Britain's top football clubs are meeting this week to determine the parameters of a proposed voluntary ban on taking jersey sponsorships from betting operators. The seven teams of the Premier League are hoping that a voluntary ban on their terms will head off a more draconian ban by lawmakers in the future, according to a…
Great Britain’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is calling on video game developers to do more to prevent children from purchasing loot boxes without parental consent. The DCMS is not, however, interested in banning loot boxes entirely - not yet, anyways. It's a debate that underscores the fine line between video games…
It's official. The long-awaited, oft-delayed review of the UK's Gambling Act of 2005 is being delayed until the UK has a new prime minister. Though there hasn't been an official announcement of this latest delay yet, Daily Mail reporter Tom Witherow broke the news in a Tweet reading, "Breaking: The gambling white paper has been…
The push to legalize online gambling in California took a major step backwards this week when the California Democratic Party announced that it would not be endorsing any of the legalization bills on the ballot this November. Party officials say they're not against gambline per se, it's just that the bills being offered on the…
Will the long-awaited review of England's Gambling Act ever get released to the public? Will the recent resignation of British PM Boris Johnson delay the white paper that's certain to impact the gaming industry indefinitely? These are questions that the UK's number one safe gambling advocate, GambleAware are demanding that UK politicians answer. The organization…
Twitch is a streaming platform that has gained serious traction in recent years. It’s well-known within the gaming community but other sectors have also used it to gain and grow large audiences, including iGaming affiliates. Understanding what Twitch is and how it works is important if affiliates are to decide whether it is a platform…
Life just got a whole lot harder for Dutch-facing gambling operators who use advertising as part their customer acquisition strategies. That's because earlier this week, the Dutch Ministry of Legal Protection announced a near total ban on "untargeted" gambling advertisements, celebrity endorsements, and kit promotions. Though the implementation of these new advertising rules will be…
When you start your iGaming affiliate website, you’ll probably use several third-party tools to get your site up and running. One of these will be plug-ins, which allow you to quickly and easily add a wide range of functionality to your site. But plug-ins need to be kept up to date to ensure they are…
Macau's glittering casinos are shuttered this week thanks to a Covid outbreak and China's zero-Covid strategy for fighting the tenacious virus. The order to shut down the city's 30+ casinos came directly from Macau Chief Executive Ho Ian Seng, who is implementing policies the Chinese government used recently in Shanghai to mitigate the spread of…
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) suspended Bet-at-Home.com’s UK gaming license while it reviews unspecified allegations against the operator. Full suspensions of this nature are a rarity in the UK, but could be something that becomes more common as UK regulators crack down on operators ahead of a major overhaul of UK gaming laws. While it’s…
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