Tag Archives: Online gambling

A bill that would that would ban online payments to unauthorized betting and lottery sites based abroad is under review in the chamber of deputies. Deputy Pastor Gil (Gildenemir de Lima Sousa) presented bill PL1823/2022 in the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies in July. Under the proposal, Brazil’s central bank would have to establish rules to determine…

The National Gambling Board (NGB) has released a statement concerning the issue of the legality of online or interactive gambling stating that it wishes to make ’emphatically clear that the answer to whether online or interactive gambling is legal in South Africa, is a simple and unequivocal NO with the exception of online sports betting.’ ‘Section…

Gambling is generally prohibited in Japan unless special dispensation has been granted under law. The Penal Code applies to both land-based gambling and online gambling but there is no statute that specifically regulates online gambling. While there is some discussion about whether or not online gambling is illegal, strictly speaking gambling citizens placing bets via…

Following an industry wide ban on online and arcade gambling operations, 91 casinos have been shut down according to Cambodia’s Ministry of Economy and Finance. A joint committee comprising ministry officials and police have been inspecting the nation’s casinos since the ban was installed at the beginning of January. Ros Phearun, Deputy Director-General of the Ministry…

BBC One’s Panorama has aired a program called Addicted to Gambling in which it explored how the UK has the largest online gambling platform in the world, and that just four per cent of players make the online gambling industry a massive 78 per cent profit. The show comes at a time when leading addiction…

Former New Jersey Senator Raymond Lesniak, the man who led the state’s move to allow sports betting, will prepare a response for New Jersey regarding the US Department of Justice’s new opinion on how the Wire Act should be interpreted. The new opinion suggests that the Wire Act prohibits wire transmissions of any interstate betting….

Offshore gambling operators providing online (remote) gambling to consumers in Britain are being reminded that they have until September 16 to apply for a continuation licence to ensure their business is not impacted by amendments to the Gambling Act 2005. The amendments (Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act)) are expected to come into force on 1…

Baha Mar has applauded the Parliament of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas for tabling a sweeping revitalization of the country’s gaming regulations, the first such major update since Bahamian casinos were legalized in 1969. The regulatory changes would allow Bahamian casinos to offer international travellers the latest gaming-industry amenities, including Internet, interactive and mobile gaming;…

Singapore is looking to introduce new legislation to block player access to online gambling websites, banning payments methods to remote gambling operators and outlaw advertisements that promote online gambling in the country. Analysts pitch the online gambling sector in Singapore to be worth S$376m (US299.4m) and believe this will increase by between six and seven…