Category Archives: blog

The National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board of Uganda (NLGRB) has bolstered its collaboration with district leaders through a series of stakeholder engagement meetings in Lira and Gulu. The sessions, held in the respective district boardrooms, aimed to raise awareness of the Board’s mandate, encourage responsible gaming and promote cooperation in enforcement and compliance. Attendees […]

individuals or characters with strong appeal to minors in future advertising The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled that a post by Dribble Media, operating under the brand Midnite, breached advertising rules. The post was found to strongly appeal to individuals under 18, violating the UK Code of Non-broadcast Advertising, Sales Promotion and Direct […]

Day two of SBC Lisbon continues with an insightful panel on the UAE gambling market, featuring Kevin Mullally, CEO of GCGRA; Christina Hu, Chief Strategy Officer at Momentum; Lauralyn Sandoval, Vice President of Gaming Strategy and Business Development at Aristocrat; and David Patent, EVP at Wynn Al Marjan Island, moderated by Garret Greene, Senior Vice […]

The New York Community Advisory Committee has formally rejected Caesars Entertainment and SL Green Realty Corporation’s plan to develop a casino in Times Square. The project received only two votes in favour during a meeting on 17 September, falling short of the four required to progress to the state’s Gaming Facility Location Board. First unveiled […]

Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (Komdigi) has taken down nearly 2.8 million online posts over the past year, most of them tied to online gambling. As reported by ANTARA News, the removal period covers 20 October 2024 to 16 September 2025. Of the total, 2.1 million items were related to illegal gambling activity, according to […]

As reported by The Guardian, crossbench politicians and integrity advocates have raised concerns over the gambling industry’s growing proximity to Australia’s political leaders, calling into question the role of Responsible Wagering Australia (RWA) in the Australian Parliament Sports Club. RWA, which represents major bookmakers including Sportsbet, bet365 and PointsBet, is a corporate sponsor of the Australian Parliament […]

The Court of Appeals has ordered Melco Resorts to pay PHP 30,000 each to 26 employees who were laid off from City of Dreams Manila in 2020, citing a failure to follow due process during the implementation of a pandemic-era redundancy programme. As reported by Inquirer.net, the Third Division of the court upheld the legality of the […]

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has released a video fronted by Frankie Foster that looks into how easy it is to access black market sites. The video, titled ‘BGC: The Black Market explained’ emphasises that unregulated and illegal casino websites can be accessed easily through search engines, such as Google, and require no Know […]

The Gambling Commission has completed a multi-phase study alongside Yonder Consulting to get a better understanding of who is using illegal gambling websites in the UK and why. The research found four key groups are interacting with these sites: Self-excluders; Skilled Advocates, who knowingly seek out illegal platforms to acquire new skills or use digital […]

The legal troubles between Stake and Stake.com appear to be rapidly developing in Australia. The lawsuit was first filed on 11 August 2023 by Stake, a share trading platform founded in Sydney that has since grown to become one of the largest brokers in the country. Stake claimed that if Stake.com were allowed to operate in Australia, […]