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- July 8, 2019 By Oliver Young -

A few months ago, the UK Gambling Commission published its three-year National Strategy to Reduce Gambling Harms. The Commission announced to have combined efforts with charities, businesses and health bodies to reduce gambling harms. However, only days after that, GambleAware revealed that the industry has failed to meet the funding target. So even though the […] Continue Reading

- July 3, 2019 By Oliver Young -

Expert online casino players know the three regulatory bodies they can trust: the UK Gambling Commission, the Gibraltar Gambling Commission and the Malta Gaming Authority. The first two have been in the iGaming industry since the dawn of gambling, however, MGA is a newer one that has quickly gained players’ trust. But MGA has established […] Continue Reading

- July 1, 2019 By Oliver Young -

The UK Gambling Commission published its 2018/2019 Enforcement Report, which is essentially an overview of all the investigations they completed and all the disciplinary measures they took in cases where operators failed to deliver fair and safe gambling. The regulator has changed its License Conditions and Codes of Practice rules some time ago, which took […] Continue Reading

- June 27, 2019 By Riley Wilson -

The popularity of Live Blackjack is undeniable as this version of 21 provides players with an experience closest to the one they get at brick-and-mortar casinos. Playing Blackjack online at virtual tables comes with no restrictions as the number of players that can join them is limitless. On the other hand, joining a live dealer […] Continue Reading

- June 26, 2019 By Oliver Young -

When Microgaming announces a new slot release, that slot is highly anticipated by all of its fans. The leading developer hinted the release of 6 new games at this year’s ICE, many of which have already been launched. However, players were really looking forward to the release of Village People® Macho Moves, and the slot […] Continue Reading

- June 24, 2019 By Oliver Young -

It seems like the industry’s leading software developer has decided to reward us with plenty of new slots this summer. Less than two weeks after the release of the wolf-themed slot Spinsane, NetEnt has presented its brand new release, the 5-reel, 1,024 ways to win slot Cash-O-Matic. The theme in the slot is inspired by […] Continue Reading

- June 19, 2019 By Oliver Young -

Being one of the anti-gambling leaders, Labour Deputy Tom Watson has been trying to establish boundaries in the gambling industry for years, but operators don’t seem to listen. As a consequence, a new gambling ombudsman is about to be established in the UK as requested by the Labour party’s Deputy. He first mentioned the mandatory […] Continue Reading

- June 17, 2019 By Oliver Young -

Platinum Gaming Limited, a subsidiary of the Kindred Group, a gambling operator licensed by the UK Gambling Commission, Gibraltar, Malta and as of a half year ago regulated by Sweden, has been fined by the UK regulator for failing to recognize gambling harm and prevent money laundering. The operator has failed to identify a fraudster […] Continue Reading

- June 10, 2019 By Oliver Young -

The Netherlands has been considering launching an online gambling market for some years now. In fact, it was in 2014 that the country’s gambling legislation was approved. Then together with Belgium, they started fighting unlicensed operators that were offering online gambling services to their citizens. With hopes that they could handle the situation and prepare […] Continue Reading

- June 5, 2019 By Oliver Young -

Sweden has last year announced its plans to liberalize the gambling market by ending the state-owned monopoly and allowing foreign operators to apply for licenses. The interest was huge, and after the initial 22 interested parties, more and more continued applying for licenses to operate in the Swedish gambling market. Spelinspektionen, the Swedish regulator, had […] Continue Reading