Despite ready access to regulated sports betting in most parts of the country, Americans are still flocking to black market websites. According to a recent report from the American Gaming Association (AGA), unlicensed operators take in $511 billion from Americans every year and robbing badly needed tax revenue from state governments. The AGA pulled its…
Swedish lawmakers have rejected a bill that would have severely limited gambling advertisements in the country and regulated gambling in the same category as alcohol. Late last week the Culture Committee of Sweden’s Riksdag released a report outlining the rules governing the Swedish-facing gaming industry, without several points anti-gambling advocates had argued should be imposed…
Video game loot boxes are “an insidious gateway to gambling that’s being widely used to target out kids.” That's how Andrew Wilke, an independent MP from Tasmania sees the widely used video game feature and he's aiming to shut off loot box access to the children of Australia. Earlier this week, Wilke introduced a bill…
In recent public statements, UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) CEO Andrew Rhodes outlined his philosophy on the moral boundaries of his office's responsibilities to UK players. In short, Rhodes says he's interested more in how operators protect players than he is in making a moral judgement about how much players spend. “I’m not saying these operators…
The Fifa World Cup is generally viewed by gambling operators as a very good opportunity to sign up new players, who might stick around after the big game and become regular players. That, however, is not the case in Belgium, where officials at the National Lottery are pausing all sports betting-related advertising for the duration…
Officials at DraftKings have confirmed that a number of player accounts were recently accessed by hackers who withdrew more than $300,000 from the compromised accounts. Though company officials are warning all DraftKings account holders to strengthen their passwords, they also say that the incident was limited in scope and did not involve a breach of…
A Texas lawmaker is pushing forward legislation that would put an end to a growing segment of "private" poker clubs, that are not exactly private. Under current Texas law, anyone can host a perfectly legal poker so long as the game takes place in a private establishment, there is a level playing field, and the…
Officials at Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Dutch gaming regulator, are investigating a number of Netherlands-facing affiliate sites that appear to be directing players to unlicensed casino sites. The affiliates are also accused of deliberately targeting self-excluded players in their marketing efforts. The affiliates in question have been pretty brazen about their standing in the world using…
MaximBet is ceasing all operations as the US sports betting market finishes out a period of extremely rapid growth and enters what is likely a long period of consolidation. The operator posted the announcement on MaximBet.com late on Wednesday, and gave players until December 15 to withdraw their funds. In an email version of the…
Ireland is completely re-tooling its gaming regulatory structure with the launch of a new regulator, the Gambling Regulatory Authority, and a host of new regulations for it to enforce. The GRA is tasked with updating the rules governing online and land-based gaming - including licensing and player protection regulations. One of the more significant elements…
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