Legislation Headlines

By Alexander Palmer

Credit Card Gambling Banned in the United Kingdom

January 14, 2020

From April 2020, gamblers in the United Kingdom will no longer be allowed to place bets using their credit cards. This is part of the United Kingdom Gambling Commission’s efforts to protect consumers amid rising concerns over increased cases of problem gambling. Once the ban is enforced, the gamblers will only have two options whenever […]

By Ameana Jones

Ups and Downs of United States Sports Betting as 2020 Begins

January 14, 2020

2020 was set to be another great year for the sports betting industry in the United States. Already, the sector has seen a number of developments that make it one of the most lucrative businesses in the country. Needless to say, it mostly served to bring an activity that was already going on albeit in […]

By Grant Mahon

DOJ Maintains Its Stand on Its Wire Act Reinterpretation

December 27, 2019

Last week, the United States Department of Justice officially filed the opening brief in its appeals of a federal court decision from earlier this year. The court ruling that is being appealed rejected the reinterpretation of the Wire Act by the department’s judges at the end of 2018. The reinterpretation of the law significantly expanded […]

By Tomas Medon

Rivers Casino Fined for Underage Gambling Violations

December 20, 2019

Last Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) held a hearing where a number of details regarding the Keystone State’s gambling industry were discussed. One of the most notable highlights of the hearing was the $62,500 fine that was imposed on Rivers Casino Philadelphia which had been found to have committed underage gambling violations. The […]

By Elaine West

Spelinspektionen Unveils Initiative to Fight Rogue Operators

December 17, 2019

Spelinspektionen, the Swedish gambling regulator, has recently rolled out a number of measures that are meant to further clean up the country’s gambling industry. Most of the newly introduced measures are aimed at ensuring that gambling operators offering their service to the country’s residents are operating in compliance with the law. Needless to say, it […]

By Tomas Medon

Uncertain Future for Credit Card Gambling in Australia

December 6, 2019

Credit card gambling in Australia is currently in the crosshairs of the country’s banking regulator and depending on how things turn out, it may be either axed completely or limited to some extent. This follows the move by the Australian Banking Association to release an 8-page consultation paper on Thursday, December 5. The paper contains […]

By Elaine West

Japan Unveils Nominees for Casino Regulatory Commission

November 15, 2019

On Wednesday, November 13, the Japanese government finally revealed the nominees for the soon-to-be established casino management commission. Referred to as the Casino Management Committee (CMC), the five-member casino management board will be tasked with overseeing and regulating the yet-to-be-launched casino industry. According to a decree that was adopted by the country’s government a month […]

By Tomas Medon

Bet365 Cleared of Underage Betting Allegations

October 18, 2019

The Swedish Gambling Authority (SGA), which is otherwise known as Spelinspektionen, has recently cleared four gambling operators that had been facing allegations of taking bets on the performance of underage athletes. According to Swedish gambling law, taking bets on any form of activity involving minors or their individual performance is illegal. bet365, Betsson, Kindred Group’s […]

By Ameana Jones

Will GamStop Be Needed for a UK Gaming License?

September 11, 2019

GamStop hip may now be a necessary condition to obtain a gambling license in the United Kingdom, sources close to the matter have revealed. Is GamStop a Prerequisite for UK Licensing? A new piece of evidence reported by the Guardian has suggested that the UK Gaming Commission may be altering licensing conditions again. Based on […]

By Elaine West

New DOJ Wire Act Opinion Stumbles Upon Yet Another Setback

June 21, 2019

For the past several months, the US Department of Justices most recent reinterpretation of the Wire Act has been all the buzz in the gambling industry and this is due to its very significant implications. With a number of states slowly shifting towards online gambling the new opinion was going to extend the applicability of […]