Category Archives: Betting

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has published its roadmap 2022/2023 technical directives to better regulate businesses operating within Australia’s media, digital and telecom sectors.   Though the ACMA holds no legislative authority over gambling licences, the federal agency has been granted rights by Australia’s six states to set gambling standards with regards to advertising, …

The Council of State, Belgian’s supreme administrative court, has provided an overview of rulings relating to Belgian Gaming Commission (BGC) stances on advertising and affordability.  Issuing a summarising update on the terms of a 2019 Royal Decree, the Council supported the Gaming Commission’s statement that advertising messaging must meet the conditions that apply to games …

AFC Bournemouth has marked a return to English football’s top flight by detailing a two-year agreement that will see Dafabet serve as its principal sponsor. Under the terms of the collaboration, the online casino and sports betting operator will feature on the front of the men’s playing shirts in what is lauded as “an important …

The New Zealand government has injected NZD $76m into a new gambling harm minimisation and prevention strategy, covering five key areas.  Notably, the investment will be used to support training pathways to boost the skills and diversity of a workforce, including peer and cultural support workers, as well as expansion of digital services.  Educational initiatives …

Betfair International, part of Flutter Entertainment, has named Brazilian national footballer, Ronaldo Nazário, as the firm’s latest brand ambassador. The three-time FIFA World Player of the Year and two-time World Cup winner joins Betfair on 30 June – witch shares the date of the 20th anniversary of Brazil’s fifth World Cup win in Japan in …

Public debate on the prevalence of gambling advertising in the Netherlands following last year’s re-regulation continues, as the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) regulator issued another update. Releasing a statement, Rene Jansen, Chairman of KSA – the Dutch Gambling Authority (DGA) – asserted that some operators in the country ‘look for the edges of the law’ with regards …