World Gaming News

Ontario Casinos to Shut For Three Weeks as Province Reinstates COVID Protocols

• Jan 4, 2022

Hundreds of employees at Casino Rama will be temporarily out of work later this week.

Top 5 Global Gambling Stories of 2021

• Jan 3, 2022

A look back at the top gambling stories from around the world in 2021.

Bill South: Tackling Sports Corruption Requires an Organized Operator Approach

• Jan 3, 2022

As the complexity of the sports betting industry has increased with a shift towards online and mobile gaming, a huge range of markets available and more jurisdictions opening up to the sector, it would be easy to assume that maintaining integrity and countering match fixing is harder than ever.

Macau public favors status quo for casinos

• Dec 24, 2021

The leadership of Macau has released the results of a Macanese poll that shows a general trend largely in keeping with the government’s own posture.

Gambling ads Double in the Netherlands with the Legalization of iGaming

• Dec 21, 2021

Now that online gambling is legalized in the Netherlands, the number of advertisements on the subject have doubled in a short time frame. The country legalized iGaming in October 2021 with eleven casinos obtaining licensing. Research by Nielsen shows that in October and November of 2020, there were just over 170,000 commercials focused on gambling in the region. This year, the same time frame resulted in over 366,000 ads.

888 Halts Operations in New Jersey Ahead of SI sportsbook Launch

• Dec 17, 2021

Online gaming and betting operator 888 will no longer accept or offer sports betting in New Jersey, ahead of the launch of its Sports Illustrated-branded sportsbook in the state.

Flutter UK & IE CEO: “We Will Not Wait For Regulation” to Raise Standards

• Dec 15, 2021

Conor Grant, chief executive of Flutter UK and Ireland, says the operator will look to stay ahead of the curve with safer gambling, by continuing to ramp up protections across its brands.

International Certification Agency eCogra Acquired by Hanover Investors

• Dec 15, 2021

eCOGRA, a leading independent and internationally approved testing and certification agency for the online gambling industry, has been acquired by Hanover Investors.

A Sunny Place for a Shady Online Business

• Dec 14, 2021

Alberta to Allow 2 Private Sportsbooks, Expand Betting To NHL and CFL Venues

• Dec 13, 2021

Alberta is looking for two private sportsbook operators to help conduct and manage online sports betting in the province. The companies, yet to be chosen by the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission (AGLC), will also work with the province’s NHL and CFL teams to expand legal wagering at professional sports venues.

GC Slams Licensees’ AML Procedures as “Not Fit For Purpose”

• Dec 10, 2021

The GB Gambling Commission has published its Compliance and Enforcement report for 2020/21, highlighting shortcomings in anti-money laundering (AML) and social responsibility procedures over the past year.

Betting and Gaming Council calls on Government to put Child Protection 'Front and Center' of Gambling White Paper

• Dec 8, 2021

Standards body the Betting and Gaming Council has called on the Government to put child protection “front and center” of the forthcoming Gambling White Paper.