Insights Archive

November 20, 2023

Belgian Operators Agree Voluntary Care Code

The six members of the Belgian Association of Gaming Operators have agreed to abide by a new voluntary duty of care requirement.

November 17, 2023

Maryland Senator Says iGaming Needed To Plug Budget Deficit

Democratic state Senator Ron Watson has said a new study submitted to the Maryland General Assembly makes it clear the state would benefit financially from a regulated online gaming market, although projected revenues are not enough to close an anticipated budget deficit.

November 17, 2023

News In Brief: November 13-November 17, 2023

UK Gambling Commission to launch a second round of consultations in "coming weeks", Dutch TOTO loses legal fight over technical error payout and the California Nations Indian Gaming Association votes against two sports-betting proposals.

November 17, 2023

Gambling Among British Children Declining, Says Report

Far fewer children and young people gambled in England, Scotland and Wales over the past 12 months than last year, according to the Gambling Commission’s latest report.

November 17, 2023

Week In Crypto: New York Strengthens Token Listing Rules In New Guidance

New York tightens up its coin listing and delisting rules, US lawmakers request a full accounting of Hamas crypto wallets, and LUNA creator Do Kwon sees his Montenegro prison sentence upheld.

November 17, 2023

MEP Wants Payment Services Regulation To Hold Social Media Firms Accountable For Fraud

A member of the European Parliament (MEP) is seeking amendments to the Payment Services Regulation, requiring stricter oversight for social media firms and others to crack down on payments fraud.

November 17, 2023

Daily Dash: Wholesale CBDC To Go Live In Singapore In 2024

Singapore has confirmed that it will launch a "live" wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) in 2024, Commerzbank has become the first bank in Germany to obtain a crypto custody licence, and Czechia has launched a new mobile payments platform.

November 17, 2023

Mexico President Publishes Prohibitive Gaming Decree

Mexico’s government has enacted drastic regulatory reforms to ban slot machines or other casino games in the country’s gaming halls, ignoring industry pleas that the changes would decimate revenues and lead to thousands of job losses.

November 17, 2023

Massachusetts Regulators Grant Further Extensions For Data Privacy Rules

Massachusetts regulators have agreed to waive certain parts of their new data privacy regulations through next June, as operators continue to push for more time to implement the complex rules.

November 16, 2023

Maryland Study Supports iGaming Legalization

Amid the debate over whether lawmakers will ask Maryland voters next year to legalize internet gaming, an official legislative study has projected that a regulated market for online slot machines and table games could generate almost a billion dollars in annual gross gaming revenue.

November 16, 2023

DraftKings Introduces New Parlay Sportsbook Product

DraftKings has unveiled plans for a new offering that rivals some products offered by competing daily fantasy companies as pick’em-style contests.

November 16, 2023

Suppliers Eyeing Up LatAm Opportunities

Gambling industry suppliers are eagerly awaiting new Latin American markets to regulate online gambling, according to a panel of industry experts.

November 16, 2023

Irish Banks End Plans For Mobile Payments App

Ireland’s banking industry has confirmed it is winding down plans to launch a mobile payments service due to a changing landscape.

November 16, 2023

European Parliament Releases Industry-Friendly Amendments To PSD3

The Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee has shared its thoughts on the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD3), suggesting amendments in favour of payment and e-money institutions.

November 16, 2023

Daily Dash: IMF Launches CBDC Handbook

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has published a central bank digital currency (CBDC) handbook, while the Belgium regulator has issued a survey on preparedness for the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA).

November 16, 2023

Dutch Lottery Contracts To Be Reviewed After European Court Ruling

The European Commission must investigate whether or not selecting Dutch lottery operators constituted state aid, after a victory for the European Gaming and Betting Association in the Court of Justice of the European Union.

November 16, 2023

Brazil Betting Bill Lacks Urgency But Still Set For Senate Vote

Brazil’s President has removed the urgency requirement attached to pending legislation to regulate online betting and casino games, but only after Senate leaders committed to voting on the measure as soon as next Tuesday.

November 15, 2023

North Carolina Scraps Pick'em Language From Sports-Betting Rules

Language that would have restricted pick’em-style fantasy sports has been removed from proposed sports-betting regulations in North Carolina following pushback from fantasy operators.

November 15, 2023

Virginia Skill-Games Ban Lawsuit Dismissed, Fight Moves To Legislature

A decision by a judge in rural Virginia to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the state’s ban on unregulated skill-game machines has disappointed small business owners and manufacturers, but was overwhelmingly supported by the U.S. gaming industry.

November 15, 2023

Chile's Online Gambling Bill Stalls

Chile’s pending online gambling bill has been delayed in the Chamber of Deputies finance commission as lawmakers instead race to approve budgets for the coming year.

November 15, 2023

Departing CEO Expects Maltese Regulator To Maintain Its Course

The outgoing head of the Malta Gaming Authority does not expect the country will ever implement affordability checks, or make any drastic changes in the direction of the policies it pursues, after he departs.