The Senate Finance Committee of Delaware Senate has approved the casino relief bill, which proposes to reduce the taxes and fees at the casinos. Senate Bill 144 would reduce the tax almost by a half – from 29.4 per cent to 15 per cent – and do away with the licensing fee. It would also…
read moreThe Governance Commission for Government-owned and Controlled Corporations (GOCC) declared on Wednesday it has suggested the separation of regulatory and commercial functions of Philippine Amusement and Gamong Corp (PAGCOR). The GOCC commission made the suggestion to President Rodrigo Duterte, stateting it was “due to PAGCOR’s conflicting proprietary activities and regulatory functions in which its operation…
read moreNorway’s government is becoming more protective in the online gambling arena. The government is planning to propose new curbs on payment to international gambling websites. This move for stricter monitoring of online gambling payment processing is to further reduce the competition towards the state-owned Norsk Tipping, which enjoys gambling monopoly, including. Lotteri-og Stiftelsestilsynet, Norwegian Gaming Authority,…
read moreJesper Petersen, a Social Democrat MP in Denmark, revealed the legislators’ concern over the spiraling gambling bonus offers. He said in television interview that online gambling sign-up bonus offers, especially those through television promos, were getting out of control. He pointed out that some operators provide bonuses as high as DKK10k (US$1,640). According to Petersen, bonuses…
read moreKansspelcommissie, Belgium’s gaming commission ruled against a few video games and warned millionaire penalties if they’re not adjusted. The threatened operators face fines up to US$2 million if a number of popular video games are not adjusted. The Belgian Gaming Commission calls these loot boxes game of chance, and if these are further exploited, they…
read moreNew Jersey is expecting an imminent Supreme Court order to make sports betting legal. The state has challenged the 1992 federal Professional Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA). It is expected that the court will give the state permission allowing it to legalise sports betting. If it happens, many other states, mainly West Virginia and Pennsylvania,…
read moreThe Nevada Gaming Association Commission has changed its gambling regulations for dealing with intoxicated gamblers. The commission clarified the new rules. Casinos are not allowed to let “visible impaired” people to gamble, which include the customers who are drunk or high on drugs. The regulation is not entirely new, but it just makes the existing rules tougher,…
read moreIn its bid to help the problem gamblers, Agenzia delle dogane e dei Monopoli, Italy’s major gambling regulatory body, has introduced a new self-exclusion programme. This will be applicable throughout the country. The launch of the new programme arrives after the industry-wide public demand for the upgrading of the country’s existing responsible gambling measures for at-risk customers. In…
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