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In an interview with Gambling.Re, Dennis Hillemann, Partner at Fieldfisher, discusses the impact of the Fourth State Treaty on Gambling on the market in Germany
Gambling.Re interviews Giulio Coraggio, Global Co-Chair of the Gaming & Gambling group of DLA Piper, about the expected reorganization of the Italian industry
Europe
Belgian football and sports industry stakeholders are taking legal action against a total ban on gambling advertising in the country
Irish Senator Mark Wall urges government to follow Belgium's example and ban all gambling ads, citing high addiction rates among young people
Former UK gambling addicts and families marched to ban gambling ads in football
Dutch Minister for Legal Protection, Franc Weerwind, has confirmed that the ban on broadcast advertising in the country will happen "no later" than 1 July
Star Sports is being taken to court in the UK by a former customer who claims the bookmaker allowed him to bet hundreds of thousands of pounds while knowing he had a gambling problem
Hungary's gaming regulator SZTFH implements new technical measures for online gambling in response to new Gambling Act amendments
Four affiliate representatives have written to the Netherlands’ House of Representatives, urging lawmakers to reconsider the country’s restrictions on popular types of bets
Mindway AI and the Hellenic Gaming Commission have signed a cooperation agreement to develop a risk assessment methodology for problem gambling behavior detection
Lottstift seeks new operator for Norway's problem gambling helpline Hjelpelinjen; current operator will stop managing it in 2023
Red Ridge Marketing has been fined €675,000 by Dutch regulator Kansspelautoriteit for illegally promoting unlicensed online casinos on four websites
William Hill Group's businesses fined record £19.2m for social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures.
The UK Gambling Commission has fined Kindred Group-owned 32Red and Platinum Gaming a total of £7.1m for social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures
North America
North Carolina House approves sports betting legislation with estimated launch date on January 8, 2024
A bill seeking to legalize wagering on Rhode Island collegiate teams is being considered in the State Senate, greatly expanding the state’s market if passed
Legalizing sports gambling in Texas could generate $180M yearly tax revenue
Mississippi creates task force to analyze mobile sports betting issue
Massachusetts Gaming Commission limits sports betting affiliate revenue-sharing, allows cost-per-action partnerships
Paysafe expands into the Massachusetts mobile sports-betting market, extending multiple partnerships with US operators
American Gaming Association updates Responsible Marketing Code for Sports Wagering to protect college-aged bettors and ban "risk-free" promotion
GeoComply funds self-exclusion research project by ICRG
IMG Arena alleges that Stats Perform used scouts to obtain European football match data it was not entitled to, leading to a loss of revenue of at least $1.6m
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has fined three licensees a total of $60,000 for violating self-exclusion and staffing requirements
Puerto Rico's gaming industry expands with new sports betting licenses, including anti-corruption monitoring services provider International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA)
South America
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Australia
Banks in Australia are pushing for a ban on using credit cards for online betting to protect customers from debt
More than half of Australian adults support banning betting ads before 10.30pm, concerned that it's normalizing gambling among children
Crown Resorts is investigating a data breach claim made by a ransomware group. No customer data was compromised, says the company
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