UKGC benefits from LA collaboration to strengthen National Strategy to reduce harms
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has reiterated the need for its ‘multi-agency approach’ that has been applied through its National Strategy to reduce gambling...
Serbian consortium selected to set up Kyrgyzstan state lottery
A consortium made of two Serbian companies has been selected as a private partner to set up a state lottery in Kyrgyzstan in a...
Armenia Finance Minister calls for strict restrictions on gambling advertising
Armenia’s Minister of Finance, Armen Hayrapetyan, has garnered support from a standing committee of Economic Affairs for proposals to impose gambling restrictions on the...
GLMS hires WLA’s Esposito to drive ‘titanic fight’ against match-fixing
The Global Lottery Monitoring System (GLMS) has confirmed the appointment of Luca Esposito as its new General Secretary.
Esposito currently serves as the Executive Director...
Indian authorities make 83 Ludhiana lottery related arrests in 2021
The Ludhiana Commissionarate has confirmed it made 83 arrests in 2021 related to the operation of illegal lottery businesses.
As reported by Tribune India, the...
UKGC reminds stakeholders of licensing and enforcement consultation window
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has issued a notice to stakeholders that its consultation on its approach to licensing, compliance and enforcement policy will...
Irish National Lottery ‘must win’ request halted by regulator
A request from the Irish National Lottery to implement a ‘must win’ draw has been put on hold by the Office of the Lottery...
CNMV gives thumbs up to Garzon amendments on safer gambling as key duty
CNMV, the National Securities Market Commission of Spain, has approved amendments made to the 2011 Gaming Law sanctioned by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs.
The...
DLTB ‘satisfied’ with German lottery ticket sales in 2021
The Deutscher Lotto und Totoblock (DLTB), Germany’s state lottery association, has announced that it is ‘satisfied’ with lottery ticket sales across Germany’s 16 states,...
Bahamas government set to abandon plans for ‘very heavy’ lottery tax
The Government of the Bahamas is seeking to abandon the lottery tax ideas mooted in 2018 in the Caribbean country, according to reports.
As reported...