Belgium’s parliament has ignored objections raised by the European Commission over its draft online gambling bill and passed the law on to the Senate unchanged.
The UK government has written a letter to its Dutch counterparts to protest against Dutch attempts to pressure banks into refusing deposits related to online gambling.
Lawyers in Italy are expecting fresh legislation to clarify the status of online casino games, possibly legalising them before the end of the year.
America’s four major sports leagues have now filed a preliminary injunction request in a Delaware district court in order to stop betting on the outcome of individual matches being included under the state’s new sports betting scheme, while it has also been confirmed that Scientific Games has won the race to operate Delaware's sports wagering system.
The Swedish government is understood to be making amendments to proposed gambling law changes after they were heavily criticised in a consultation, but political obligations both domestic and European are thought likely to delay any moves towards reform until next year.
Turkish leisure company Princess Group Hotels & Casinos has been awarded Guyana’s first casino licence.
Tropicana Las Vegas has emerged from its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and straight in to a court battle for use of the Tropicana brand.
Greek gaming monopoly OPAP is to pressure banks to block payments from online gaming companies operating illegally in Greece, the company’s CEO has indicated.
Unibet is set to explore the limits of the monopoly granted to sports organisers under the French sports code in a test case against the Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT - French Tennis Federation) in September.
Romania’s new gambling law could put three-quarters of the country’s gaming machine parlours out of business after setting the minimum number of terminals per hall at 50, legal experts warn.
