Posts From: July 2025

Former Shrewsbury striker handed 42-month ban for betting breaches

Former Shrewsbury Town striker Ryan Bowman has been banned from football for 42 months for gambling offences – including betting on 243 games he or Salop were involved in. The...

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UK Gambling Commission updates approach to fining gambling operators

The UK Gambling Commission is to strengthen its approach to calculating and imposing financial penalties on gambling companies that breach its rules. Following consultation the Commission’s Statement of principles for determining...

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ASA upholds complaint against Buzz Bingo over FaceBook ad

The Advertising Standard Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint against Buzz Bingo, that advertised a  a Facebook advert that included a cartoon figure of a woman in a box labelled...

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Ukrainian regulators shut down 133 illegal online gambling sites

Ukraine’s Security Service, the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection, the National Commission for the State Regulation of Electronic Communications, Radiofrequency Spectrum and the Provision of Postal Services...

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Isle of Man regulator issues £3.9 million AML penalty to SBOTOP

Isle of Man’s online gambling sector has drawn international attention after Celton Manx Limited T/A SBOTOP, a prominent e-gaming operator, was hit with a £3.9 million civil penalty for anti-money...

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Fafabet fined £170,000 for unfair terms and AML failings

An online gambling business has been fined £170,000 for regulatory failures including the use of unfair terms and conditions. Taichi Tech Limited – trading as Fafabet – will also have...

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KSA issues penalty order to YouTube gambling influencer

The Dutch Gaming Authority (Ksa) is going to take a tougher approach to gambling influencers and has imposed a first penalty payment order on influencer LeftlanePapi. The number of reports...

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SPGA sweepstake ban “a blow to digital freedom”

The Social and Promotional Games Association (SPGA) strongly urges Governor Phil Murphy to reject Assembly Bill 5447, a ban on promotional sweepstakes-style gaming that has been rushed through the legislature to appease...

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Danish gambling authority blocks a further 178 illegal gambling sites

The Danish Gambling Authority monitors websites that offer gambling to Danes without a licence. The blocking of the sites is done through the court, which assesses whether they should be...

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The NCAA set to allow student-athletes, staff members to bet on professional sports

The NCAA has introduced a proposal that, if adopted in October, would change sports betting rules to permit student-athletes and staff members to bet on professional sports and refocus the...

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