The Netherlands’ gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has revealed that it recently issued 14 periodic penalty payment orders against gambling operators in the country. The penalized operators and affiliates were all using coronavirus-pandemic related marketing. Some examples given in the regulators’ statement include advertising an online casino as “corona-free” gambling, or coronaviruj gokken in Dutch. Since …

MGM-owned Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa became the last of Atlantic City’s casinos to reopen on Sunday after the COVID-19 pandemic forced Governor Phil Murphy to lock the state down on March 21st—now some four months ago. Casinos were told they could reopen on July 2nd, albeit with a whole load of new measures in …

This week, leading Evolution Gaming shareholder and multi-billionaire investor Richard Livingstone put about a quarter of his 16% stake in the company up for sale. The 8.5 million shares are valued at around $658 million. Evolution, the world’s foremost live casino developer, has seen its share price rocket since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. …

This week has not been a good one for the UK gambling industry, with two new critical reports and a Parliamentary letter hitting media front pages. The first report came from the Gordon Moody Association. The GMA is one of the oldest problem gambling charities in the country. Its latest press release revealed that it …

This week, regulators in the Netherlands finished the final draft of the framework of their legalized online gambling market. Shortly afterwards, they sent their new Remote Gambling Act off to the European Commission to see if it meets the European Union’s laws. Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that has caused death and disruption all over …

Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, has voted affirmative on a sweeping new set of laws that will completely legalize online and land-based gambling across the Eastern European country. The draft bill, known as 2285-D, passed with an overwhelming majority of 248 votes for to 95 against. It will be officially signed into law sometime next …

This week, the United Kingdom Gambling Commission opened a public consultation on the design of online slots. Suggested legislative moves will be set out before the public, with any UK citizen allowed to express their opinion on the potential new rules. Gambling operators and associations will also receive airtime to comment on the issue. This …

This week, noted financial heavyweight and credit rating agency Moody’s analyzed and confirmed UK bookmaker William Hill as “ba3”—a classification that suggests lending to the company may involve “substantial credit risk.” While far from bottom-of-the-list, C-class investments, this is not a great look for the betting giant. William Hill’s credit rating was initially downgraded by …