The often divisive field of secondary lotteries has undergone rapid growth in recent years, but operators are facing increasingly effective opposition from traditional lotteries and regulators concerned about marketplace confusion.

GamblingCompliance tracks and analyses secondary lottery legislation and enforcement activities - allowing industry stakeholders to adapt and react to the latest developments in the sector.
 

Regulatory News Updates – January 18, 2019

18th Jan 2019 | Written by: GamblingCompliance Reporters
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has appointed a replacement for the chairman toppled by its Wynn Resorts investigation, an Australian judge has excoriated the online betting industry in an...

ZEAL Rejects Lottoland Offer As 'Significantly Inadequate'

14th Jan 2019 | Written by: David Altaner
ZEAL Network has rejected an informal offer of up to €76m for its German assets from Lottoland, saying the bid was “significantly inadequate” for what it considers its most valuable asset.

Irish Study Claims Lottery Betting No Threat To National Lottery

13th Nov 2018 | Written by: David Altaner
A new industry-funded study contends that there is no evidence that online lottery betting companies are restricting cash generated for good causes by Ireland’s national lottery, an argument...

ZEAL To Shutter Spanish Lottery Brokerage As Earnings Rise

2nd Nov 2018 | Written by: David Altaner
ZEAL Group will close its Spanish lottery brokerage service after an unfavourable Spanish Supreme Court ruling, the company said as it reported rising revenue and profit.

German Lottery Operator Succeeds In Banning Lottery Betting Rival

31st Oct 2018 | Written by: Harrison Sayers
A Gibraltar-based lottery betting company has been banned by a regional German court from receiving bets on the outcomes of state lotteries, but the regional court decision has again raised...

Western Australia To Fine Users Of Secondary Lotteries, Imprison Providers

20th Sep 2018 | Written by: Martin John Williams
The Western Australian state government has introduced a bill that would introduce jail terms for operators of secondary lotteries targeting the state’s gamblers and impose fines on players.

Lottery Betting Confusion, Child-Friendly Games Prompt More Advertising Action

22nd Aug 2018 | Written by: Joe Ewens
The UK’s advertising watchdog has once again reprimanded operators for unclear lottery betting terms and child-friendly gambling products, as the Gambling Commission prepares to wield enhanced...

Regulatory News Updates – July 20, 2018

20th Jul 2018 | Written by: GamblingCompliance Reporters
Malta’s financial regulator has issued detailed anti-money laundering requirements for the island’s licensees, Major League Baseball is calling for federal sports-betting regulation and PAGCOR...

Lottery Betting Group Wants To Dispel 'Myths'

18th Jul 2018 | Written by: David Altaner
A new lobbying group wants rivals and regulators to stop calling its industry “secondary lotteries”, “synthetic lotteries”, “black lotteries” or even “parasites”. 

Traditional Lottery Chiefs Enraged By ‘Parasite’ Secondary Lotteries

5th Jul 2018 | Written by: Joe Ewens in Barcelona
The chasm that separates traditional lottery operators and disruptive secondary lotteries shows no sign of being bridged, as executives this week continued their bitter disputes about the perceived...

Lottoland Defiant After Australia Bans Secondary Lotteries

29th Jun 2018 | Written by: Martin John Williams
The Australian parliament has banned secondary lotteries, but the prime target of Thursday’s decision, Lottoland Australia, has said the fight is not over.

Cornered Lottoland Australia Requests Tatts Probe In NSW State

25th May 2018 | Written by: Martin John Williams
With a national ban on lottery and keno betting only weeks away, Lottoland’s Australian arm has lashed out with a regulatory complaint to the New South Wales (NSW) state government over rival Tatts...

Regulatory News Updates – May 11, 2018

11th May 2018 | Written by: GamblingCompliance Reporters
Lottoland buys its way into an Italian licence, two senators continue their push for online gambling restrictions in the United States and Goan casinos suffer from increased licensing costs. 

Regulatory News Updates – May 4, 2018

4th May 2018 | Written by: GamblingCompliance Reporters
The UK has been criticised for slow responsible gambling progress, a new entrant shakes up Australia's secondary lottery fight and Scientific Games has named its new leader.

Lottoland Australia Attacks Newsagent Lobby Over Finances, Mandate

2nd May 2018 | Written by: Martin John Williams
With a national ban on secondary lottery and keno products looming, Lottoland’s Australian arm is fighting back, launching an attack on the finances and propriety of the national newsagents...

Regulatory News Updates – April 20, 2018

20th Apr 2018 | Written by: GamblingCompliance Reporters
Sweden’s regulator opens a fresh consultation on updated regulations ahead of open licensing, Borocay confusion reigns in the Philippines and sports leagues in the United States look to ditch...

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