Wagering on competitive video gaming has firmly established itself as a mainstream betting activity, but concerns over match integrity and how esports intersects with gambling-like elements of modern video games have created a landscape of regulatory uncertainty.

GamblingCompliance decodes the major issues surrounding this bleeding edge technology to provide actionable intelligence on the latest in esports gambling regulation.
 

New Jersey Approves New Bet Types Amid Global Sporting Shutdown

27th Mar 2020 | Written by: James Kilsby
New Jersey’s Division of Gaming Enforcement is temporarily allowing online sportsbooks to offer bets on table tennis, Eastern European basketball and various other less obvious sports amid the...

Esports' Remote Regroup Could Fill Sporting Void

20th Mar 2020 | Written by: Joe Ewens
Virus-pummelled bookmakers desperate for viable betting events are looking longingly at esports, which seems set to largely avoid the shutdowns plaguing traditional sports, but the sector presents...

Dutch Cooling-Off Window To Get Six-Month Extension

6th Mar 2020 | Written by: Joe Ewens
The Netherlands is to extend its two-year "cooling-off period" by an additional six months, frustrating a group of fined operators that had been on course to avoid a temporary ban, as the...

UK Regulator Lacks Powers To Protect Problem Gamblers, Warns Watchdog

28th Feb 2020 | Written by: Dan Townend
The UK Gambling Commission is struggling to protect problem gamblers from harm amid the explosion in online betting, parliament’s spending watchdog has warned.

Bipartisan Bromance In New Jersey Yields Huge Dividends For Gaming

14th Feb 2020 | Written by: Tony Batt
It is safe to say David Rebuck, New Jersey’s top gambling regulator, can keep his job as long as he likes even though he is a Republican who could be replaced at any moment by Democratic Governor...

Gambling Emerges As Key Battleground In Irish Election

28th Jan 2020 | Written by: Harrison Sayers
Ireland’s major political parties have promised to create a new gambling regulator, tackle gambling-related harm and introduce restrictions ahead of the country’s upcoming general election.

Malta - Annual Gaming Report - 2010 to 2019H1

20th Dec 2019
Latest Annual Gaming Report data from the Malta Gaming Authority. The data released for the country contains the following information: Number of licensed remote operators & licences in issue...

UK Gambling Reform Looks Inevitable After Tory Election Pledge

25th Nov 2019 | Written by: Dan Townend
The next UK government is all but certain to introduce gambling reform following the general election, after the Conservatives said legislation was needed to update the law.

Regulatory News Updates – November 8, 2019

8th Nov 2019 | Written by: GamblingCompliance Reporters
FDJ's privatisation share sale gets underway, Chinese police raid Cambodian gambling hub and Atlanta considers putting casino question to a referendum.

Regulatory News Updates – October 4, 2019

4th Oct 2019 | Written by: GamblingCompliance Reporters
Two Illinois cities have named their preferred casino developers, the Jamaican gambling watchdog has warned of match-fixing vulnerabilities and no Brazilian advertising blackout is planned as the...

Integrity Experts Urge Game Publishers To Engage With Esports Match-Fixing

3rd Oct 2019 | Written by: Joe Ewens in Montego Bay
Coordinated attempts by bookmakers to fight esports match-fixing are being thwarted by uninterested video game publishers, integrity experts have warned.

Swedish Police Praise Svenska Spel Over Match-Fixing Prevention

4th Sep 2019 | Written by: Harrison Sayers
Svenska Spel, the Swedish state-owned gambling operator, has been praised by the country’s police for its efforts to prevent and detect match-fixing.

Researchers Demand Regulatory Action Over Underage Appeal Of Esports Gambling

21st Aug 2019 | Written by: Harrison Sayers
UK gambling accounts on Twitter, especially those related to esports betting, have thousands of children interacting with their tweets and take little to no care for responsible advertising,...

Belgium's Top Regulator Rejects Fraud Accusations

30th Jul 2019 | Written by: Joe Ewens
The director general of the Belgian Gaming Commission has hit back against allegations that he privately sold computer equipment belonging to the watchdog, amid reports of an ongoing investigation...

Game Companies Risk UK Loot Box Reversal Over Wild West Markets

23rd Jul 2019 | Written by: Joe Ewens
The UK Gambling Commission has warned that many video game publishers, including industry giant Valve, are not doing enough to close down the unregulated marketplaces which nudge loot boxes into...

Many UK Gambling Ads Still Have Direct Child Appeal, Report Says

9th Jul 2019 | Written by: Joe Ewens
More than one in ten gambling adverts targeted at the UK market contain content that appeals to children, according to new Gambling Commission-backed research.

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