Key Takeaways
- An anti-money laundering raid by the Italian Guardia di Finanza has led to the closure of several poker rooms on the People’s Network.
- The Dutch Gaming Authority (DGA) has handed out €180k in fines to XKL Limited and Total E Soft Limited as the result of fourteen gambling sites continuing to use the Dutch language or show Dutch national symbols such as the Netherland flag.
- Spain’s industry association JDigital has produced a report on the first three years of the country’s regulated gambling environment.
- Prospects for Russian regulation of online poker may be a little better after President Vladimir Putin ordered a study of the tax benefits of introducing regulated online gambling.
More repercussions can be expected from the Italian anti-mafia operation that has led to gambling businesses in Spain, Romania, Malta and Italy being prosecuted for money laundering.
