The Gaming Control Authority under the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania has announced that it has blocked further online gambling websites that do not adhere to new regulations introduced in the country earlier this year. In January, the Lithuanian regulator pledged to take “strict legal action” against operators that organise remote gambling illegally. The Gaming Control Authority has followed up on this by blocking a number of companies that have been operating in the country illegally, with the regulator naming such firms in a list on its website. In a statement, the Gaming Control Authority said that…

iGaming Business – The Bulgarian State Commission on Gambling has added five more websites to its blacklist of online gaming domains that are prohibited from operating in the country. Websites owned by Swedish operators RedBet Gaming and Cherry are amongst the latest domains to be banned from offering online betting services in Bulgaria. Cherry’s EuroSlots.com website has been blacklisted by the Bulgarian regulator, as have RedBet’s Heypoker.com and Whitebet.com domains. The regulatory body also moved to ban Casinoluck.com and Nextcasino.com. SOURCE

From iGaming Business Four more Internet domains have been added to the ‘blacklist’ of betting websites banned in Belgium. The Belgian Gaming Commission has added Betsafe, InterCasino, 1bet2bet and Casino Belgie to a list that, according to reports in the country, now includes 76 domains. Under recently introduced rules in the country, only land-based operators can apply for online gambling licences in Belgium. However, reports have indicated that the websites are still open to users in the country and are yet to be blocked. “People who use the websites could be fined but that is not our primary goal,” Commission…