🇨🇼 The Curaçao gambling regulator has adjusted the rules for the acquisition of companies holding a local gambling licence: gambling companies must now first independently submit an application for a licence in the Netherlands before completing an acquisition.
🇫🇮 A bill has been submitted to the Finnish Parliament to abolish the state monopoly on betting and online casinos; if approved, the market launch is planned for January 2027.
🇳🇱 The Advocate General of the Supreme Court of the Netherlands, Lindenberg, published an opinion recommending that players be denied refunds of lost funds from iGaming operators for the period prior to the legalisation of the sector in October 2021.
🇸🇪 The head of the Swedish operator ATG has called on the government to increase the online casino tax to 26%.
🇮🇳 The Indian state of Odisha has abolished prison sentences for gambling-related violations and replaced them with fines of up to USD 834.
🇸🇿 The government of Eswatini is taking measures to restrict minors' access to betting platforms.
🇧🇷 The Brazilian government has announced the launch of a national self-exclusion system.
🇫🇮 A bill has been submitted to the Finnish Parliament to abolish the state monopoly on betting and online casinos; if approved, the market launch is planned for January 2027.
🇳🇱 The Advocate General of the Supreme Court of the Netherlands, Lindenberg, published an opinion recommending that players be denied refunds of lost funds from iGaming operators for the period prior to the legalisation of the sector in October 2021.
🇸🇪 The head of the Swedish operator ATG has called on the government to increase the online casino tax to 26%.
🇮🇳 The Indian state of Odisha has abolished prison sentences for gambling-related violations and replaced them with fines of up to USD 834.
🇸🇿 The government of Eswatini is taking measures to restrict minors' access to betting platforms.
🇧🇷 The Brazilian government has announced the launch of a national self-exclusion system.