Gambling legislation

Online casino laws are always changing and staying ahead of new regulations requires a dedicated category to this subject so you can quickly see which new licensing authorities will affect your live casino gaming experience.

Maybe a new software provider just picked up an MGA or UKGC license and is about to make an inaugural appearance or a welcome return in your jurisdiction. A casino operator may have just expanded its operations into your area thanks to a new licence, or new regulations that apply to cryptocurrencies and gambling may have just hit your live casino.

By reading our gambling legislation news, you will also see new laws that apply to the way you bet. For example, the UKGC banned credit cards to top up online casino accounts, or in Germany, a brand-new online casino licensing regulations are now in full swing.

As long as there is regulatory news circulating the live casino rumor mill, we will dig in, untangle all the noise surrounding new gambling legislation laws/regulations, and deliver a factual report giving you a clear cut report so you can understand the positive and/or negative affects!

GamStop Records 21% Increase in Self-Exclusion Registrations

'GamStop Records 21% Increase in Self-Exclusion Registrations’ (Image Source: images.pixabay.com) In the past year, online wagering has skyrocketed in the UK, but so has the number of self-exclusion registrations. GamStop, a free UK national self-exclusion scheme, has revealed that in February, there was a 21% increase of people

By |2021-04-08T06:35:11+00:006. April 2021|Categories: Gambling legislation, Live Casino News|Tags: , |

Paddy Power Takes Moral Credit Card Stance in Ireland 

'Paddy Power Takes Moral Credit Card Stance in Ireland'(Image Source: https://unsplash.com/photos/x8i6FfaZAbs) With a belief that gambling should be a bit of fun, Paddy Power has taken a moral credit card stance aimed at protecting customers in Ireland.  Just last year, the UK banned the use of credit cards

By |2021-04-05T15:37:18+00:005. April 2021|Categories: Gambling legislation, Live Casino News|Tags: , |

UKGC Reveals Three-Year Corporate Strategy

'UKGC Reveals Three-Year Corporate Strategy'(Image Source: https://unsplash.com/photos/AT77Q0Njnt0) Overseeing one of the largest gaming industries in the world is not an easy task, but the UKGC hopes the commission’s new three-year corporate strategy will help to protect players against the pitfalls of gambling. The commission released the strategy alongside

By |2021-04-06T08:41:27+00:004. April 2021|Categories: Gambling legislation, Live Casino News|Tags: , |

UKGC Fines Land-Based Casinos For Failing To Follow Basic Regulatory Rules!

'UKGC Fines Land-Based Casinos For Failing To Follow Basic Regulatory Rules!’ (Image Source: unsplash.com/photos/U5y077qrMdI) In news just in from the United Kingdom, the UKGC fines land-based casinos for not following regulations according to the licensing framework. Offences include not identifying problem gamblers spending too much cash on

By |2023-03-21T01:35:13+00:0030. March 2021|Categories: Gambling legislation, Live Casino News|Tags: , |

Confirmation Pointsbet Coming to Pennsylvania and Mississippi!

'Confirmation Pointsbet Coming to Pennsylvania and Mississippi!’ (Image Source: images.unsplash.com) It looks like Pointsbet coming to Pennsylvania and Mississippi. In 2019 Pointsbet and Penn National Gaming kicked off a multi-year agreement that gave both parties market access! Penn gave access to its already existing land-based casinos that were

By |2021-03-28T11:05:40+00:0028. March 2021|Categories: Gambling legislation, Live Casino News|Tags: , |

Casumo slapped with another UKGC Fine – £6 Million Sterling!

'Casumo slapped with another UKGC Fine - £6 Million Sterling!’ (Image Source: https://pixabay.com/photos/palace-london-parliament-big-ben-530055/) Now a "serial offender", Casumo received UKGC fine - this time £6 million for failing to live up to UKGC Anti-Money Laundering and Responsible Gaming statutes. The casino previously received fines of just under £6 million

By |2021-03-30T02:59:20+00:0026. March 2021|Categories: Economy and Finance, Gambling legislation, Live Casino News|Tags: , |

Caesars Entertainment 2 Billion Dollar Claim Against Insurers Over COVID-19 Pandemic

'Caesars Entertainment 2 Billion Dollar Claim Against Insurers Over COVID-19 Pandemic!’ (Image Source: images.unsplash.com) Caesars Entertainment Inc. recorded huge losses of roughly $2 billion during the COVID-19 pandemic and is taking its insurers into a legal battle to recoup some or all losses! Many of the insurers charge

Miami Mayor Mentions Portable Card Games in Land-Based Licence News

'Miami Mayor Mentions Portable Card Games in Land-Based Licence News!’ (Image Source: images.unsplash.com) Could casinos become a reality in Miami? It is highly unlikely, but there is a great story behind the claim after one of the key points to take out of a local Miami newspaper report

By |2021-03-28T05:40:22+00:0021. March 2021|Categories: Gambling legislation, Miscellaneous|Tags: , |

Connecticut Approves Online Casinos and Sports Betting!

'Connecticut Approves Online Casinos and Sports Betting!’ (Image Source: pixabay.com) Another US state has quickly moved forward to confirm that online casino regulations and sports betting will soon become a reality. Connecticut will become the sixth US state to introduce an online casino framework and the

By |2021-05-13T08:59:00+00:0020. March 2021|Categories: Gambling legislation, Live Casino News|Tags: , |

Alabama Senate Rejects Online Casinos and Lottery Bill by 2 Votes!

'Alabama Senate Rejects Online Casinos and Lottery Bill by 2 Votes!’ (Image Source:images.unsplash.com) A proposal to amend the state’s constitution and allow for online lottery and casinos in Alabama was narrowly defeated in the Senate by just 2 votes. It is a huge blow for the state that

By |2021-03-28T05:46:49+00:0014. March 2021|Categories: Gambling legislation, Live Casino News|Tags: , |
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