European Lotteries teams with ECA and WoTA to fight illegal online gambling
The European Lotteries Association (EL) has joined forces with the European Casino Association (ECA) and the World Tote Association (WoTA) to fight illegal online...
Gambling industry must take a ‘holistic approach’ to 2005 Act Review
Lottery and gaming industry experts are now picking through the details of the UK Government’s policy paper on the latest Gaming Act review published...
Brazilian state Goias introduces project to grant lottery licences
Deputy Vinícius Cirqueira has unveiled a new bill that would allow the Brazilian state of Goiás to have multiple lottery licences. These would be...
Camelot releases statement on decision to raise UK National Lottery age limit
Camelot Group, the UK’s National Lottery operator, has released a statement regarding the UK Government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) decision...
Costa Rica’s JPS analyzes the impact of the new tax on lottery prizes
The Social Protection Board (JPS) of Costa Rica has discussed the new tax that would subject lottery prizes to a 25% income tax. The...
DCMS comments on raising National Lottery age limit in Gambling Act Review
The UK Government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has released its ‘Review of the Gambling Act 2005 Terms of Reference and...
UK Government to raise National Lottery age limit to 18 by October 2021
Oliver Dowden, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced today that the UK Government will be raising the National...
India Supreme Court upholds levy of Goods and Service Tax on lotteries
The Supreme Court of India has dismissed a plea filed by Skill Loto Solutions which sought to declare the levy of Goods and Service...
Costa Rica’s Government moves forward with new tax on lottery prizes
The project from Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado to introduce a tax on lottery prizes has been approved in a multi-sector dialogue table this...
Ireland passes interim Gaming and Lotteries Act ahead of planned reform
Ireland has passed the ‘interim Gaming and Lotteries Act’, establishing the foundations for a planned sweeping reform of the nation’s gambling laws in 2021....