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The United Kingdom has been at the forefront of online gambling since the industry took off more than two decades ago. No country on earth has a broader choice of online casinos, bingo sites, and sports books, but recent events raise doubt on whether the UK will continue to lead the Internet gambling world into the future. For several years,…

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Romania revokes domestic slot operator’s licence

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Law ・ 04 August 2023

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Dutch Gambling Authority issues its annual report, highlighting growth in online gaming

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Statistics from the UK Gambling Commission confirm that 29% of Great Britain's population engages in games of chance, with half playing online. Gambling regulations UK and laws are written and approved throughout Great Britain for players as well as operators. These activities are participated in by 33% of men and 24% of women. The online gaming…

Law ・ 01 April 2023

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Mansion Group closes UK casino brands

The operators three casino brands - Mansion Casino, Slots Heaven and Casino.com - all now display a message announcing the winding down of operations. From 17:00 GMT on 12 January 2023, the UK-facing sites will no longer accept deposits from players, and will cease gameplay at 23:50 the same day. Mansion directs any players who wish to withdraw…

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Incidents ・ 30 December 2022

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VGCCC imposes record fines totalling $120 million on Crown Melbourne for Responsible Service of Gambling breaches

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Gambling company Entain has been fined £17 million (€20.2 million) by the UK Gambling Commission after an investigation uncovered social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures at its online and land-based businesses. Online customer living in social housing deposited £186k without any source of funds checks The Commission's announcement…

Gaming Authorities ・ 17 August 2022

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Belgium's Regulator Blacklisted 30 New Gaming Domains

A total of 30 new domains were added to the Belgian Gaming Commission's (BGC) blacklist latest update last week, among which a brand operated by the licensed in Malta Winzon Group. The BGC targeted casinodep.com, an online casino gaming website operated by Malta-licensed Winzon Group, as well as a whole host of Curaçao-licensed operators among…

Gaming Authorities ・ 21 March 2022

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Igaming website owned by Malta-licensed Winzon Group blacklisted by Belgian Gaming Commission

Casinodep.com, an Igaming website operated by Malta-licensed Winzon Group is the latest to be included in the Belgian Gaming Commission's blacklist. The blacklist, updated on Wednesday, lists online betting and gaming operators in Belgium, operating without the relevant licences issued by the commission. Winzon Group Ltd is owned by Latvian…

Gaming Authorities ・ 17 March 2022

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Further 26 sites added to Romanian blacklist

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The Belgian Gaming Commission has added 37 new internet domains to its blacklist of unlicensed online betting and gaming operators. Since the last update in September, the Commission has blacklisted a host of Curacao-licensed sites including pinnacle.bet, fezbet1.com, lucky-31.com, muchovegascasino.com, nomini.com, rabona.com, radiocaz.com,…

Gaming Authorities ・ 20 October 2021

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Swiss gambling authorities add 49 sites to iGaming blacklist

Switzerland's gambling regulators have added 49 new domains to their growing blacklists of illegal gambling operators. The latest update has seen the country's Federal Gambling Commission blacklist 32 sites for targeting Swiss players without a local licence, including a number of sites owned by Curacao-licensed Dama NV, which recently had several…

Incidents ・ 06 October 2021

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Belgian Regulator Adds 16 New Domains to iGaming Blacklist

Belgium's gambling regulator has added a further 16 domains to its blacklist of unlicensed online gambling websites. The blacklist, first introduced in 2012, now includes a total of 277 domains that have been found to have offered games of chance without a licence. The 16 sites, added to the list on September 15, include Evobet.com, Winorama.com…

Gaming Authorities ・ 23 September 2021

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Belgian regulator adds 16 online casinos to igaming blacklist

The blacklist, first introduced in 2012, now includes a total of 277 domains that have been found to have offered games of chance without a licence granted by the Commission des Jeux de Hasard (CJH) regulator. The 16 sites, added to the list on 15 September, include Evobet.com, Winorama.com and Cloudbet.com. Some 28 domains were added in July, with…

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Polish regulated gambling growth helps slash offshore market share

The report, commissioned by Poland's lottery operator Totalizator Sportowy, estimated that unlicensed operators accounted for PLN627.4m of gambling revenue in 2020. This represents a market share of 25.6%, with a further PLN1.82bn generated via licensed betting operators, or via Totalizator Sportowy's online casino offering. This follows the…

Law ・ 06 September 2021

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Polish Authorities Issue Warning on Illegal Gambling

Poland's Ministry of Finance and National Revenue Administration have issued a warning reminding residents that gambling illegally is a criminal offence subject to fines of up to PLN4.4m (€975740). Under article 23, sections one and three of Poland's fiscal penal code, fines can cover the entire total of any winnings plus the money staked or lost -…

Law ・ 27 August 2021

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Belgium expands iGaming blacklist

The Belgian Gaming Commission has added 28 internet domains to its blacklist of unlicensed online gaming operators. The latest update to the blacklist includes several domains belonging to Curacao-based Dama, JocSolutions and Genesys Technology, taking the total number of blacklisted domains to 254 since the first list was created in February…

Gaming Authorities ・ 02 August 2021

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Belgium Approves Royal Decree for Gambling Player Protection

Last Friday, Belgium's Council of Ministers approved amendments to the'Royal Decree on Games of Chance and the Protection of Players' (1999). Belgium's Minister of Justice and Deputy Prime Minister, Vincent Van Quickenborne, proposed new draft amendments to Belgium's'Royal Decree on Games of Chance and the Protection of Players' (1999), and the…

Gaming Authorities ・ 27 July 2021

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Polish authorities issue illegal gambling warning

In a statement, the bodies advised that as a Polish resident, participating in gambling outside Poland or partaking in gambling that contradicts the Gambling Act - such as using unlicensed websites - is illegal. Those who offer illegal gambling are subject to a fine of up to PLN4.4m (£841206/$1.1m/€975740), in accordance with article 23, sections…

Law ・ 19 July 2021

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Norwegian Gaming Regulator Lottstift Orders BML Group to Leave Market

The Norwegian Gaming Authority Lottstift has ordered BML Group to stop offering gambling services to Norwegian players. The regulator has notified the Malta-based group that it found its brands, which include Betsson, Betsafe, Nordicbet, Norgesautomaten and CasinoEuro, were offering gambling and lottery without a licence. It said the group had been…

Gaming Authorities ・ 05 July 2021

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Belgian Regulator Blacklists Four More Gambling Sites

The Belgian Gaming Commission has added four more sites to its blacklist of illegal online gambling operators. Usoftgaming-operated PH.casino, Gammix-owned Locowin. com, Pro Xenon Mediathek's Kajot-Casino. com and Westcasino. om from Goldwin are the new sites added to the blacklist. In April, the Commission also added Dixcasino. com, Gamdom. com,…

Gambling Sites ・ 30 June 2021

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New Duma bill to establish POC regime for Russian gambling transactions

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Sports ・ 11 May 2021

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Switzerland adds further sites to growing iGaming blacklist

Regulators in Switzerland have added 44 new online gambling domains to the country's growing blacklist of illegal gambling operators. The latest update sees the Swiss Lottery and Betting Board (Comlot) blacklisted 13 sites for targeting Swiss players without a local licence, while the Federal Gambling Commission has added 31 gaming sites to its own…

Gaming Authorities ・ 19 January 2021