Posts From: June 2025

Australian regulator issues warnings to social media influencers

Social media influencers are on notice: stop promoting illegal gambling services to Australians. The ACMA Australia’s online gambling regulator said: We have seen influencers promoting illegal online casinos on Instagram,...

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ITIA provisionally suspends four tennis players for potential breaches

The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) today confirms that four tennis players have been sanctioned for breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP).  Two French tennis players admitted to breaches...

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Romanian regulator requests Meta and Google to remove unlicensed ads

Romania’s National Gambling Office ONJN has notified the giants META and GOOGLE to eliminate illegal gambling advertising in Romania. The National Office for Gambling has sent a request to Meta...

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TAB fined $4 million for sending spam messages to VIP customers

Tabcorp Holdings Limited (TAB) has been penalised $4,003,270 for sending more than 5,700 marketing messages to customers of its VIP program that broke Australia’s spam laws.  An Australian Communications and...

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EU takes legal action against Malta over gaming law shielding local firms from foreign judgments

The European Commission has initiated infringement proceedings against Malta over its legal protections for Malta-registered companies against court judgments issued in other EU member states. On Wednesday, the Commission formally...

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Louisiana governor vetoes anti-sweepstakes bill

Louisiana is getting closer to a ban on sweepstakes casinos after Senate Bill 181 (SB181) was unanimously approved (99-to-0) by the House a week ago. If SB181 is signed into...

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Ladbrokes ads banned over use of ‘Ladbucks’ likely to appeal to minors

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint regarding a TV advert for Ladbrokes Ladbucks promotion. The TV ad, seen on 17 December 2024, featured a voice-over that stated,...

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Gibraltar delisted from European Commission’s list of high risk jurisdictions

HM Government of Gibraltar welcomes the decision adopted earlier today by the European Commission to propose the removal of Gibraltar from the EU’s so-called list of high-risk third countries with...

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New York attorney general shuts down online sweepstakes casinos

Attorney General Letitia James’ office, working with the New York State Gaming Commission, identified 26 online platforms offering players slots, table games, and sports betting using virtual coins that could...

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Pin-Up has license revoked by Ukraine regulator

The PlayCity state agency, which regulates the gambling business in Ukraine, has revoked the license of the Pin-Up online casino. The press service of the Ministry of Digital Affairs reported this. This...

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