Posts From: September 2024

Labour urged to impose stricter controls on gambling ads

The Labour government is coming under increasing pressure to impose stricter regulations on gambling advertising, following on from what many had viewed as a ‘soft touch’ approach from the Conservatives....

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MLS terminates Felipe Hernandez’s contract for involvement in sports betting

Major League Soccer has terminated the contract of Sporting Kansas City midfielder Felipe Hernandez following a probe into allegations that he violated the league’s gambling policies for the second time....

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Dutch gambling authority penalises unnamed operator for M&A violation

The Dutch Gaming Authority (Ksa) has imposed a penalty payment order on one of its licensees for incompletely providing requested information. For gambling providers with a license for the Dutch...

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Australia’s Gambling Ad Ban: Impact on Sports Betting & Media

The majority (56%) of Australians support moderate restrictions on gambling advertising online over a blanket ban (37%), according to research by Freshwater Strategy.  The survey found that when it comes...

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Chinese Football Association bans players for match-fixing

The Chinese Football Association has banned for life 38 soccer players and five club officials after a two-year investigation into match-fixing and gambling, as part of a crackdown on corruption...

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bet365 fined $33,000 by New Jersey gambling regulator

New Jersey gambling regulators have levied a $33,000 fine on sports betting company bet365 for taking wagers on events in which the outcome was already known, and on games that...

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Five tennis players suspended by ITIA under corruption program

The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) today confirms that five tennis players have been sanctioned for breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP).  The sanctions are linked to a criminal case...

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Danish gambling regulator blocks 79 sites 

On 22 August 2024, the court in Frederiksberg ruled in favour of the Danish Gambling Authority to have 79 websites blocked that offered illegal gambling to Danes. Among the blocked websites...

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Swedish Gaming Authority fines Svenska Spel SEK 2 million

The gaming inspectorate has today announced decisions in two supervisory cases concerning Svenska Spel’s failure to correctly notify gaming locations for cash machines at two bingo halls. The reason is...

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Australian Government to make decision on TV gambling ads

TV gambling advertising would be banned within two years and an almost immediate ban would be imposed on online gambling ads under the federal government gambling reforms soon to hit...

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