SlotCatalog plans paid data service and three CrossyRun games
The planned studio collaborations create potential commercial opportunities around SlotCatalog’s game framework.
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Appointment
To All Games appoints Afonso Dias as CEO
A new CEO will lead an operator licensed to offer physical and online lotteries in Rio de Janeiro state.
Richmond Atlantic collapse forces ITV Win closure in UK
The closure affects customers’ access to balances and suppliers with unpaid invoices from the ITV Win project.
Colorado Senate advances betting bill with deposit limits and ad restrictions
If enacted, the proposal would change deposit, payment and advertising rules for licensed Colorado sportsbooks.
DoubleU Games offers $184m for DoubleDown’s remaining shares
The proposal could take DoubleDown private, but completion depends on the specified shareholder approvals.
GRAI signs regulatory cooperation memorandum with Alderney commission
The memorandum establishes regulatory cooperation as GRAI prepares to start licensing.
Spelinspektionen sets new Spelpaus checks for Swedish licensees
Licensees must follow the specified access and API requirements when checking the national self-exclusion register.
Spelinspektionen sets new Spelpaus checks for operators from August
Operators must use the regulator’s specified credentials and API when verifying customers against Spelpaus.
UK Gambling Commission reports 97% automated checks in financial risk trial
Operators face new machine-removal duties from 29 July alongside changes to financial-risk checks.
Lazio court annuls Viterbo video lottery licence over distance checks
The court sent the licence matter back for checks against Lazio’s distance rules.
Italy’s Council of State links bingo concession fees to operator turnover
Bingo concessionaires’ fees must be recalculated individually, while the administration is required to hold renewal tenders.
Brazil’s SPA and operators argue regulated betting advertising protects customers
The SPA argues regulated advertising helps customers distinguish legal operators from illegal ones.
PlayCity reports more than 3,000 Ukrainian self-exclusion requests since January
Licensed operators must block people entered on the national self-exclusion register.
Naples anti-mafia investigators link Russo clan to illegal betting network
The investigation concerns illegal betting activity allegedly operated by a criminal organisation in Italy.
New Jersey lawsuit alleges Stake.us and celebrities promoted illegal gambling
The lawsuit puts Stake.us’s promotional activity and alleged gambling losses under legal scrutiny, though the allegations remain unproven.
Licence
SPA-MF authorises BB Gaming to add a betting brand in Brazil
The authorisation lets BB Gaming add a brand to its Brazilian operations in a market with existing licensed operators.
Robinhood CEO forecasts prediction market consolidation in coming years
Consolidation could reshape competition among prediction market businesses, including Robinhood and its Rothera joint venture.
UK Gambling Commission outlines consumer safeguards and illegal-gambling measures
Operators face possible changes to financial risk checks as the Commission completes its reforms.
Anatel blocks Prévias domain after Finance Ministry direction in Brazil
The domain block restricts Prévias in Brazil while the company disputes the government’s classification of its platform as betting.
Appointment
South Korea’s gambling commission appoints Choi Byung-hwan chairman
The chairman will lead a commission whose stated priorities include gambling harm prevention and illegal gambling controls.
Licence
Conajzar awards two quiniela concessions as Paraguay opens market to competition
The concessions alter the structure of Paraguay’s quiniela market and place greater importance on regulatory oversight.
Chile’s Constitutional Court rejects creditors’ appeal, restarting casino collusion case
The case could affect the operators’ casino permits and Enjoy’s financial reorganisation.
Appointment
Novibet appoints Yiannis Stravroulas as chief technology officer
The appointment puts a named executive in charge of Novibet’s technology and product priorities.
Belgian Gaming Commission removes EPIS certification requirement for newspaper shops
Shops can forgo accredited-body certification but must document compliance with the technical note’s other requirements.
Source: Kansspelcommissie (Belgium)
Fine
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board fines two operators $15,000
The fines set out compliance consequences for a supplier’s ownership change and a casino operator’s asset-protection failure.