Home > Finance > China lottery sales up 53.6% in August China lottery sales hit CNY52.95bn (£595.0m/€684.3m/$724.6m) in August, signalling a year-on-year increase of 53.6%. China’s Ministry of Finance said growth across the board was due to the launch of new instant lottery tickets and an increase in major events. This was also 10.1% higher…
Home > Legal & compliance > Legal > GCF flags concerns over Gambling Commission affordability check data The Gamblers Consumer Forum (GCF) has contacted the UK’s statistics regulator to raise concerns over figures presented by the Gambling Commission on the number of gamblers that will be impacted by proposed affordability checks. In a letter to…
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Home > Legal & compliance > Legal > Pennsylvania fines operator for underage VGT gambling The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has issued Pilot Travel Centers with a fine of $45,000 (£36,716/€42,307) for underage gambling at one of its video gaming terminals (VGT) locations in the state. The underage gambling breach was identified at a…
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iGaming content provider Pragmatic Play has expanded its partnership with online casino 1xBet to deliver a bespoke Live Casino game show called Wheel of Luck. The supplier noted that the customized version for 1xBet is based on its popular Mega Wheel game show. This adds to the operator’s existing collection of Live Casino games from…
Home > Casino & games > Land-based casino > Chile’s casino win decline continues Chile’s casino properties saw income falter again in July 2023 despite a year-on-year increase in visitor numbers. According to Superintendencia de Casinos de Juego (SCJ), the country’s 25 gaming casinos recorded gross gaming revenue of CLP47.8bn ($53.3m/€50.0m/£43.2m) discounting inflation in July…
Home > Gaming > GC clashes with Racing Post over coverage of proposed risk checks The GB Gambling Commission has published an open letter to Racing Post readers in an attempt to “clear up misunderstandings” about the ongoing consultation regarding proposed financial risk checks. The regulator accused the racing and sports betting publication of providing…
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Home > Sports betting > OpenBet enters newly regulated Brazilian sports betting market with Play7.Bet Sportsbook technology provider OpenBet is to expand into the newly regulated Brazilian sports betting market through a partnership with Play7.Bet. Under the deal, OpenBet will provide technology to power Play7.Bet’s retail and online sports betting offering in Brazil. This arrangement…
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As reported by Asia Gaming Brief, the Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM), Macau’s financial regulatory body, released “updated industry guidance on Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) controls” created for gaming-related clients. New bans: In compliance with document published by the Financial Intelligence Office, the latest updated guidance specify that banks in Macau are…
The UK Gambling Commission announced on September 14, 2023 that this regulatory body will establish an Industry Forum that will include the Britain’s gambling industry stakeholders and provide the Commission with an extended insight into the operating issues of the gambling service providers. New Commission’s Establishment: The need to get such an insight is reportedly…
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Home > Legal & compliance > Legal > GGL fines Red Rhino €50,000 for unlicensed gambling German regulator Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) has fined Red Rhino €50,000 (£42,856/$53,337) for offering online gambling in the country without a licence. Red Rhino had withdrawn its German-facing Platincasino.de website but players could still gamble on its Platincasino.com…
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