Posts From: October 2024

French governetent u-turns online casino gambling amendment

Budget Minister Laurent Saint-Martin indicated on Sunday that the government had withdrawn the amendment to the draft 2025 Budget providing for paving the way for the authorization of online casinos...

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KSA issues Winbet with six-figure fine

The Dutch Gaming Authority (Ksa) imposes a penalty payment on Winbet N.V. for offering unlicensed games of chance. Offering games of chance without the required license is prohibited in the...

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Gambling Commission to publish UK black market report

The UK Gambling Commission has announced it will publish a report on the size of the UK black market in spring 2025. A goss gaming yield (GGY) of £335m year is...

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ACMA asks ISPs to block more illegal sites

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

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Dutch regulator KSA hits BlockDance B.V. with six-figure weekly fine for illegal activity

The Dutch Gaming Authority (Ksa) imposes a penalty payment order on BlockDance B.V. for offering unlicensed games of chance. Offering games of chance without the required license is prohibited in...

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Norsk Tipping investigated by regulator over self-exclusion breaches

Norsk Tipping has committed a breach of the gambling regulations after one or more customers were unable to lock themselves out via the company’s app. This is revealed in a...

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Ireland passes legislation to streamline, strengthen and modernise gambling regulation

Minister of State at the Department of Justice with responsibility for Law Reform, James Browne TD, has today welcomed the passage of the Gambling Regulation Bill 2022 through both Houses...

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Premier Lotteries breached licence due to technical hitch

The Irish National Lottery regulator has found operator Premier Lotteries Ireland (PLI) breached its licence in an incident that may have led to hundreds of players not claiming their prizes....

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Greens to introduce gambling ad ban bill in Senate

The Greens Australia will introduce their Ban Gambling Ads Bill to the Senate. The Bill will ban gambling ads on TV, radio, print and online consistent with the multi-party parliamentary inquiry recommendations.  With 7...

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Sorare pleads not guilty to unlicensed gambling charges

Football-themed website and Premier League partner Sorare.com has pleaded not guilty to  three charges of providing unlicensed gambling activities to British consumers. The France-based firm entered formal not guilty pleas via...

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