Key Takeaways
- Alderney has reduced its license fees for start-up operators and operators who move from another jurisdiction.
- The German Interstate Treaty on Gambling has come under more fire from MPs in the European Parliament.
- The new Irish gambling laws made it forward to the Committee stage in the upper house last week.
- In a recorded message to a Swedish gaming conference, the Swedish Public Administration Minister, Ardalan Shekarabi, said that changes to gaming legislation will be delayed.
It has been a quiet week on most regulatory fronts with little in the way of significant changes.
Next week should be different as the Italian amendments under the Delega Fiscale are announced, and the Portuguese Gambling Act should be formally adopted. The Mexican gaming legislation may also be featured since the government had hoped for a Senate vote on the new gaming laws before the end of February.
