Registration for “Women and Gambling Addiction” Mini Event Now Open! In most western countries, overall problem gambling rates have remained flat or fell slightly over the past few years. However, the number of women with severe gambling problems appears to be sharply on the rise. In order to raise awareness of this growing problem and to indicate the way forward[Read More…]

Netherlands Gambling Authority Fines GVC’s Bwin Brand €350k The Netherlands Gambling Authority has issued a €350,000 fine to GVC-owned subsidiary bwin for offering online gambling services to Dutch customers. When employees of the Dutch regulator visited the operator’s website in August 2018 and January 2019, they found that players from the Netherlands, contrary to players from e.g. the US, Poland, and[Read More…]

Netherlands Gambling Authority Publishes AML Guideline The Netherlands Gambling Authority has published a new guideline outlining how operators can implement the provisions of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act (Wwft). At present, only Holland Casino is subject to the Wwft. Land-based slot machine operators and lotteries are currently exempt. In the future, online operators will also be subject to the[Read More…]