The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is upholding a recent complaint against Lottoland for allegedly misleading consumers about the nature of its products. At the center of the issue are three advertisements that Lottoland ran on Bing and Google last May. The Bing ad read, "Lottoland Irish Lottery – Only £2 Here’ and ‘£209m US…
Great Britain's ongoing political chaos has not been good news for Great Britain's gaming industry. Each successive crisis has pushed back the release of the long-awaited white paper on gaming reform that is likely to significantly change the way operators do business. Now the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) is calling in newly installed Prime…
There's no question that European gaming regulators are cracking down on gaming operators in their mission to protect problem gamblers from ruining their own lives. Across the Continent commissioners are doing everything from limiting advertising to imposing loss limits, which is exactly what is happening in Belgium right now. Late last week, the Belgian Gaming…
The UFC is officially banning its fighters from betting on UFC action for the first time ever. The new policy is a major step for the fight league, though it's a step that seemingly would not have taken place without some kind of outside intervention. The new policy, which UFC officials posted in a letter…
Great Britain may be experiencing no slight political turmoil, but the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) is still very much on the job, enforcing social responsibility and anti-money laundering (AML) policies. Late last week, the Commission issued a £672,000 ($759,000 USD) to NSUS Limited, the operator of GG Poker for a variety of social responsibility failings.…
There are a number of offshore gaming sites serving the people of the island of Malta and the Maltese Gaming Authority (MGA) is not happy about the situation at all. Earlier this week, the MGA issued a list of 18 unlicensed gaming sites that it says Maltese players should avoid. Malta has long been a…
After months of indecision, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) is updating its Social Responsibility Code to include new standards for "hot" transfers (the immediate transfer of a remote problem gambler to professional mental health services). The update is aimed at operators who are working under remote licenses and has been under debate for quite some…
Regulated sports betting and gaming expansion measures have found tremendous support in the United States over the past few years, but California is proving to be an exception. According to recent polling, Golden State voters are on track to reject both Proposition 26 and 27 when they take to the polls in November. Proposition 26,…
Some major changes are coming to Italy's fixed-odds betting markets thanks to recent efforts by the country's Italy’s Ministry of Economy & Finance (MEF). According to a report in AgiPronews, the MEF is working on a "betting decree" that will include regulatory changes Italian bookmakers have been seeking for a long time. The most significant…
If you've been thinking that the UK Gaming Commission (UKGC)is getting a lot more serious about handing out massive fines and gaming license suspensions, you're not alone. Earlier this year, when the Commission handed out a massive £17 million ($19.3 million USD) fine to Entain for social responsibility violations, industry watchers, including UK gaming attorney…
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