Romania back ‘regional plan’ to combat all addictions
Romania will implement a new strategy to tackle and minimise addiction harms across its administrative regions.On Friday, President Klaus Iohannis promulgated a decree co-authored by Romania’s Ministry...
Italy enters final phase of new licensing regime
Italy is making strides in the ‘reorganisation of gambling’. ADM, the Customs and Monopolies Agency, is now in the final stages of launching a...
Netherlands appoints Teun Struycken as Gambling Minister
The Netherlands’ new conservative coalition government has confirmed the appointment of Teun Struycken as the new Minister responsible for overseeing gambling reforms.A minister of the New Social...
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...
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...
Spelinspektionen strengthens integrity platform with ULIS
Spelinspektionen, Sweden’s Gambling Inspectorate, has strengthened its commitment to global sports integrity by becoming an associate member of the United Lotteries for Integrity in Sports (ULIS).ULIS, formed...
European Lotteries calls on EU to support safeguards for good causes
The European Lotteries (EL) has published its manifesto ahead of the European Parliament elections.The document contains eight key points that EL will focus on...