Insights Archive

September 21, 2023

Sweden To Hike Gambling Taxes

Sweden plans to increase its gambling tax to 22 percent of revenue from Summer 2024, arguing the market is stable and highly channelled and can bear the brunt of extra costs.

September 21, 2023

Gambling Leaders Targeting Brazil, India, Africa

A group of CEOs from some of the world’s largest gambling companies are targeting growth opportunities in a host of newly regulated and regulating markets, with India, Brazil and Africa seen as key.

September 21, 2023

Visa, Mastercard Raise Their Bets On B2B Payments

Visa and Mastercard have announced new partnerships to enhance their business-to-business (B2B) payment services, as the card brands seek to expand their presence in the sector.

September 21, 2023

Philippines Senate Committee Calls For POGO Shutdown, Regulator Reboot

A joint Philippine Senate committee has recommended shutting down foreign-facing online gambling operators (POGOs) in a report that passed by a bare majority.

September 21, 2023

North Carolina Gambling Expansion Goes South

North Carolina’s top legislators have said multiple gaming expansion proposals, including potential casino expansion and video lottery terminal regulation, are no longer on the table as lawmakers prepare to adopt a new state budget and conclude the 2023 session.

September 20, 2023

Massachusetts Operators Seek Changes To Data Privacy Rules

Sports-betting operators took advantage of a Massachusetts Gaming Commission regulatory workshop to express their concerns over newly approved data privacy rules that govern the use of customer information and allow patrons to request operators erase their data.

September 20, 2023

North Carolina Switching Gears On Sports Betting, iLottery

Professional sports leagues, franchises and venue operators will essentially have the ability to choose which mobile sports-betting operators can obtain licenses in North Carolina under proposed changes to the state’s wagering law passed earlier this year.

September 20, 2023

Lindar Media To Pay Almost £700,000 Over Compliance Flaws

The operator of online bingo site MrQ will pay a £690,947 settlement to the UK Gambling Commission for a series of anti-money laundering and social responsibility failings.

September 20, 2023

UK Gambling Commission Chief Tussles With Racing Post Over Affordability

UK Gambling Commission chief executive Andrew Rhodes has criticised the Racing Post in an open letter, claiming the racing publication’s “imbalanced” coverage was leading readers to “misunderstandings” about the impact of betting affordability checks.

September 19, 2023

Still Reeling From Cyberattack, Las Vegas Braces For Casino Strike

Casino employees in Las Vegas are scheduled to vote on September 26 on whether to authorize their unions to strike as last week’s crippling cyberattack continues to haunt MGM Resorts International.

September 19, 2023

New York Discusses Gambling Addiction Prior To 2024 Legislative Session

With New York set to reconsider legalization of iGaming and iLottery in 2024, appropriate resources for responsible gambling treatment and prevention services are expected to be key topics of concern in a state where more than 600,000 adults are experiencing addiction issues.

September 19, 2023

Irish Sports Push For Betting Levy Increase

Irish sports organisations have called on the government to increase the betting levy from 2 to 3 percent.

September 19, 2023

Daily Dash: No More Freebies For X Users, Suggests Musk

Elon Musk has suggested that free access to X may be coming to an end, the CEO of Bolt has told the US Federal Reserve to study India’s UPI, and major fintech EBANX has expanded into India.

September 19, 2023

Is The EU On Track To Solve Its Open Banking Problem?

The EU’s open banking progress has been slow, and even branded "disappointing" by some, but there is optimism that the new Payment Services Regulation could deliver improvements with the introduction of tighter rules.

September 19, 2023

'Bespoke Framework' Not Right For Crypto, Say Australian Senators

A report by an Australian Senate committee has recommended against proceeding with a bill that seeks to introduce a "bespoke framework" for the regulation of digital assets.

September 19, 2023

US Court Says CFPB Cannot Police Payments For Discrimination

A Texas federal court has overturned an interpretation by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) which enabled the fierce consumer protection agency to go after discriminatory practices in financial service markets.

September 19, 2023

Philippine Crime Body Warns Gambling Scams Worse Than Drugs

The head of the Philippines’ Presidential Anti-Organised Crime Commission has warned that local scam syndicates linked to online gambling are now as great a threat to law and order as illegal drug use.

September 18, 2023

Ontario Operators Eager For Guidance On Advertising Changes

Companies offering online gaming and sports betting in Ontario have to be ready to pivot their marketing strategies to proactively comply with recently introduced regulations prohibiting the use of current or retired athletes in advertisements for their products.

September 18, 2023

Indiana Fines FanDuel $110,000 For Fraudulent Account Funding

Flutter-owned FanDuel will pay $110,000 to settle five of six counts of violating Indiana sports-betting regulations, according to an agreement approved by the Indiana Gaming Commission.

September 18, 2023

Extensions Granted For Brazil Match-Fixing Investigation, Provisional Measure

Brazil’s congressional investigation into match-fixing has been extended for a further week, while Senate president Rodrigo Pacheco has also extended the deadline for the government's provisional measure on sports betting.

September 18, 2023

Working Group To Trial Affordability, Says UK Commission

The UK Gambling Commission expects to form a working group to trial financial risk checks and is questioning plans to require gamblers to provide their job title for affordability assessments.