Regulation Insight
Key Takeaways
  • The Polish Senate will be voting on several amendments to the country’s gambling laws today.
  • The gambling regulator in Romania, ONJN, has issued its first blacklist of online gambling sites which it has determined to be in breach of national gaming laws.
  • South Africa has begun holding hearings on a private members bill to introduce online gambling regulation.
  • The Portuguese Ministry of Tourism which has the remit to manage the license applications under new gambling laws, has said it expects the first licenses to be issued in October this year.

Failed attempts to change gambling laws in Italy, pessimism over legalized online gambling in California, and a race to get Polish amendments through before the government changes have kept politicians busy with gaming regulation this week.