By Sadonna Price

Greek Ministry of Finance Supplies European Gaming Commission with Drafted Gambling Regulations

January 9, 2020

Gambling regulation is about to change in Greece. The Greek Ministry of Finance has provided the European Gaming Commission with a draft of their new gambling regulations. The group is preparing to implement new regulated controls throughout their entire gambling industry. The draft includes controls detailing separate licensing which will be available for online casino […]

By Sadonna Price

Online Gambling Ban Coming to Cambodia

December 23, 2019

An online gambling ban will take effect on January 1st in Cambodia, with the region’s Prime Minister confirming the ban. According to Prime Minister Hun Sen, in the days to come, online gambling will disappear. Comments made by the PM make it crystal clear that no new licenses will be issued and all online gambling […]

By Sadonna Price

Japan’s New Casinos Could Impose Taxes on Gambling Winnings of Foreign Visitors

December 3, 2019

As Japan prepares to offer casino gaming, the government is trying to decide how the new industry should operate. Just a few days ago, it was made known that the government wants to impose a gaming tax system where foreign visitors must pay taxes on their winnings. Officials want the system to be similar to […]

By Sadonna Price

Australian Government Considering Facial Recognition Software for Online Gambling

October 29, 2019

The government of Australia is considering technological measures to ensure that only adults have access to certain types of online content, including gambling sites. The Department of Home Affairs recently alerted a parliamentary committee that facial scans could be an option for restricting access to certain websites. Facial scans are already used for passport photos […]

By Sadonna Price

Northern Irish Government To Host Consultation on New Gambling Policy

October 1, 2019

The government of Northern Ireland has plans to host a public consultation on creating a new gambling policy as well as problem gambling effects. With the consultation, the goal is to form a basis of which advice will be provided to the next minister for communities. This individual will be in charge of forming a […]

By Sadonna Price

PokerStars Hit With Huge Fine by Dutch Gambling Regulator

September 24, 2019

On Monday, Kansspelautoriteit, the Dutch gambling regulator, announced that a subsidiary of The Stars Group was fined €400,000. The fine was issued to TSG Interactive Gaming Europe Limited for offering online poker gaming to Dutch customers via a PokerStars website. An investigation was launched by the regulator, covering the second half of 2018 via the […]

By Sadonna Price

Antigua, Barbuda, and the World Trade Organization

October 4, 2012

How much do you know about Antigua and Barbuda? How about the World Trade Organization? If you follow Internet gambling and poker, especially in terms of legal situations, then you’ve probably at least heard these names. The purpose of this post is to clarify who they are and why they’re important to poker laws. Antigua […]