Legal
November 27, 2020
Indian Advertising Watchdog Aims at Real Money Gaming Ads
India’s advertising watchdog has issued a new set of rules to regulate real-money gaming ads in the country. ASCI Issues New Standards for Regulating Real Money Games India is toughening its stance on responsible gambling and promotions in the country. The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has issued a new set of guidelines defining […]
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November 26, 2020
Canada Single Event Sports Betting Bill Moves Forward
The bill which would enable legal betting on single sports events in Canada moved forward as it entered its final passage to become federal legislation on Wednesday this week. Besides bringing vital tax revenue, the bill may also reduce the revenue which is otherwise wagered through offshore online sports betting websites. Bill C-218 Enters Its […]
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November 25, 2020
India: Gamblers in Goa Breach COVID-19 Restrictions
Residents of Goa, India are extremely concerned about their safety in light of the many tourists and local gamblers who do not follow the COVID-19 restrictions. Tourists and Local Gamblers in Goa Disregard COVID Restrictions Earlier this month, the casinos in the Indian state of Goa were allowed to reopen doors. After some seven months […]
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November 23, 2020
Colombia’s National Anti-Match-Fixing Committee Steps Up
Colombia is stepping up its efforts to tackle match-fixing, as the government seeks to consolidate its revenue from the vertical. A National Committee to Prevent Sports Fraud Takes Action in Colombia The Colombian National Committee for the Prevention of Manipulation of Sports Competitions continues looking for solutions related to tackling sports betting fraud. The Committee […]
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November 22, 2020
Spanish Gambling Regulator Urges for Loot Boxes Reclassification
The Spanish gambling regulator urged the government to reclassify video game loot boxes as “games of chance”. If government officials approve such change and prepare the law texts, the loot boxes may be reclassified during the second half of 2021. DGOJ Urged the Spanish Government for Reclassification of Loot Boxes The Spanish gambling regulator “Direccion […]
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November 22, 2020
Thomas Eaton Syphoned Company Money to Gamble, Sentenced to Jail
The issue of problem gambling in the UK has once again been at full display, after an accounts manager at home furnishing company based in Leicestershire Dunelm was sentenced for syphoning nearly a quarter of a million to satisfy his gambling urges. Excessive Gambling Behind the Fraud Thomas Eaton, 34-year-old, of North View Close, Asfordby […]
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November 22, 2020
AFE and DGOJ Team up to Fight Match-Fixing in Spain
Aiming at reducing match-fixing, the Association of Spanish Footballers and the Spanish gambling regulator teamed up. The two organizations will raise awareness by releasing informative content via a newly-established communication channel. DGOJ and AFE Step up Their Efforts to Fight Match-Fixing The Association of Spanish Footballers (AFE) and the Spanish gambling regulator “Direccion General de […]
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November 22, 2020
Cambodia Introduces and Enacts New Gambling Law
Cambodia has rolled out a new casino industry law that will guarantee fairer and more transparent gambling rules for consumers and businesses. New Casino Regulations Take Force in Cambodia Cambodia is looking to update what is an out-of-date casino industry regulatory framework. To this end the Cambodia’s National Assembly passed a law in October, to […]
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November 21, 2020
Nevada Judge Dismissed NGCB Authority over Steve Wynn
Attempts by Nevada gaming regulators to find Steve Wynn unsuitable to hold a gaming license were dismissed by a Las Vegas judge, who ruled the former casino mogul was no longer associated with the casino industry. NGCB Has No Authority Clark Country District Judge Adriana Escobar issued a ruling Thursday in favor of arguments brought […]
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November 21, 2020
Billy Walters Seeks Accountability for the Leaks to the Press
Legal representatives of convicted gambler Billy Walters petitioned the US Attorney General and the FBI regarding information about an FBI agent leaking information to the press which contributed to the sentence the court issued to Walters in 2017. Insider Trading Case Billy Walters was convicted of participating in a six-year long scheme of trading on […]