Posts From: July 2025

ASA upholds complaint against Buzz Bingo over FaceBook ad

The Advertising Standard Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint against Buzz Bingo, that advertised a  a Facebook advert that included a cartoon figure of a woman in a box labelled...

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Ukrainian regulators shut down 133 illegal online gambling sites

Ukraine’s Security Service, the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection, the National Commission for the State Regulation of Electronic Communications, Radiofrequency Spectrum and the Provision of Postal Services...

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Isle of Man regulator issues £3.9 million AML penalty to SBOTOP

Isle of Man’s online gambling sector has drawn international attention after Celton Manx Limited T/A SBOTOP, a prominent e-gaming operator, was hit with a £3.9 million civil penalty for anti-money...

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Fafabet fined £170,000 for unfair terms and AML failings

An online gambling business has been fined £170,000 for regulatory failures including the use of unfair terms and conditions. Taichi Tech Limited – trading as Fafabet – will also have...

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KSA issues penalty order to YouTube gambling influencer

The Dutch Gaming Authority (Ksa) is going to take a tougher approach to gambling influencers and has imposed a first penalty payment order on influencer LeftlanePapi. The number of reports...

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SPGA sweepstake ban “a blow to digital freedom”

The Social and Promotional Games Association (SPGA) strongly urges Governor Phil Murphy to reject Assembly Bill 5447, a ban on promotional sweepstakes-style gaming that has been rushed through the legislature to appease...

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Danish gambling authority blocks a further 178 illegal gambling sites

The Danish Gambling Authority monitors websites that offer gambling to Danes without a licence. The blocking of the sites is done through the court, which assesses whether they should be...

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The NCAA set to allow student-athletes, staff members to bet on professional sports

The NCAA has introduced a proposal that, if adopted in October, would change sports betting rules to permit student-athletes and staff members to bet on professional sports and refocus the...

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Australian regulator issues warnings to social media influencers

Social media influencers are on notice: stop promoting illegal gambling services to Australians. The ACMA Australia’s online gambling regulator said: We have seen influencers promoting illegal online casinos on Instagram,...

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ITIA provisionally suspends four tennis players for potential breaches

The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) today confirms that four tennis players have been sanctioned for breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP).  Two French tennis players admitted to breaches...

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