iGaming News & Gambling Industry Updates

All three main sectors showed increases in the New Jersey market. November brought $636.2 million in total gambling revenue for New Jersey. Last year’s November numbers fell 14.2% below this result, according to the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement. October’s $611.1 million also trailed by 4.1% compared to November. Each of the three core […]

Flutter Entertainment will pay a £2m fine to the UK Gambling Commission after the regulator found problems with how the company dealt with customers who showed signs of gambling harm. The decision was announced on 17 December after a review carried out earlier this year. The fine covers four online gambling operators that run under […]

The Dutch gambling regulator, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), has fined JOI Gaming €400,000 for breaking advertising rules. The fine is linked to promotions at Jack’s Racing Day in 2023, an event by the Jack’s brand. The KSA said the promotion used role models in ways that broke Dutch gambling rules. The decision is part of a larger […]

Parliament in Sri Lanka made changes to betting and gaming taxes official now. Speaker of Parliament Dr Jagath Wickramaratne certified the Betting and Gaming Levy (Amendment) Bill. Wednesday 18 December saw the Speaker announce this development in Parliament. He endorsed the certificate on the Bill on 17 December previously. The final constitutional step for the […]

Wednesday’s Senate Plenary meeting brought mixed results for gambling legislation. Thirty-six senators voted no, while twenty-eight supported urgent processing. Sports betting tax alterations passed quickly despite casino bill delays. Bill PL 2.234/2022 covers casinos, bingo halls, jogo do bicho, and horse race wagering. Standard legislative procedures remain in effect after urgency rejection. Final voting requires […]

Arizona is moving to revoke Underdog’s daily fantasy sports licence, bringing prediction markets back into focus for US regulators. The issue was widely discussed at a four-day gaming conference in Puerto Rico, where lawmakers and regulators met to talk about sports betting and related products. Chris Kotterman from the Arizona governor’s office spoke about the […]

Swedish gambling companies sent a letter to the finance ministry yesterday. The letter opposes different tax rates for different gambling types. December 15 marked the publication date of this important document. Thirteen chief executives signed the letter together. Entain, Betsson, and LeoVegas leaders joined the opposition group. ATG wants to lower the horse racing tax […]

Chicago officials are moving forward with plans to tax sports betting operators, even as some Illinois lawmakers try to block cities from setting their own gambling taxes. A revised city budget filed last week still includes a 10.25 percent tax on sportsbook operators within Chicago, keeping the plan in place. The decision comes as the […]

Operators in Colombia waited nearly a year for this decision. The 19% VAT measure will end in just a few days. The Colombian Congress voted down the Financing Law yesterday. The law would have kept the 19% value-added tax on gambling forever. Last Tuesday brought defeat for the financing bill in the Senate’s Fourth Committee. […]

Finland’s parliament has approved major changes to the country’s gambling laws, a big shift for the sector. The law now goes to the president for approval, completing the lawmaking process for what is considered the most important change in Finnish gambling rules so far. The new Gambling Act was supported by over 94 percent of […]