Posts From: September 2025

ACMA shuts down four more illegal gambling sites

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

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Lottomart agrees £360,000 regulatory settlement for AML and social responsibility failings

Online gambling business Maple International Ventures Limited is to pay £360,000 after a UK Gambling Commission investigation revealed social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures. The operator, which runs the casino and...

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ASA bans Midnite ad featuring AI-generated footballer

Dribble Media Ltd t/a Midnite has been ordered to pull an advert that features an AI-generated footballer by the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).  A post on Midnite’s X page, published on 25...

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NCAA permanently bans three basketball players as part of gambling investigation

Three men’s college basketball players were banned by the NCAA after they were found to have bet on themselves and one another.  Mykell Robinson, Steven Vasquez, and Jalen Weaver, who played...

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Dutch regulator imposes €450,000 penatly to Unibet

The Netherlands Gambling Authority (Ksa) has imposed a penalty on Optdeck Service Ltd. for organizing unauthorized sports betting. Optdeck offers games of chance in the Netherlands under the Unibet brand...

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UK’s advertising watchdog amends gambling regulations for operators

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) the UK’s regulator of advertising has amended the Direct and Promotional marketing (the CAP Code), and extended the remit of the Code. From today it...

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Tombola issued with £184500 penalty by UK Gambling Commission

Following a UK Gambling Commision investigation, outside of a licence review, into a key event submission by Tombola (International) PLC (“the Licensee”), the Gambling Commission (“the Commission”) found that the...

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NFL personnel are prohibited from trading in sports prediction markets

The prediction markets operated by Robinhood and other companies allow for trading on the outcome of NFL games and other sports, but league personnel will not be permitted to make trades on...

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Sponsorships related to gambling prohibited at the Dutch Grand Prix

The Netherlands Gambling Authority (Ksa) provides sports associations and organizers with more detailed information on relevant laws and regulations regarding sports sponsorship. Sports teams participating in events in the Netherlands,...

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Britain’s Gambling Commission hits ProgressPlay with £1 million fine

ProgressPlay will pay a £1m fine after a Gambling Commission compliance assessment revealed Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and social responsibility failings. ProgressPlay Limited – which runs 134 websites – has also...

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