The most interesting gambling news of 2021

2021 is coming to an end. The last days of the year always involve summing up, analyzing completed tasks, and making plans for next year. On the eve of Christmas, we decided to once again recall the most interesting news of 2021 in the gambling industry.

January?

Spain is creating a new online gambling control body - the Spanish Gambling Regulator is creating a technical body that will take part in the reform of national legislation in the online gambling sector.

February

GambleAware has collected ￡10 million in donations from gambling providers - The GambleAware charity, which advocates for safe online gambling, reported record donations received from gambling providers and affiliates for 2020. The total amount exceeded ￡10 million.

March?

Chile is preparing to legalize online gambling - The Ministry of Finance of Chile has announced increased efforts to legalize online gambling. The relevant bill was submitted by the authorities in the first quarter of 2021.

April

A campaign to raise public awareness about gambling has been launched in New Zealand - The New Zealand Government has launched a new campaign designed to encourage people from different cultures to recognize the harm caused by gambling and freely seek help.?

May?

The Dutch regulator has signed a memorandum of understanding with the British Gambling Commission - The Dutch national regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has concluded a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the British Gambling Commission in order to strengthen cooperation between the two organizations.

June?

There will be no more gambling advertising in Lithuania Since 1.07.2021, a ban on advertising gambling entertainment has been in effect in Lithuania. 105 deputies of the country's parliament voted for this in May. The restrictions apply to all types of terrestrial and online advertising.

July

The Spanish gambling regulator DGOJ has introduced new rules. The gambling regulator in Spain, Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DEL), has launched a consultation on the introduction of new rules for online gambling. These rules include the introduction of loss limits for each session of the game, as well as new rules for players with high expenses.

August

Twitch has banned referral links to gambling sites. The administration of the Twitch platform obliged all streamers who broadcast in the Gambling Game category to remove clips and airs advertising referral links to gambling sites. Content creators had to do this by August 17th, otherwise restrictions or bans would have been imposed on their channels.

September

The Netherlands opposes unlicensed gambling. The country's government has ordered tougher measures against unlicensed online casinos and betting companies that continue to accept money from players. This was reported to Parliament by the Minister of Legal Protection Sander Dekker.

October

Legalization of online gambling in the Netherlands - October has begun a new era for gambling in the Netherlands. Starting this month, online casinos are allowed, and operators have already lined up for a license.

The French regulator checks gambling advertising - The French national gambling regulator L'Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) held its first civic seminar on gambling advertising.

November

Facebook Facebook is ready to give up advertising gambling - Facebook intends to give up advertising gambling and betting on its platform. The social network made the decision after a similar step taken at the beginning of the year by the Snapchat platform. This means that users of the social network who do not want to see such ads in the feed will be able to customize the output to their requirements.

December

In Finland, the authorities have rebuffed the gambling monopoly Veikkaus - Norway and Finland continue to be the last countries in Europe that maintain a monopoly in the field of gambling and do not issue casino licenses to free business. But, judging by current trends, the position of the Finnish monopolist Veikkaus may be seriously shaken – it is not yet possible to make relevant amendments to the lottery law.

That's how busy 2021 turned out to be!

According to the latest data, the global gambling market is estimated at 134.9 billion US dollars in 2021 and is expected to reach 159.8 billion US dollars by 2026, with an average annual growth rate of 3.45%. Such rates cannot but please.

We wish our industry, as well as every market participant, to achieve all the goals set for 2022, and we are sure that it will be no less bright and interesting!

Always yours,

Chilli Partners Team

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