Regulation Insight
Key Takeaways
  • 888 says it has exited Australia, but players report they still have access.
  • The Czech Republic still hasn’t issued any licenses, and it is not enforcing its new laws.
  • Portugal’s new amendment positions itself to join a shared liquidity pact with France, Italy and Spain.

Australia

Earlier this month, 888 made the snap decision to withdraw its services from two markets—Australia and Slovenia. To players, 888 said only that it followed a “business reevaluation;” to the industry the company said it was nothing special and was simply because there was “no regulation in sight other than sport.”

In fact, has it even really withdrawn its services from Australia?