Posts From: May 2024

Kindred Group reduces penalty to SEK30m on appeal

The Administrative Court of Appeal in Jönköping (Sweden) has today reduced the sanction fee that Kindred Group received in 2020 for bonus rules violations in 2019. The sanction fee of...

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Hacksaw fined for working with unlicensed Swedish operators

Hacksaw Studios AB (Hacksaw Studios) was granted a license on March 22, 2023 to manufacture, provide, install or change such game software that is used in the provision of online...

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West Ham’s Lucas Paqueta charged by FA for alleged breaches of betting rules

The English Football Association (FA) has charged West Ham midfielder Lucas Paquetá with allegedly breaching betting rules. Paquetá, is charged with four breaches for “influence the progress, conduct, or any other aspect of, or...

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ACMA moves to block more illegal sites

The ACMA has requested that Australian internet service providers (ISPs) block more illegal gambling websites, after investigations found these services to be operating in breach of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001. The...

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MLB is expected to investigate David Fletcher for gambling on sports

David Fletcher, a former Los Angeles Angels infielder currently playing for the Atlanta Braves’ Triple-A affiliate, and a friend of his, who also played in the minor leagues, both bet on sports with...

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Germany experts reject sponsorship ban

At a public meeting of the Sports Committee of the German Bundestag, experts rejected a ban on sports sponsorship and emphasized its importance for German sport. The loss of funding from...

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Three footballers from the Australian top flight arrested for illegal betting

Three A-League players have been arrested this morning, following an investigation by the Organised Crime Squad into alleged betting corruption under Strike Force Beaconview. Strike Force Beaconview was established by...

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Two tennis players sanctioned by ITIA

The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) can today confirm sanctions for two tennis players under the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP).  The sanctions are linked to a recently concluded criminal case involving...

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Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter agrees to plead guilty in $17M sports gambling scandal

Ryan Boyajian, a current cast member of Bravo’s reality TV series “The Real Housewives of Orange County,” is the bookmaker’s associate to whom Ippei Mizuhara wired money to pay his...

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Netherlands regulator sends €280,000 a week fine to Sarah Eternal

The Dutch Gaming Authority (Ksa) explains Sarah Eternal S.R.L. an order subject to penalty for offering games of chance without a license on the casinosky.com website. Offering games of chance...

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