Play'n GO has joined the German Online Casino Association (DOCV), which approved the supplier's membership unanimously, the company said. Market Owner DACH Melanie Hainzer will represent Play'n GO in the association, which provides a forum for dialogue on Germany's regulated online casino market.
The membership gives Play'n GO a role in DOCV discussions on regulation and competition in Germany's licensed online casino market.
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The Dutch parliament rejected a proposal for a total ban on gambling advertising, according to the report. Play’n GO government affairs head Shawn Fluharty said licensed operators need tools to compete with unlicensed businesses and argued that restricting advertising could weaken channelling and consumer protections.
West Virginia delegate Shawn Fluharty argued at the Global Gaming Expo that states should oversee prediction markets instead of Washington. He compared prediction markets with moonshine and sports betting with fine wine.
Shawn Fluharty, a Democrat in the West Virginia House of Delegates, said at the Global Gaming Expo that states rather than the federal government should oversee prediction markets, according to a report of his remarks. Fluharty, who also heads government affairs for Play'n GO, spoke during a G2E session on prediction markets, regulatory oversight and integrity.
Lawmakers, regulators and tribal representatives are pressing for a more proactive stance against prediction markets. Shawn Fluharty, who heads the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States, said the US Supreme Court may ultimately decide whether federal regulators have jurisdiction, according to the report. Critics cited lower tax treatment and possible access for 18- to 20-year-olds.
National Council of Legislators from Gaming States president Shawn Fluharty told tribal leaders that prediction-market companies could lobby state lawmakers if the US Supreme Court rules against their federal case for offering sports contracts. He argued that state licensing and regulation should apply, while conference chairman Victor Rocha criticised North Carolina’s planned 6% tax on net trading-fee revenue, compared with a 23% tax on online sports betting.
Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said President Donald Trump is not prioritising who regulates prediction markets, according to the report. Mulvaney discussed the federal-state dispute over sports event contracts at a gaming legislators’ meeting and predicted that the US Supreme Court would ultimately decide the question.