Earlier this year when the United States Department of Justice announced its new interpretation if the 1961 Wire Act opinion, a number of states began panicking. This was especially evident in states that offered such games as the Powerball and Mega Millions. However, just days before both the Department of Justice and the New Hampshire […]
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Israel has since time immemorial taken a very strong stance towards banning online gambling – the activity is an anomaly of sorts in the country. While the country has embraced the high-tech industry in almost every other sector, it has opted to resist the prospect of online gaming liberalization which makes it impossible for its […]
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Tom Watson, the Labour Party deputy leader is reportedly set to call for even more stricter regulations on the online gambling industry. The goal is to bring the online gambling regulations at par with the regulations that govern the operations of land-based casinos in the United Kingdom. These proposed regulations will include an overhaul of […]
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After two and a half years since it was passed in Netherland’s House of Representatives, the awaited Remote Gaming has finally been passed by the Dutch Senate thus paving the way for the roll-out of online gambling legislation in the country. The new legislation is aimed at addressing concerns with regards to the unregulated gaming […]
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In a surprise move earlier this month, Andrej Kiska, the president of Slovakia vetoed a new online gambling legislation that was drafted by the country’s Ministry of Finance and approved by the National Council late last year. This new law sought to liberalize the country’s gambling market and thus effectively open it to international gaming […]
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Last Monday (January 14, 2018) the United States’ Department of Justice issued an opinion that effectively reversed its 2011 Memo that opined that the prohibitions of the Wire Act of 1961 were limited to sports betting. According to the department’s new opinion, the 2011 opinion was wrong, or rather, misinterpreted since, as it turns out, […]
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On Tuesday 8, the District of Columbia voted on a measure that was aimed to bring legalized sports betting in the state as quickly as possible by hand the DC Lottery the contract to provide gaming services on the Washington territory. Everything kicked off in December 2108 when the D.C. Council overwhelming backed a sports […]
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Two United States senators from opposing parties have proposed that the federal government should take back control of sports betting from the states. This makes the very first formal move by the country’s Congress since its Supreme Court abolished PASPA and lifted the federal ban on sports betting thus officially allowing states to regulate their […]
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A new piece of legislation resonates deeply with the gambling industry in Slovakia. The new law states that foreign gaming operators can now establish businesses without having a Slovakia-based office. This will, in turn, make the country a much-desired destination for the big names in the industry. The newly ratified reform will take effect March […]
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Spain is improving its efforts regarding responsible gambling and social policies. A new body will advise the country’s regulator in matters that relate directly to safe gambling practices. The New Gambling Advisory Board in Spain The Spanish gaming regulator Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) will now receive help from a new advisory board, […]
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