Posts From: September 2024

Netherlands gambling regulator fines bingo operator

The Dutch Gaming Authority (Ksa) has imposed a penalty payment order on the owner of social media account Luxurybingods for organizing bingo games without a permit and advertising these bingo...

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Sky Bet warned for processing data without consent

Britain’s Information Commissioner’s Officer (ICO) has issued a reprimand to Bonne Terre Limited, trading as Sky Betting and Gaming, for unlawfully processing people’s data through advertising cookies without their consent....

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Tombola shutters Dutch business

Tombola International is to exit the Dutch market three years following its launch, the main reason for this is that the parent company believes that their money for technical improvements...

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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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