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Interview with Evert Montero Cárdenas, president of Colombian gaming industry trade body Fecoljuegos

"We believe that by the end of 2022, the gambling sector will be completely stabilized in Colombia"

Colombia | 27/07/2021

The legislative package will now go through the EU legislative process

New EU anti-money laundering proposals welcomed by EGBA

EGBA will introduce new sector-specific guidelines to help Europe’s online gambling companies apply the EU’s anti-money laundering rulebook. The guidelines will be published later in 2021.

Belgium | 22/07/2021 | Associations

First-ever survey on Olympics betting expectations by the American Gaming Association

AGA: 20 million US people plan to bet on Tokyo Olympics

25% of those of American adults that are very interested in the Tokyo Olympics plan to wager on an event. 10% of those who don't plan to wager said they would be more likely to do so if it was legal in their state. Nearly half will bet casually ...

United States | 21/07/2021 | Associations

Exclusive interview with Miguel Ángel Ochoa, President of Mexican operators and providers trade body AIEJA

“Mexico has reopened 97% of the casinos that were operating in March 2020”

Out of the 29 states that have casinos, 27 have authorized their reopening. Only two states maintain total closure: Baja California Sur, which has not reopened at all since March 2020; and Campeche, which closed again due to an increase in ...

Mexico | 20/07/2021 | Associations

State lotteries body ALEA says the legal gambling offer could be differentiated under the bet.ar domain area

Argentina's regulators seek to impose the use of a single domain type for igambling sites

Enabling the bet.ar zone domain for state lotteries in Argentina favors clear identification of operators and platforms authorized by the regulatory bodies of each jurisdiction and strengthens communication strategies to identify illegal and/or ...

Argentina | 19/07/2021 | Associations

Now available to UK Snapchat users

UK: Snapchat’s new gambling ads opt-out feature praised by BGC

The Betting and Gaming Council and Snap have been working for the past year on the new feature to give gambling consumers more control over the advertisements they see. This is an addition to Snap meeting requirements under the updated Industry ...

United Kingdom | 19/07/2021 | Associations

International Betting Integrity Association

IBIA reports 38 suspicious bet alerts in Q2 2021

The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) reported 38 cases of suspicious betting to the relevant authorities during the second quarter (Q2) of 2021.

United Kingdom | 14/07/2021 | Associations

Most of the stocks recorded triple-digit growth rates over the past year

AGEM Index up nearly 150% year-over-year in June

The index increased by 25.50 points to 1,005.20 points in June, a 2.6% growth from May 2021. Seven of the 13 AGEM Index companies reported increases in stock price. Last month's growth was due in large part to a 11.3% increase in the stock price of ...

United States | 08/07/2021 | Associations

The Prime Minister said the country was ready to move to the final stage of the lockdown on July 19

UK’s BGC backs government plan to lift COVID-19 restrictions on casinos, betting shops

Venues such as casinos and high street betting shops will no longer have to adhere to anti-covid rules such as social distancing and the wearing of facemasks. Capacity crowds would also be able to return to race meetings and other sporting events. ...

United Kingdom | 07/07/2021 | Associations

To improve the process of handling customer complaints

UK's BGC urges government to create a Gambling Ombudsman

The Betting and Gaming Council is proposing that it should be a legal requirement for all licensed betting and gaming operators to sign up to the new Gambling Ombudsman. Flutter supports BGC's request, which comes amid the ongoing review of ...

United Kingdom | 05/07/2021 | Associations

Online Gaming Amid lobby in the Congress to include tax advantages in the POGOs bill

Philippines' regulator pushes for uniform tax rules for online gaming operators

07/29/2021

Sports Betting According to a full report from Propmark

Advertising accelerates branding in Brazil's betting market

07/29/2021

Companies Rush Street Interactive inked a multi-year, co-exclusive deal with GTG Network

BetRivers to add GTG's iSport Genius sports data facts and insights

07/29/2021

Land Based Casinos A license for the full $310M casino project is still under consideration by Illinois’ regulator

Hard Rock’s temporary casino in Rockford set to open in October

07/29/2021

Companies They would be located in Tennessee's Nashville and Michigan's Detroit markets

DraftKings plans to create new sports gaming bar concept with The Cordish's Sports & Social

07/29/2021

Online Gaming Cluster-paying video slot

Pragmatic Play unveils new farm-inspired title Chicken Drop

07/29/2021

Companies The LatAm gambling operator now has over 100 bots available in Spanish, English and Portuguese

Betcris helps develop conversational AI tool to enhance customer interaction

07/29/2021

Events Statements from its organizers and a strong social media response

"SAGSE Facetime Europe offered the closest virtual experience to an in-person networking event"

07/29/2021

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