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Debate is raging within the Austrian government about whether to impose a cooling off period and freeze ex-grey market operators out of its upcoming open online casino market, with local operators looking to inflict maximum punishment and legal experts arguing that the proposal would be self-defeating. Austria is on course for an historic opening of […]
The Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA) has fined an operator over €880,000 for not treating its customers with adequate care, creating highly unwelcome negative PR for the industry at exactly the moment when it is desperate for positivity. The KSA announced today (June 11) that it was fining licensed operator 711 a total of €886,000 for […]
The sprawling tendrils of the player refund drama look to finally have ensnared Curacao, much in the way they have imperilled Malta for the past few years, after a local court ruled that a refund owed to a player in Austria must be paid by an operator based on the Caribbean island. Experts believe the […]
When it comes to regulations designed to improve the safety of consumers, gambling companies are used to being the centre of attention. Sometimes though, the industry simply gets caught in the crossfire — a problem that is increasingly the case with broad pieces of legislation designed to reign in search and social media giants. From […]
The slow death of grey markets in Europe and the increasingly clear line between regulated spaces and the black market is set to divide the entire industry in two, including suppliers. With almost all major European markets having adopted or being well on their way to enacting a full licensing regime for online gambling, the […]
The UK Gambling Commission has begun scoping out how it will allow crypto gambling to exist within its regulatory framework, but there are concerns that embrace of cryptocurrencies by one of the world’s largest online gambling markets might make very little impact. The UK’s gambling regulator announced in February that it was seriously considering allowing […]
The UK’s largest gambling trade group claims that the black market has increased dramatically in size over the past few years, as the country’s regulator attempts to bolster its forces in the face of an increasingly threatening illegal sector. According to new data released today by the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), as much as […]
Following final approval from the nation’s parliament, the Isle of Man’s new gambling laws are set to come into effect. The new legislation comes at a delicate time for the island, as it looks to rebound from a series of crime-linked scandals and make a good account of itself to incoming Moneyval inspectors. The Gambling […]
With Bill 55 on increasingly shaky ground amid a transitional era for online gambling, what does the future hold for Malta’s point-of-supply industry? This week has seen the EU heap yet more pressure on Bill 55, a defensive measure introduced by the Maltese government to hold back a tidal wave of player refund lawsuits that […]
After almost a year of near-silence, the UK Gambling Commission has released new information on its controversial financial risk assessments, indicating it is inching closer to their possible introduction. Plans to require operators to assess the financial wellbeing of high spending customers have been in a pilot programme since way back in August 2024. This […]
British gambling executives returning to their desks with a post-Easter chocolate egg hangover will have only had their headaches deepened by the reality of the UK’s new online casino tax. Levies have risen on remote gaming from 21 percent to 40 percent in the UK, as of April and the decision by Chancellor Rachel Reeves […]
It is now almost a year since crusading regulator Vlad-Cristian Soare took over as the head of Romania’s gambling authority and he shows little sign of slowing down. After public and institutional trust in the National Office for Gambling (ONJN) collapsed, April 2025 saw Soare inherit an authority in freefall. Public prosecutors found in early […]
Malta is seeking to position itself as a European hub for prediction markets, after a senior minister revealed that officials are working on new regulations, but what does the island stand to gain? Visiting a suite of new tech sector offices last week, Economic Minister Silvio Schembri told reporters that Malta is pushing forward with […]
Licence applications have begun pouring in for the new Finnish online gambling market, but some potentially big players are still sitting on the sidelines over fears that lawmakers could yet spring a late compliance surprise. Finland will end its longstanding gambling monopoly in July 2027, when licensed onshore operators are for the first time permitted […]
Curacao-based Novatech has found itself on the receiving end of a one-two punch of regulatory action from Sweden and the Netherlands, but in the face of a massive fine evidence, suggests the operator may be ducking for cover. On March 10, the Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA) issued its largest ever fine to Novatech Solutions, reporting […]
A persistent unlicensed gambling problem continues to hamper Sweden’s online gambling market, but a government scheme to update the country’s gambling act and close an offshore loophole has gone ominously silent. New data suggests that, seven years on from the abolition of Sweden’s gambling monopoly and the opening of its online market to licensed operators, […]
Legal crypto gambling could be coming to the UK after the country’s regulator announced on Thursday (Feb 26) that it will begin working on new rules to support the sector. Gambling Commission executive director Tim Miller revealed in a speech this week that regulatory officials have concluded allowing licensing operators to transact in crypto is […]
Prediction markets have established a stable, if highly controversial, regulatory niche in the USA and are reaping the rewards from sidestepping traditional gambling markets. So what about Europe? Early signs suggest that any path to success will be significantly more complex. Over the past 18 months, prediction markets have completely upended the gambling ecosystem in […]