Posts From: November 2024

Ohio regulators issue $425,000 fine to DraftKings

The Ohio Casino Control Commission noted in a release that it discovered DraftKings offered proposition wagers on individual college athletes in violation of Ohio administrative code. They also permitted deposit-enabled...

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Australia’s government delays gambling ad reforms

Australia’s ban on gambling advertising will not be introduced this week, it was revealed yesterday (Nov. 24). This may also be the last week the Australian Parliament sits this term,...

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Polymarket access restricted in France amid gambling regulation review

Prediction marketplace Polymarket has expanded its access restrictions to include users in France, amid a reported investigation by France’s National Gaming Authority (ANJ) into the platform’s compliance with local gambling laws....

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Dutch MP’s push to limit online gambling by banning ads, credit card payments

The SP and ChristenUnie believe that the government is not intervening quickly enough in the online gambling market and are, therefore, doing so themselves with a bill. They want to...

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Spain issues €65 million in fines to unlicensed online gaming operators

The Ministry of Social Rights, Consumption and Agenda 2030 has published the sanctions for serious or very serious infringements that have been finalized through administrative proceedings against 15 operators in...

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Mark King banned from snooker for five years and hit with large fine for match-fixing

Former world No. 11 snooker player Mark King has been suspended from the sport for five years after being found guilty of match fixing. An independent disciplinary committee found the...

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New Jersey looks to ban ‘prop’ bets on college athletes

After an unexpected loss in which he threw four interceptions in September, Auburn quarterback Payton Thorne heard from bettors angry that his subpar statistics lost bets for them. Some contacted...

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Tabcorp fined $262,920 in Australia for in-play betting breaches

Tabcorp Holdings has paid a $262,920 penalty for taking online in-play sports bets, which is illegal in Australia. An Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) investigation found Tabcorp accepted 854 in-play bets...

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ACMA looks to block another eight illegal gambling sites

The ACMA has requested that Australian internet service providers (ISPs) block more illegal online gambling websites, after investigations found these services to be operating in breach of the Interactive Gambling Act...

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New Zealand to limit online casino licences

New Zealand on Wednesday proposed to limit the number of licenses for online casino gambling operators, require them to set up an age verification system and ban advertisements aimed at...

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