GambleAware hails CAP response to U18 research as lottery ads face restrictions
GambleAware has commended action taken by the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) to effectively ban celebrities and influencers from partaking in gambling advertisements.
Yesterday, CAP...
CAP announces strict new lottery ad rules as celebrities and sports stars banned
The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) has detailed its stringent set of new rules that effectively outlaws the use of sports stars and celebrities...
GLMS issues alert on four ‘suspicious’ games in March
The Global Lottery Monitoring System (GLMS) alerted its members and partners to four “seemingly suspicious” games in March.
Publishing its April 2022 newsletter, the GLMS...
IZI pledges to raise Maltese National Lottery payouts amid ‘rampant’ illegal gaming
IZI Group PLC will increase the Lotto payout ratios of the Maltese National Lottery in an attempt to “curb the rampant illegal gaming linked...
Thailand PM defends raid as Bluedragon Lottery court order sought
Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of Thailand, has defended the government’s recent crackdown on alleged overpriced lottery ticket vendors, denying accusations that they were politically...
Carolyn Harris condemns gambling industry reaction amid imminent reforms
Gambling reformist Carolyn Harris has labelled the reaction of UK gambling leaders to proposed changes in the industry as “simply not good enough”.
Speaking at...
Alabama lottery bill ‘running out of time’ as deadline draws nearer
Plans to push through a lottery bill vote in Alabama are likely to be delayed as further obstacles emerged this week.
As reported by the...
Swedish Ombudsman loses appeal to investigate Svenska Spel/TV4 partnership
Konsumentombudsmannen (KO), Sweden’s Consumer Ombudsman, has lost an appeal to scrutinise a contract between Svenska Spel and TV4 AB regarding their existing arrangement to...
Kentucky Lottery ‘proud’ of ‘strong’ FY2022 sales amid regulation challenges
The Kentucky Lottery has announced its sales and net income for the 2022 fiscal year are higher than during the same period last year.
Sales...
Nigeria government pledges to ‘transform’ lottery as operators face licence revocations
The federal government of Nigeria is clamping down on errant lottery operators, threatening to revoke the licence of those that do not pay all...