Tag: Regulator

The Irish government has published an outline of legislation which will see the creation of a new gambling regulator.

The Dutch Government has announced a series of changes to levies and fees ahead of the launch of the country’s online market from 1 October.

Irish legislators have begun the process of defining the jurisdiction of the country’s new independent gambling regulator, agreed as part of the Interim Gaming and Lotteries Act.

The creation of a regulatory body for Ireland’s gaming industry will be delayed until at least next year, according to justice minister Helen McEntee.

Adriano Ho has been named director of Macau’s Gaming of Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ), following Paulo Martins Chan’s decision to step down.Ho took up the post on 10 June.

With France’s new gambling regulator, L’autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) is set to be “fully operational” by spring this year, the government recently published a new decree setting out the agency’s key functions and responsibilities.

Junior justice minister David Stanton has confirmed the government plans to establish an independent gambling regulator by the end of next year.

While the number of gaming machines in Ireland continues to grow, the wheels of political change grind slowly, as the Irish government continues to drag..

Speaking at an ICE VOX event in London, Andrea Domingo, CEO of the Philippines’ regulator PAGCOR, gives a staunch defence of the country’s gambling policy - and its controversial status as both operator and regulator. The Philippines regulator is often criticised for a conflict of interest: simultaneously running its own land-based casinos, while regulating the operations of its competitors. In a...

The president of Paraguay’s national regulator Conajzar has confirmed that the three companies participating in the tender for a casino licence in Alto Paraná will have their bids reviewed in late November. José Antonio Ortiz Báez, the new head of Conajzar, stated that the three bids by Casinos Paraguayos SA, Antonio Aranda Encina, and LAGG Paraguay SA will be opened...

Spanish gambling regulator the DGOJ has announced the launch of a year-long tendering window for online gaming licenses. This third opportunity for applications since the market was regulated in 2011 will see operators able to apply for single and general licenses simultaneously. “The new opening, together with the improvement of competitiveness and the level of protection through the regulatory framework ...