Spain’s government is drawing up new rules to cut regional red tape which experts believe could give the Spanish terrestrial gambling industry a much-needed boost in 2013.
As Portuguese legislators vote this month on an austerity budget containing a 20 percent winnings tax, state lottery Santa Casa hopes it will be partnered with a fresh crackdown on illegal online gambling.
Belgium’s blocking of unlicensed websites has cost Bwin.Party €700,000 a month since May, but the company is still operating in Belgium, company executives told analysts on Friday.
Unibet, which claims to be the second largest online operator in Denmark, has said there needs to be a “level playing field” with the largest, state lottery Danske Spil.
Spain’s advertising watchdog has cleared an advert for Bwin’s Spanish gaming site binguez.es in one of the first tests of marketing guidelines in the newly-regulated market.
As the final round of licensing gets underway in Germany, lawyers have warned that the sports-betting licences will be challenged in court as soon as they are issued.
The Netherlands’ two largest political parties agreed on Monday to a coalition government that is committed to privatising Dutch monopoly, Holland Casino, and licensing and taxing online gambling.
