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In Texas, the proposed sports betting legalization bill House Bill 1942 hangs in the balance as pro and anti-industry voices battle it out in the State House of Representatives State Affairs Committee. On Wednesday (March 22), Texas lawmakers debated the bill, which would legalize mobile sports betting in the Lone Star State. The proposed law
A number of operators have voiced concerns about the Gambling Commission’s capacity to implement the provisions related to the upcoming Gambling Act Review white paper. The submissions came during a call for evidence for the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) select committee inquiry into gambling regulation. A number of the UK’s leading gambling operators
Casino Malta has been fined €233,834 (£206,633/$249,510) for a host of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF) failures. Malta’s Financial Intelligence Action Unit (FIAU), a government agency responsible for combatting money laundering and terrorist financing, fined Casino Malta for a lack of due diligence and inadequate risk assessment procedures. Referring to one case, the FIAU
NeoGames and Intralot do Brasil have announced the launch of LotoMinas, the first regulated ilottery and online sports betting solution for Brazilian state Minas Gerais’ official lottery, Loteria Mineira. The multi-year turnkey agreement – which was first announced in June – sees NeoGames enter the Brazilian market, in a project that will involve long-term cooperation
French regulator l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) has rejected the promotional ad strategy of French national lottery operator Française des Jeux (FDJ). The yearly review assesses the promotional strategies of the seventeen approved online operators and the two operators under exclusive rights, including FDJ. ANJ states it aims to strike a balance between legitimate advertising of
Troubled casino operator Star Entertainment Group has announced AU$800m in new equity amid the business’s 2022 half year results, which saw a loss of $1.26bn. The large losses are principally the result of an AU$988m non-cash impairment of the group’s Sydney assets, which came from the costs and penalties associated with the business’s ongoing regulatory
A breakthrough in Brazil’s sports betting impasse may be imminent, with one legal expert suggesting recent match-fixing incidents may have accelerated progress The Ministry of Justice is to send in a proposal to the government to regulate sports betting, potentially bringing a process that first began in December 2018 to a successful conclusion. Many had
The Higher Administrative Court of Rhineland-Palatinate in Koblenz has found that the German regulator die Glücksspielbehörde (GGL) had no legal basis to order a provider to block Malta-based online lottery business Lottoland. Lottoland was subject to the first German blocking order issued by the new regulator, due to its view that lottery betting was prohibited
Payment providers in Sweden must provide information about the payments they process to authorities in order to help facilitate payment blocking for unlicensed operators, according to a law introduced by the government this week. According to law, authorities may block payments to operators that are found to be targeting the Swedish market without a licence.
The Digital, Media, Culture and Sport (DCMS) Select Committee has launched an inquiry into the government’s regulation of gambling, due to “warnings that more needs to be done to protect people”. The DCMS Select Committee is made up of 11 MPs – between the Conservative party, Labour Party, Scottish National Party and independents – that
