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Sports Betting Amendments requested by Virginia’s Governor adopted

Virginia is set to pass a bill legalizing sports betting after state lawmakers amended the proposal to factor in changes requested by Governor Ralph Northam. House Bill 896, which set out plans to permit online and mobile sports betting, passed the House last month by a vote of 59-35 after also clearing the Senate on March 7 by a vote of 33-5. However, rather than … Continue

Oklahoma AG casts doubt on the legality of tribal compacts

Two new tribal compacts are in doubt since the Attorney General of Oklahoma started arguing that Governor Kevin Stitt didn’t have the authority to negotiate agreements for products not covered by the state’s tribal gaming regulations. Earlier this week Stitt announced that he had agreed on new compacts with the Otoe-Missouria Tribe and the Comanche Nation, allowing each to offer Class III gaming – including … Continue

Tennessee ready for sports betting launch

The rules and processes for mobile sports betting were approved Wednesday (April 15) by the Tennessee Education Lottery, with minor tweaks to the payout percentage, and now aims to allow operators to begin applying for licenses next week. “These rules reflect the significant work that went into establishing the processes and requirements for licensing and regulating interactive sports wagering in Tennessee,” Tennessee Education Lottery board … Continue

German sportsbook licensing process stopped by courts

German sports betting association laments suspension after Austrian operator lodges successful complaint in court. Germany’s leading sportsbook operator body the Deutscher Sportwettenverband (DSWV) has reacted with dismay after the Darmstadt Administrative Court halted the process to award the country’s federal sports betting licenses. Vierklee, an Austrian sportsbook operator, challenged the licensing process, claiming that the process, overseen by the Regional Council of Darmstadt, was being … Continue

MGA requests silence on Covid 19 pandemic

The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) requests silence on the Covid 19 pandemic and is warning the licensees about the consequences of irresponsible communication during the pandemic. The MGA issued a notice warning licensees that the current pandemic could be causing distress to players and that the gaming industry has to deliver “socially responsible commercial communications with respect to COVID-19.” In his Commercial Communications Regulations, The … Continue

Tribal sports betting bill signed by Washington’s Governor

Jay Inslee, Washington’s Governor has signed the House Bill 2638 that will legalize the sports betting at tribal gambling facilities in the state. The bill authorizes in-person sports betting at tribal casinos, as well as on-premises mobile wagering. Confirmation of Inslee’s signature means that Washington becomes the first US state to legalize sports betting in 2020. Washington’s House of Representatives cleared the bill by a … Continue

New gambling regulations approved in Germany

The German lawmaker approved the new gambling regulations that will legalize online poker and casino from 1 July 2021, as well they decided on the location of the new regulatory authority. The Glücksspielneuregulierungstaatsvertrag (GlüNeuRStv), which expands the nationally regulated igaming market beyond online betting for the first time, must now be ratified by each state parliament and submitted to the European Commission for approval before … Continue

The Netherlands Issues New Gambling Regulations

The Netherlands’ government published new regulations regarding the measures set out in the Remote Gaming Act, that aim to enable the parliament to submit comments on the proposed rules. The regulations set out how gambling operators can conduct business in the Netherlands, and what conditions must they fulfil in order to secure a licence. A five-years awarded to the operators, by the Dutch gambling regulator … Continue

Taxation of sports betting organizers in 2020

In Romania, the specific taxes for sports betting activity and the payment terms, are provided in the special regulations, the fiscal procedures, and practices that are found in the common regulations, in the form of fiscal and accounting procedures. This article will summarize the gambling activity of the traditional bets type, with all the three components: mutual bets, counterparty bets, and fixed odds bets. Specific … Continue

Irresponsible betting ad banned by ASA

The UK’s advertising standards authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint against matched betting service Profit Accumulator for suggesting that matched betting could be a solution to financial problems. The complaint concerned two posts on Profit Accumulator’s Instagram account. The first showed an image with the text “Colossal Win 2,380.50” and the caption “Absolutely amazing win from one of our members 12 minutes ago,” followed by … Continue

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