Bartolome Martin (DLA Piper, Spain) provides an overview of the proposals to improve player verification systems.[Read More]

The long-awaited legislative proposal for the Dutch Remote Gambling Act has been released. This Act stipulates the conditions in which online gambling will be allowed in the Netherlands. DLA Piper's Dutch Gaming Team reports.[Read More]

The important regulatory developments to be introduced in Spain are conditioned upon the appointment of a new General Director. Albert Agustinoy Guilayn (DLA Piper, Spain) comments.[Read More]

Albert Agustinoy Guilayn (DLA Piper, Spain) provides an analysis of the proposed system of regional mutual recognition of licences and technical certifications currently being considered by the Spanish Government.[Read More]

The Italian gambling authority, AAMS, published the data on the Italian online gaming market for the first quarter of 2013 which show a minor reduction of spending of 0.2% compared to the same period of 2012, but what looks very interesting is that almost 50% of the spending in the market is generated by casino games and cash poker games. And casino games and cash poker games are the sole games currently subject to a gross profit tax regime.[Read More]

As the industry eagerly awaits further regulatory developments within a number of US states, Timothy J. Lowry and Joanna Sykes-Saavedra (DLA Piper, Atlantic City) consider the latest moves in New Jersey.[Read More]

As the Netherlands continues its progress towards regulating interactive gambling, Richard van Schaik and Marloes Dankert (DLA Piper, Amsterdam) comment on the latest, interesting comments made in Dutch Parliament.[Read More]

The Parliament of South Australia has introduced the Statutes Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2013, which sets out reforms to gaming machine laws under the Gaming Machines Act 1992 (SA). Judith Miller comments.

Patrick Schwarzbart and Max Wenger (DLA Piper, Germany) report on a court decision which results in the German authorities re-opening the tender process for sports betting licences.[Read More]

As the debate around the regulation of social gaming sharpens, Stephen Ketteley (DLA Piper, London) shares his thoughts on the latest developments.[Read More]

The Italian betting exchange regulations have been just published on the Official Gazette and will soon come into force. But the question is what will be the effect of betting exchange games in the Italian market?[Read More]

Following the reference in the Queen's speech to the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Bill, Hilary Stewart-Jones (DLA Piper, London) provides commentary on the proposed changes to UK gambling legislation.[Read More]

The Italian Advertising Self-Regulatory Court deemed the TV ad of a major remote gaming licensed casino operator in breach of the recently introduced provisions of the Advertising Self-Regulatory Code on gambling advertising.[Read More]

On 1 May 2013, the UK Culture, Media and Sport Committee published the pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Bill.[Read More]

Judith Miller (DLA Piper, Sydney) reports on the agreement between Tabcorp and ACTTAB which allows ACTTAB to provide fixed odds products in Australia.[Read More]

Patrick Van Eecke and Antoon Dierick (DLA Piper Brussels) comment on a recent decision on gambling and betting advertisements by the self-regulatory authority on advertisements in Belgium.[Read More]

The Italian gambling authority, AAMS, held that in case of clear errors in odds performed by operators, the bets shall be in any case paid since this is part of the bookmaker's business risk.[Read More]

Patrick Van Eecke and Antoon Dierick (DLA Piper Brussels) report on the amendments proposed to the "Fox report".

Ash Averill (DLA Piper, London) summarises the top gambling regulatory developments in April.[Read More]