In light of the application of the Selective Consumption Tax (ISC) for online gambling, set at 1% for each game and in force since January 1, 2025, there are warnings about the eventual inapplicability of this new tax. Tax lawyer Luis Durán Rojo, in an interview with Peruvian newspaperLa República,
Affiliate business Gambling.com Group has completed the previously announced acquisition of Odds Holdings, Inc., the parent company of sports betting odds comparison site OddsJam. The purchase closed on January 1, 2025, "as planned and on schedule." Upon announcing the deal in late 2024, Gambling.c
Minister André Mendonça of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) was selected to report on the Original Civil Action (ACO) 3696, which addresses a request from the Attorney General of the Union (AGU) to prohibit the State Lottery of Rio de Janeiro (Loterj) from authorizing online betting houses nationwide
September’s Eilers-Fantini report has been published, with many studios witnessing consistent performance across North America over the past month.One firm that may have cause to celebrate after looking at Eilers & Krejcik’s Canadian report is Light & Wonder, after the studio shot to the top
The Swedish Trade Association for Online Gambling, Branschföreningen för Onlinespel, has commissioned a survey to strengthen its efforts against money laundering and terrorist financing.This autumn, consulting firm Advisense will conduct the AML State of Play survey, asking BOS member companies ques
Since its launch in August 2023, more than 28,000 Australians have registered to self-exclude from all licensed online and phone wagering services through BetStop, the National Self-Exclusion Register. The initiative, introduced by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), aims to he
Juan Manuel Valdes, a deputy of the Union for the Homeland (UP for its acronym in Spanish) party, has presented an initiative that aims to review and amend the Gambling Law of the City of Buenos Aires.The bill seeks to tighten the mechanisms for the identification of users and thus prevent minors fr
The Australian government is set to release its response to the 2023 Murphy Report on gambling advertisements, with expectations pointing towards a diluted version of the proposed total ban on gambling ads, known as “Murphy’s law” after the late MP Peta Murphy. Instead of a comprehensive prohibition
iGaming software provider SOFTSWISS announced that it has obtained the B2B Tobique Gaming Licence, ‘the first ever issued in the jurisdiction.’ The Tobique Gaming Commission (TGC) and Differentia Licensing Advisory Group Limited (DLAG), a provider and facilitator to gaming companies for internationa
The Gambling Commission has released new data covering the gambling industry in Great Britain from March 2020 to June 2024. This data includes information from both online and in-person gambling covering Licensed Betting Operators (LBOs) located on Britain’s high streets. The recent report compares
The Responsible Gambling Council’s (RGC) annual Discovery Conference, held last week, saw the Ontario Government commit a historic investment of CAD 9 million ($6.6 million) in funding through the Responsible Internet Gambling Fund (RIGF). The council says that this three-year investment into the RI
Independent slots developer Thunderkick has officially entered the Colombian market through a strategic partnership with prominent local operator Luckia. This move marks Thunderkick's second venture into the Latin American market, following its recent collaboration with RushBet in Mexico, and unders
The Casino Windsor marks its 30th anniversary this year, having first opened its doors to the public on May 17, 1994. Initially housed in the renovated Art Gallery of Windsor, it was the first casino in Ontario and the first in Canada operated through a public-private partnership. The opening day sa
Government-owned online sports betting and casino gambling sites are estimated to have captured nearly half of the iGaming market in the Canadian province of Alberta. However, reports indicate thatthe other half may belong to technically illegal operators, who don't pay taxes and are not subject to
iGaming operator Play Alberta has gone live with select titles fromAristocrat Interactive, Aristocrat Leisure Limited’s regulated online Real Money Gaming (RMG) and Gaming Systems division. With this partnership, Alberta has become the first provincial iGaming operator to offer Aristocrat games onli
Flood of Curaçao Gaming License Applications Triggers DelaysAfter the Curaçao Gaming Control Board (GCB) announced the reopening of its online portal for business-to-consumer and business-to-business license applications on July 15, operators’ interest in penetrating the popular gambling market has
