The casino world went through some rather large changes in 2020 – how have the first few weeks of 2021 panned out? And what can we safely predict about the rest of the year ahead? Let’s take a look at 3 scenarios which have a high chance of panning out in 2021. More and more countries will go down the licencing route The past year has seen several major jurisdictions insist on online casinos registering for a licence if they wish to sell to local residents. Apart from a dozen states of the US, local licencing requirements now exist in Germany, Sweden, Spain, Italy and Czechia. The Netherlands and Canada look set to follow suit in 2021, meaning that online casinos need to follow regulations and pay tax in more and more countries of the world. On one hand, the casinos benefit from possessing a local licence – as this allows them to advertise on social networks, TV, and on paid search. On the other hand, some of the required regulations are extremely onerous. For example, Germany now requires online casinos to only offer slots, with the live casino vertical effectively banned in the