Swedish gambling stakeholders have been reminded of the new measures adopted to counter illegal gambling and match-fixing, which have come into force as of 1 July 2023. Q1 saw the Riksdag (parliament) approve new amendments to the Gambling Act (2018) ordered by the Ministry of Finance to enhance Swedish gambling’s market safeguards against criminality and match-fixing.    From 1 July, all …

NHS England has committed to opening seven new gambling addiction clinics this summer in response to a record demand for treatment services. This weekend, the NHS revealed that around 1,400 patients had been referred to its network of gambling harm clinics in the past year – an increase of more than a third on the previous 12 months and almost …

The Supervisory Authority for Regulated Activities of Hungary (SZTFH) has announced that starting from July 1, it will initiate a campaign of enforcement against unlicensed online gambling businesses. Updating relevant parties, SZTFH states that from 1 July it will be granted new regulatory powers to monitor illegal transactions. These powers have been granted under Hungary’s new “Act of the Reorganization …

Peru is set to become the latest South American nation to launch an online gambling and sports betting marketplace, following the government’s promulgation of Law No. 31806. Announced by the National Gazette, Law No. 31806 was approved to modify Peru’s existing Gambling Law by establishing a regulatory framework for online gambling and sports betting transactions. The Law has been forwarded …

Optimisation and automation have become key buzzwords for the iGaming industry in 2023…Golden Whale Production’s Claudia Heiling sheds insights on the development of GWP’s LOOPS to help operators further refine their business processes by unlocking the power of machine learning. In the rapidly evolving world of iGaming, if you’re not moving forward, you’re standing still – and while many companies …

The Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) of Malta has ordered Malta MGA licensee Glitnor Group to pay €236,789 for non-compliance with Anti-Money Laundering (AML) rules.  The penalty is related to a compliance review carried out in 2019, and includes a reprimand in line with Regulation 21 of the Prevention of Money Laundering and Funding of Terrorism Regulations (PMLFTR). The FIAU …

Spain’s gambling market experienced considerable growth in the first quarter of 2023, despite a significant reduction in marketing expenditure, according to the latest report from the Directorate General of Gaming (DGOJ). The gambling authority published its Q1 financial report, detailing the continued growth of the sector as licensees grapple with stricter regulatory constraints on advertising and customer care duties. The …

GamCare has notified stakeholders that the English Gambling Education Hub (EGEH) has published its first Insights Report after its initial networking event. The topic was the effectiveness of collaboration in addressing gambling harms among young people. EGEH is a cross-collaboration research hub formed of seven organisations funded by GambleAware – including GamCare, Aquarius, ARA, Recovery for All, Beacon Counselling Trust, …

Australia’s governing Labor Party has outlined its support for a blanket ban on gambling advertising, stating that the country should not accept “another generation experiencing escalating gambling harms”.  Labor MPs have backed the findings of a parliamentary inquiry recommending a “ban on ads for online gambling across all media, to be implemented within a three-year period”. The inquiry follows months …