Posts From: March 2024

BTM Entertainment Malta licence withdrawn

The Malta Gaming Authority has decided to cancel the authorisation bearing reference number MGA/B2C/350/2016 issued to BTM Entertainment Group Limited. This is being done in accordance with regulation 10 (1)...

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MLB opens investigation into illegal gambling allegations involving Ohtani interpreter

Major League Baseball has opened a formal investigation into the matter surrounding Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani and his former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, the league announced Friday. MLB is expected to request interviews...

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LA Dodgers fire Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter after gambling, theft allegations

Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter and close friend has been fired by the Los Angeles Dodgers following allegations of illegal gambling and theft from the Japanese baseball star. Interpreter Ippei Mizuhara was let go from...

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Australia’s ACMA moves to block more illegal websites

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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ASA rejects complaint against BetMGM ad

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has rejected a complaint for Bet MGM, seen on 4 October 2023, Featuring Chris Rock who said; “We’re Bet MGM and we know how to...

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London Mayor urged to honour pledge and ban gambling adverts from TFL

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan pledged to get rid of gambling adverts on the TfL network in his manifesto last year. The mayor promised the ban in his 2023 election manifesto, “given the devastating way...

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ITIA suspends tennis player for match-fixing 

The International Tennis Integrity agency official has suspended Marko Stojanovic from the sport for five years and six months after admitting to breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP).  Stojanovic,...

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ASA rules against LeoVegas BetUK ad

The ASA ruling found that a radio advert for LeoVegas’s BetUK brand featuring former footballer Adebayo Akinfenwa stating that he was a brand ambassador for the company had breached its new guidance,...

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Iceland reports rise in black-market betting 

Icelanders spend an estimated ISK 20 Billion, $146 Million, €134 Million on foreign gambling websites every year. This leads to a tax revenue loss of up to ISK 7 Billion...

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Europol arrests 53 of an organization that fixed events and defrauded betting houses

Europol supported the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) in an investigation that led to the arrest of 53 suspects in Madrid and Guadalajara, in Spain. The suspects acted as “betting...

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