Norsk Tipping faces Lottstift fury over AML shortcomings
Lottstift, Norway’s regulator, has warned state operator Norsk Tipping with a potential NOK 1m (£73k) fine over a list of identified AML failures.The warning...
Ethiopian lottery regulator cancels multiple betting licences pending investigation
The Ethiopian Lottery Service (ELS) has cancelled the sports betting licences of 22 companies, effectively putting the country’s sports betting industry on ice.A statement...
Dutch regulator investigates reports of misleading lottery ads
The Dutch regulator, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), is tightening scrutiny around lottery customer conversion strategies.According to the regulator, its hand was forced due to “a large...
Michigan confirms new Lottery Commissioner as incumbent runs for Secretary of State
Joe Froehlich, a long-time executive with the Michigan Lottery, has been appointed Acting Commissioner of the state lottery following the resignation of the incumbent...
DCMS announces new code of conduct for prize draw providers
The UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has introduced a new set of player safety standards for prize draws.Since prize draws are...
Norsk Tipping audit sees major recommendations for change
Accountancy firm KPMG has published two reports about technical errors which took place at Norsk Tipping, one of Norway’s two state owned lottery firms,...
Brazil: Federal justice suspends all municipal lotteries
In Brazil, the legislative conflict between the federal government and state municipalities on gambling licences and concessions has reached a fevered crisis point.Yesterday, the...
Quartet of Brazil lotteries set up industry interest group
A group of Brazilian state lotteries has created a trade body to represent the industry’s interests during a time of regulatory change.The Association of...
Do the UK gambling tax changes have any bearing on lotteries?
The UK government has gone through with a widely anticipated overhaul of gambling taxes, and while lotteries are unaffected by HM Treasury's plans there...
Norsk Tipping fined £2m over Super Draw failures
Lottstift, the Norwegian gambling authority, has upheld its NOK 25m (£2m) penalty issued to state-owned gambling operator Norsk Tipping.The regulator first announced that it...