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In an open letter released today, Gambling Commission chief executive Andrew Rhodes criticised the “misuse of gambling statistics” to support particular political outcomes. Rhodes said the regulator is “very concerned” at the significant increase in the misuse of gambling statistics. This comes as different parties aim to argue for or against different proposals in the
The long-path to regulated sports betting has reached a critical point in Brazil with speculation mounting the National Congress will deny the required approval to Lula’s Provisional Measure (PM) within the 120-day deadline. Last week, lawmakers filed 244 amendments to Provisional Measure (PM) No 1,182, the presidential decree which confirms the 2018 Brazil law regulating
The Lithuanian Gambling Supervision Service found Betsson-owned sports betting and igaming operator Betsafe in violation of the country’s gambling law, but did not apply any sanctions. The regulator found that Lošimų strateginė grupė UAB, trading as Betsafe, had violated the Gambling Law of the Republic of Lithuania by offering live dealer solution provider Ezugi’s Sic
France’s gambling regulator L’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) has signed a new cooperation agreement with advertising watchdog L’Autorité de Régulation Professionnelle de la Publicité (ARPP). The agreement formally establishes an information sharing and exchange framework between the authorities. This means collaboration and coordination across five key areas. ANJ and ARPP aim to ensure they work
Chile’s gambling regulator, the Superintendency of Gaming Casinos (SCJ) and the country’s National Consumer Service (SERNAC) have warned of an increased number of internet gaming scams. SCJ said that these scams are only possible due to the gaming sites being illegal in the first place. The regulator used the opportunity to warn the public about
A consortium of Belgium sports teams and gaming operators have been defeated in a legal bid challenging the Royal Decree that will ban gambling advertising on 1 July. On 29 June, the Court of First Instance of Tournai rejected the arguments of the operators and sports teams on the grounds that the decree was lawful
In a landmark ruling, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals have reversed a lower court’s decision, clearing the way for the Seminole Tribe to offer sports betting statewide in Florida. Today, the D.C. Circuit Court released its ruling on the Florida sports betting case, saying the Seminoles should be permitted to operate mobile sports betting
Jorg Sibbel, the chair of German gambling regulator Gemeinsamen Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) will exit the organisation on 1 July, to be replaced by Udo Götze, state secretary in the Thuringian Ministry of the Interior and Municipal Affairs. Six months on from the GGL taking over all tasks as gambling regulator, the body will be
The Higher Administrative Court of the State of Saxony-Anhalt has ruled that the German gaming regulator the Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) does indeed have the power to impose advertising restrictions. When the GGL granted gambling operators the right to offer online games of chance it did so through permits that included provisions. These provisions imposed
The Gambling Regulators’ European Forum (GREF) has elected French regulator l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux’s (ANJ) Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin to serve as the organisation’s chairwoman. The GREF General Assembly also elected a new board consisting of senior regulatory officials from around Europe. Founded in 1989, the forum acts as venue where European gambling regulators communicate and collaborate
