Regulation in Review: Europe and Beyond Regulation in Review: Europe and Beyond
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Key Takeaways
  • The UK’s new gambling laws have made much of the news again this week, as the Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association (GBGA) legal challenge forces a one month delay.
  • The delay has thrown the industry into chaos after poker rooms had already published their plans for the transition. Amid the turmoil, the CEO of the UK Gambling Commission announced her decision to stand down.
  • PokerStars has decided it doesn’t want to operate in a number of countries, but will stay in Canada—the one country which Ladbrokes has decided to stop serving.

The UK’s new gambling laws have made much of the news again this week, as the Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association (GBGA) legal challenge forces a one month delay.

The delay has thrown the industry into chaos after poker rooms had already published their plans for the transition. Amid the turmoil, the CEO of the UK Gambling Commission announced her decision to stand down.

PokerStars has decided it doesn’t want to operate in a number of countries, but will stay in Canada—the one country which Ladbrokes has decided to stop serving.