Veikkaus keeps lottery rights as Finland begins 2027 reforms
The Ministry of the Interior of Finland has submitted its draft proposal of a new Gambling Act to modernise Finnish gambling. This is in...
Xpoint: Brazil copies US blueprint on Geolocations discipline
Edward Bedrosian, Chief Regulatory & Compliance Officer at Xpoint, explains why Brazil will follow the US by making geolocation checks the cornerstone of compliance for its...
GGL begins Moser chairmanship of German gambling
Gluecksspiel (GGL), the Federal Authority of German Gambling, will start its chairmanship under Reiner Moser on 1 July 2024.Reiner Moser, a Minister of the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, will...
OPAP nets exclusive games concession for Cyprus
OPAP SA is now the exclusive provider of games of chance in the Republic of Cyprus.The Athens-listed gambling group announced that its OPAP Cyprus subsidiary...
Spain appoints Urbiola as minister of Gambling Reforms
The Council of Ministers of Spain has appointed Andrés Barragán Urbiola as Secretary General of Consumption and Gaming.Urbiola will oversee Spain’s ongoing federal overhaul of gambling...
Scratchcards and ECJ jurisprudence debate on the agenda for EU gambling regulators
A plethora of European regulatory bodies recently held a joint discussion to explore various gambling issues spanning across the Old Continent, including scratchcards and...
Bacta seeks greater political engagement ahead of UK elections
Godden Gaming Organisation has urged fellow Bacta members to engage with their Prospective Parliamentary Candidates.In an interview for Coinslot, Jeremy Godden, Managing Director of the Godden Gaming Organisation, emphasised that...
Macron’s bet puts French gambling at a crossroads
Emmanuel Macron’s surprise decision to call snap legislative elections in the wake of the success of France’s far right Rassemblement National at the European...
Election manifestos leave UK gambling in the cold
The Labour Party has pledged to complete the outstanding affairs of the Gambling Review, needed to deliver the new terms of play for UK...
GamCare: UK banks must take direct approach to reduce gambling harms
GamCare has issued new guidance to British banks on how to spot and prevent gambling-related financial harms impacting their clients businesses.The problem-gambling treatment support...