18 June 2025 GPWA Times Newsletter

APCW Perspectives: A kinder, gentler show
The Netherlands Gambling Authority has admitted that it has a bad reputation. Now it is promising to become a more "open and flexible" regulator. Meanwhile, could an idea from the U.S. change the way we deal with problem gambling?

1xBet attends Peru Gaming Show 2025
This week, at booth 52A, the 1xBet team will hold meetups with colleagues, establish business contacts with potential partners, and present profitable offers from its affiliate program.

Golden Boomerang 2025: Affiliate trends and winning strategies
Boomerang Partners recently celebrated the Golden Boomerang Awards 2025 in Milan, bringing together top affiliate teams and industry leaders. This year's event highlighted significant trends and successful strategies in the affiliate marketing landscape.

SBC Summit 2025 adds Latin America & Brazil track
SBC Summit introduces a Latin America & Brazil track, further aligning its conference strategy with the global nature of the event, which is set to welcome 30,000 attendees to Lisbon from around the world in September.

Report: Legal online gambling fuels soaring consumer losses
A new supplement to the USA National Online Gambling Report 2024 indicates that state legalization of online gambling, without effective suppression of illegal operations, increases total consumer losses, with some states seeing a rise of up to 261 percent.

Swedish government proposes ban on gambling with credit
The government introduced a new legislative proposal aimed at creating a safer and more sustainable gambling market by banning gambling on credit.

TAB penalized for spamming VIP customers
Tabcorp Holdings Limited has been hit with a $4,003,270 fine for sending more than 5,700 marketing messages to customers of its VIP program that broke Australia's spam laws.

Clarion to introduce ICE Research Institute
A senior Clarion Gaming team, led by Director of Industry Insight and Engagement, Ewa Bakun, has been invited to speak at the Gaming in Spain conference, taking place in Madrid on 26 June.

Six basketball players face UKGC sanctions
Five former Surrey Scorchers players have received fines and sanctions ranging from 10-year bans to lifetime suspensions for manipulating match outcomes and failing to report corrupt activity during the 2022/2023 season.

DraftKings adding sports betting transaction fee in Illinois
The company announced that it will implement a 50-cent transaction fee on all mobile and online bets placed in Illinois through DraftKings Sportsbook, effective 1 September 2025.



2-3 July 2025
iGB L!VE London 2025
iGB Live! converges all sectors in iGaming to connect and convert the strongest business for accelerated growth in an industry.

1-4 September 2025
SiGMA Euro-Med 2025
Hosted at the Mediterranean Maritime Hub, the Malta Week event has been designed to maximize every aspect of the attendee experience while showcasing Malta at its very best.

16-18 September 2025
SBC Summit 2025
The event to be held in Lisbon will attract over 500 expert speakers sharing insights across a range of dynamic conference formats, and an exhibition space expanding to 120,000 square meters.