Kenya Finance Bill carries tax rescind waiting on Kenyatta approval Ted Menmuir, SBC News · June 25, 2020 at 5:39 pm Kenya’s National Assembly has approved the nation’s new Finance Bill, which will terminate Kenyan betting’s controversial 20% excise tax on all gambling wagers. First introduced during the 2019/2020 fiscal year, the 20% excise tax saw all Kenya Betting Control Board (BCLB) licence holders protest its enforcement as a market killer. The events of a tumultuous 2019 saw several Kenyan … [Read more...]
Racing steering group launches new LGBT+ training scheme iGaming Business · June 25, 2020 at 5:37 pm The Diversity in Racing Steering Group (DiRSG) has announced a new initiative that will deliver training to improve lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transsexual plus (LGBT+). awareness and inclusion within the British horse racing sector. Developed by the DiRSG’s dedicated LGBT+ sub-group, the e-learning module will now be included in the mandatory licensing courses at the British Racing … [Read more...]
UK survey: Compliance experts expect fraud spike amid Covid-19 iGaming Business · June 25, 2020 at 5:36 pm Know Your Customer (KYC) specialist, HooYu released the results of a survey today (25 June) showing that 93% of gaming compliance managers expect to see an increase in fraud and chargebacks during by the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. In total 88% of compliance managers polled by HooYu believe the pandemic presents an increased risk of financial crime across regulated sectors such as … [Read more...]
UK: Casinos left in the cold by Boris’ final easing orders Ted Menmuir, SBC News · June 25, 2020 at 7:22 am UK Casinos have been excluded from the government’s list of leisure and hospitality venues that will be allowed to reopen for business on 4 July. In the House of Commons this afternoon, Boris Johnson announced a series of final lockdown easing measures for businesses across England, in which pubs, restaurants, cinemas and hairdressers will be allowed to reopen providing they observe a new … [Read more...]
Brazil: Bolsonaro to decide on sports betting privatization Lucia Mouriño, SBC Americas · June 25, 2020 at 6:56 am After gaining the approval of the Minister of Economy Paulo Guedes, the project that will privatize sports betting in Brazil is now awaiting Jair Bolsonaro’s direct evaluation. Earlier this month, the gambling modality was included in the Investment Partnerships Program (PPI), through which the Government aims to create jobs and mitigate the negative consequences caused by the COVID-19 … [Read more...]
Northern Irish politicians progress gambling reform inquiry iGaming Business · June 25, 2020 at 6:07 am Politicians in Northern Ireland are seeking guidance from their Westminster colleagues as they launch an inquiry that could finally lead to the establishment of new gambling laws in the province. The recently formed All Party Group on Reducing Harm Related to Gambling at Stormont will take guidance from the Gambling Related Harm All Party Parliamentary Group at Westminster as they progress with … [Read more...]
Australia: Crown to reopen its Perth casino this weekend but Melbourne stays closed Phil, G3 Newswire · June 24, 2020 at 7:09 pm Australian casino group Crown Resorts has confirmed it will reopen Crown Perth on June 27, following three months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. Its casino in Melbourne will stay closed for the foreseeable future after a recent outbreak of COVID-19 clusters in Victoria. Crown Perth will re-commence operations of its casino and gaming floor food and beverage outlets under … [Read more...]
Swedish lottery rebounds in April, but lags behind 2019 iGaming Business · June 24, 2020 at 7:14 am Swedish lottery revenue bounced back in April after a difficult March, but remained 9% below revenue from April 2019, according to the latest figures from the country’s Gambling Inspectorate (Spelinspektionen). The data forms part of the monthly reports Spelinspektionen were commissioned to produce during the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis and was obtained through operators’ tax … [Read more...]
France: L’Autorité Nationale des Jeux officially takes over as the French gambling regulator Phil, G3 Newswire · June 24, 2020 at 6:40 am L’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) has now officially replaced l’Autorité nationale de régulation des jeux en ligne (ARJEL) unifying French gambling as a single regulatory body which oversees all forms of gambling in France, including online gambling, casinos, horse racing and lottery games, which makes up 78 per cent of the betting market in France. The move comes prior to the privatisation … [Read more...]
Betway dispute highlights problem of punters gaining access to winnings Greg Wood, The Guardian · June 23, 2020 at 7:23 pm The obstacles that punters sometimes need to overcome before they can withdraw their winnings - or even their initial stake for a winning bet - from an online bookmaker have featured in this column with some regularity. The story of Doug Shelley, a businessman from the north east who had been trying to withdraw £108,000 in stakes and winnings from his Betway account since April 2019, appeared … [Read more...]
