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The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has called on the Chancellor to rethink its tax plans on the UK gambling sector, as land-based casinos face a £5m a year stealth tax.  Under measures announced by the Treasury’s Autumn Statement saw Gaming Duty Bands applied to UK casinos frozen. As such, gaming duties will not rise with inflation, effectively creating a …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has announced the completion of a key corporate project, the publication of the “Gambling Survey for Great Britain Experimental” data release. Head of Statistics Helen Bryce documents that three years ago, the UKGC initiated a project to enhance data collection on adult gambling participation and problem gambling prevalence in Great Britain. The project, adopting a …

The government of Kazakhstan will require all gambling businesses to submit direct reports on the gambling activities and profiles of Kazakh citizens.  The command was approved by the deputies of the Mazhilis (Parliament), who instructed for new gambling reporting duties to be added to the Tax Code of Kazakhstan.   As reported by SBCCIS: “As dictated by the deputies of Parliament, …

888poker has announced a partnership with the Professional Fighters League (PFL) ahead of the European Championship in Dublin on 8 December. Described as a ‘first-of-its-kind agreement’ for the PFL’s regional MMA league, the 888 Holdings-owned company – which currently operates in Gibraltar, Malta and the UK – will gain branding on the PFL SmartCage during the PFL Europe Championship.  Additional …

Glücksspiel (GGL), the Federal Authority of German Gambling, has clarified its stance on “data collection approaches” to determine the size of the black market targeting national consumers. The GGL acknowledged that “studies aiming to determine the market size of illegal online gambling are currently contentious, yielding different conclusions than the states’ data”. The studies referenced are likely those commissioned by …

Continent 8 Technologies has appointed Carl Bonner as Regional Sales Director to assist with the company’s global rollout of its solutions and services. In his new role, Bonner will be responsible for driving Continent 8’s multi-cloud strategy and growing its customer base in core regulated igaming markets such as the US. Brian B Koh, Chief Commercial Officer at Continent 8 …

Spelinspektionen has welcomed new changes to Sweden’s Money Laundering Act that will allow the gambling inspectorate to increase financial penalties on gambling-related fines/infringements. The decision was approved by Finansdepartementet, Sweden’s Ministry of Finance, which will allow the inspectorate to increase penalty fees for gambling operators violating AML rules from 1 April 2024. The inspectorate had previously submitted its proposals to …

DCMS has submitted its business estimates to the National Office of Statistics (ONS), tracking the performance of sectors under its regulatory remit for the period of March 2019 to March 2022. The report provides estimates on the business contribution (number, turnover, and employment) of sectors governed by DCMS, excluding civil society (charities and voluntary associations). At present, DCMS’ regulatory remit …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has notified stakeholders of its plans to hold seven new consultations as part of the continued regulatory review of recommendations put forward by the Gambling Review’s White Paper. As detailed by Tim Miller, the Executive Director on Policy Development for the Gambling Commission, the consultations will address the topics of “socially responsible incentives, customer-led tools, …

Timor Leste, also known as East Timor, has announced ambitions to become a regional hub for gaming licensing in Southeast Asia, creating an industry association for this purpose. The territory – which comprises the eastern section of the island of Timor, with the western half of Indonesia – has set up the Virtual Gaming Association (VGA) of Timor-Leste to work …