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....
Paraguayan authorities urged to accelerate quiniela’s licensing process
The Social Welfare and Assistance Department (DIBEN) from Paraguay, through its Head Carmen Alonso, has requested the local gambling regulator Conajzar to resolve the...
Brazilian lotteries contribute to Olympic sports
The Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) will distribute in 2021 around $28m in resources from Law 13,756, also known as Lottery Law. This figure represents...
Nationale Loterij to separate online accounts for lottery and sports betting
Nationale Loterij, the Dutch National Lottery, has announced it will be separating online accounts for lottery and sports betting.Starting from March 1, 2021, Nationale...
Costa Rican authorities reject new tax on lottery prizes
Representatives from Costa Rica have rejected the tax on lottery prizes proposed by President Carlos Alvarado. His plan wanted to subject lottery prizes to...
Costa Rica President Carlos Alvarado proposes new tax on lottery prizes
Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado has suggested the introduction of a new tax on lottery prizes. At the eight dialogue table of the Executive...
Age, access and value: areas of key concern for the UK National Lottery
When the first UK National Lottery licence was awarded to Camelot in 1994, few would have envisaged how it has grown into the gaming...