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By Darcy Lancelot

More Online Gaming Options May Be Headed to Ontario

November 9, 2020

Over the past decade, online gambling has been gaining a lot of interest in Canada as more people continue to accept. This has seen several developments in terms of legalization and appropriate regulatory oversight. Even so, one of the places in the country that has been lagging behind in that regard is Ontario – well, […]

By Tamara Morton

Armenian Plans to Enact Gaming Restrictions Met with Protest

June 3, 2019

Lawmakers in the Eastern European nation of Armenia have been considering legislation that could further restrict gambling establishments. As expected, not everyone is happy about this development. Last Wednesday, for instance, a group of employees from some of the country’s gambling operators gathered outside the parliament building in Yerevan to protest against the piece of […]

By Spencer Harwood

Japan Inches Closer to First Casino with New IR Standards

April 24, 2019

For years, Japan remained a staunch opponent of any gambling expansion laws. However, over the past three years, the country has slowly softened its stance on the matter especially after being a witness to the rise of Macau as a thriving, vibrant and leading global gambling destination. Japan eventually legalized commercial casinos in 2016 after […]

By Francesco Marconi

UKGC Survey Reveals Possible Decline in Problem Gambling

March 6, 2019

While the push to reduce to cur the issue of problem gambling in the United Kingdom surges on, everything may be going better than expected. According to a recent survey commissioned by the UK Gambling Commission, there was a slight decline in the number of problem gamblers in 2018. According to the Gambling Participation: Behaviour, […]

By Sandra Mullen

Kentucky Lawmakers Place Their Bets on Sports Betting

February 22, 2019

Sports betting in the United States has been a hotly debated issue for a very long time but since the landmark Supreme Court ruling of May 2018, things have changed for the better with the states being allowed to decide on whether they prefer to have sports betting industries or not. For a number of […]

By Francesco Marconi

Sports Betting in the US and Its Impact on the UK

February 21, 2019

The past year has been great for sports betting especially in the United States where after years of federal resistance, the country’s Supreme Court finally lifted the federal ban on sports betting by abolishing the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA). As it stands, a total of 8 states have legalized sports betting with […]

By Tamara Morton

UK Operators Could Be Forced to Fund Self-Exclusion Tools

February 16, 2019

The United Gambling Commission might have already made several changes to the gaming landscape in the country but there seem to be a lot more to be done if everything is going to turn out as expected. In the same spirit of wanting to ensure that consumer welfare is taken seriously in the online gambling […]

By Francesco Marconi

NetEnt US Expansion Plans Still on Track Despite DOJ Opinion

February 13, 2019

Renowned digital entertainment and gaming solutions provider NetEnt, in its year-end 2018 and fourth quarter report shed some light on its view on the United States Department of Justice revised opinion on the 1961 Wire Act. As it stands, the revised opinion is still plagued with a number of issues primarily owing to its rather […]

By Francesco Marconi

Japan Casino Legislation

June 17, 2018

Allowing casinos in Japan has been a big topic for 2018, along with preventing gambling addiction among residents. The legislation for the casino bill was passed, which has several casinos vying for the three casino licenses, including Melco Crown. But, that does not mean opposition is not standing in the way. The ruling coalition is […]