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By Ameana Jones

Possible Blanket Ban on Gambling Ads Coming to Sweden

April 25, 2019

The Swedish Minister for Public istration has recently announced the government’s intention to tackle some online casino games that are considered to be dangerous as well as gambling adverts that are aggressive. The move which seems to be following in the footsteps of Italy that also recently introduced a blanket ban on gambling advertising which […]

By Tomas Medon

Wynn Resorts Eyes NJ with Scientific Games Partnership

April 24, 2019

Over a week ago, renowned technology provider Scientific Games announced that it had entered into a strategic partnership with Wynn Resorts. This partnership would cover both online gambling and sports betting in certain United States gaming markets. According to rather short and relatively vague press release delivered by Scientific Games, the partnership will see the […]

By Ameana Jones

Swedish Gaming Regulator Fines Karamba Casino Owner

April 24, 2019

Sweden’s gambling regulator, Spelinspektionen, has recently slapped a third licensed online gambling operator with a fine for violating its self-exclusion rules. The gambling authority officially announced the move on its website where it states that Malta-based online gambling company AG Communications Limited, the owner of Karamba Casino, will be required to pay a SEK3 million […]

By Ameana Jones

New Zealand is Facing a Fake Gambling Site Problem

April 22, 2019

One of the biggest problems that the New Zealand gaming market has had to deal with is the growing number of unlicensed and unregulated international gaming websites that have been attracting the country’s residents for a while now. The country’s authorities have strived to battle these websites and just when it was beginning to seem […]

By Elaine West

West Virginia Legalizes Online Gambling and Poker

April 1, 2019

West Virginia is now the fifth state in the United States to have given the green light for an online gambling industry. The West Virginia Lottery Interactive Wagering Act, become a law 15 days (excluding Sundays) after it was forwarded to the desk of the governor who ended up not g it by the March […]

By Grant Mahon

Slovakian President Vetoes new Gambling Legislation

December 24, 2018

A little over three weeks ago, Slovakian legislators approved plans to get rid of the local online monopoly, something that would result in a major shakeup of the country’s online gambling market. The new regime had even planned to begin accepting applications for online casino licenses by March 1, 2019, after which license approvals would […]