that the online gaming operator’s licensed subsidiary in the country fell short of requirements set out in the national Money Laundering Act.

  • daily_news
    4 December 2019

    Swedish gambling participation drops to 60% in 2019

    The latest edition of Sweden’s annual survey on gambling participation has revealed that the percentage of the country’s adult population has dropped six percentage points in the past year.

  • daily_news
    3 December 2019

    Veikkaus to kick off slot reduction in January 2020

    Finnish gambling monopoly Veikkaus is to begin reducing the number of slot machines operating across the country from January next year, with around a fifth of its installed base to be taken out of service by the end of the year.

  • daily_news
    27 November 2019

    British and Swedish regulators target best practice with MoU

    The GB Gambling Commission and the Swedish Gambling Authority (Spelinspektionen) have announced details of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the aim of enhancing cooperation between the two regulatory bodies.

  • daily_news
    26 November 2019

    Enlabs finalises acquisition of Belarus’s KDB Games

    Baltic-facing operator Enlabs has completed its acquisition of KDB Games, a land-based gaming business in Belarus, as it prepares to apply for an online gambling licence in the country.

  • daily_news
    19 November 2019

    Lottoland and MoPlay sign up for affiliate compliance tool

    Lottery betting operator Lottoland and Addison Global-owned sports betting brand MoPlay have signed deals with Rightlander in order to enhance their affiliate compliance and responsible gambling measures.

  • daily_news
    14 November 2019

    Defence Ministry veteran set to lead Japan casino regulator

    Japan’s government has nominated Michio Kitamura, former inspector general of legal compliance at the Defence Ministry, to head up its new Casino Management Committee regulatory body.

  • news_analysis
    12 November 2019

    RG Week special: The outsider perspective

    A cultural shift in the industry has seen operators look to ramp up their responsible gaming controls, with many bringing in external help to do so, writes Daniel O’Boyle. But can external consultants really play a role in changing company culture?

  • news_analysis
    7 November 2019

    RG Week special: Changing the conversation

    The Industry Group for Responsible Gambling’s Responsible Gambling Week has grown rapidly since its 2017 launch. Chair John Hagan explains its aims to Daniel O'Boyle and says the sector needs to prove its year-round commitment to safer gambling

  • daily_news
    5 November 2019

    OPAP secures Greek approval for Stoiximan acquisition

    The Hellenic Competition Commission (HCC) has given its approval to OPAP’s pending acquisition of a majority stake in Stoiximan Group’s Greek and Cypriot operations.

  • news_analysis
    3 November 2019

    Inmates running the asylum

    While UK loyalists caught in the regulatory and political storm in the UK may be tempted to point to Sweden and say they’ve got it much worse, they’re simply clutching at straws, argues Julian Buhagiar. They could be waiting up to three years for new rules that reflect post-EU business realities

  • daily_news
    31 October 2019

    Veikkaus ramps up responsible gaming strategy roll-out

    Veikkaus has announced that it will speed up the implementation of its social responsibility strategy, by introducing new marketing controls and bringing forward the introduction of compulsory identification on slot machines by a year.

  • daily_news
    21 October 2019

    FDJ secures regulatory approval for November IPO

    French gaming operator La Française des Jeux (FDJ) has secured approval from the country’s stock market regulator to proceed with its initial public offering (IPO), in a move that marks the first step towards the privatisation of the business.

  • daily_news
    21 October 2019

    Slot association sets out wish list for German re-regulation

    The Deutsche Automatenwirtschaft (DAW), the umbrella organisation for Germany’s gaming machine associations, has highlighted a number of key issues that must be addressed as lawmakers prepare to begin discussions over the re-regulation of the country’s gambling market.

  • news_analysis
    21 October 2019

    LiAC 2019: Regulators' ignorance harming affiliate sector

    Regulators’ lack of understanding of the scale of affiliate marketing or even how it works is already hitting the sector hard, and the situation is only going to get worse before it gets better, according to Responsible Affiliates in Gambling chair Clive Hawkswood.

  • daily_news
    21 October 2019

    Paul Newson appointed to lead global regulatory association

    The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR) has appointed Paul Newson, trustee of Australia’s New South Wales Responsible Gambling Fund, as its new president.

  • daily_news
    7 October 2019

    UK govt issues gambling industry advice on no-deal Brexit

    The UK Government has published an eight-point checklist to help those working in the gambling industry prepare for a potential no-deal Brexit. The UK is due to leave the European Union on October 31, but an exit deal is yet to be agreed with the EU.

  • daily_news
    4 October 2019

    SKS365 founders and owner named in mafia probe

    Several former members of the board of Planetwin365 operator SKS365, as well as the owner of the investment fund which owns the operator, have received notice that they are set to be charged as suspects in Italy’s largest money-laundering investigation, Operation Galassia.

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