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Ukraine’s gambling commission blocked 11 more unlicensed casino sites last week as new entries to the country’s national self-exclusion register surged 139% in the first half of 2024. The data, revealed during a Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries (KRAIL) meeting on 10 July, showed registrations were up 4,585 from the end of
The Curaçao Gaming Control Board (GCB) has announced it will reopen its online portal for B2C and B2B licence applications on 15 July. The previous application window shut in Curaçao on 30 April, which was the deadline for sublicenses . This was after the initial deadline of 31 March was pushed back by almost a
Denmark’s regulator Spillmyndigheden will work with the country’s consumer ombudsman and Gambling Advertising Board (Spilreklamenævnet) to ensure operators comply with local marketing regulations. Spilreklamenævnet, which was established in 2021 to handle consumer complaints, will forward cases to the ombudsman, and the regulator will handle rule violations. The three parties will maintain regular communication to ensure
The Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries (KRAIL), the regulator of gambling in Ukraine, has blocked 371 websites offering illegal gambling in the country. The restrictions stem from joint action between KRAIL and the Security Service of Ukraine. Order No. 451/2256 was issued to block the domain names of the illegal gambling sites.
The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) has fined three venues a collective AU$60,000 (£31,221/€36,696/$39,694) for breaching their permitted opening hours. The VGCCC found patrons continued to play the pokies at the three Victoria casinos outside of opening hours. The commission said it takes such offences “seriously”, choosing to utilise available enforcement action by
Brazil’s ministry of sport will receive 45 days – on top of the 150 allotted to the regulatory policy of the prizes and betting secretariat (SPA) – to assess licence applications. Could this cause delays for the highly-anticipated market? The latest order from Brazil’s SPA – Interministerial Ordinance No 28 – was published on 22
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has published its consultation response on land-based casino measures, which will lift the ban on the use of debit cards on gaming machines. The consultation response was published today (16 May). This forms part of the government’s smarter regulation programme of regulatory reform measures. The reform was
A new normative ordinance in Brazil has confirmed a 15% tax on player winnings above BRL2,824 (£437.77/€508.05/$547.25). The Special Secretariat of Federal Revenue of the ministry of finance published Normative Ordinance No 2,191 in the Official Diary of the Union on Tuesday. The ordinance outlined the tax framework for betting in Brazil after the Federal
Coljuegos, the gambling regulator in Colombia, has extended the deadline for operators to implement responsible gambling (RG) actions to August. Resolution 7,624 of 2024 means that operators with an ongoing concession contract with Coljuegos now have until 1 August to put into effect actions to promote RG in Colombia. Coljuegos president Marco Emilio Hincapié says
