Posts From: July 2025

Betfair fined $871,660 for VIP customer spam breaches in Australia

Betfair Pty Limited has paid a $871,660 penalty after sending commercial messages that did not comply with Australia’s spam laws to its VIP customers.  An Australian Communications and Media Authority...

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DraftKings fined $450,000 in Massachusetts

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) has fined DraftKings $450,000 for failing to prevent the use of credit card funds in online sports betting—an explicit violation of the state’s gambling laws. The breach, which spanned from March...

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New Jersey bill seeks to ban micro betting in sports gambling

Sports betting could look a little different in the Garden State under a new bill just introduced in the State House. If passed into law, “micro-bets” in sports games would...

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UK Gambling Commission respond to OSR review of Gambling Survey for Great Britain

The UK Gambling Commission has published its full response to the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) following its review of the Gambling Survey for Great Britain (GSGB). The response to the...

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Dutch gambling regulator issues warning to three operators over AML failings

The Netherlands Gambling Authority (Ksa) has issued three providers with instructions under the Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing (Prevention) Act (Wwft). Investigations have shown that they have not complied with...

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ReadyBet warned by ACMA over self-exclusion breach

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has issued ReadyBet with a remedial direction after the company marketed to customers who had registered with BetStop – the National Self-Exclusion Register™ (NSER). An...

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ASA upholds complaints against Hollywoodbets

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned an online advert by Hollywoodbets. The ad contained the Hollywood bets logo, and text that stated, “UP TO £30 BACK AS FREE BETS +...

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ACMA asks ISPs to block more illegal gambling sites

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

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Montenegrin soccer club banned by UEFA for 10 years for match-fixing

UEFA banned Montenegrin soccer club Arsenal Tivat from European competitions for 10 years on Wednesday in a match-fixing case and banned a player and club official for life. It is...

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Dutch gambling regulator issues penalties to three affiliates

The Netherlands Gambling Authority (Ksa) has imposed a penalty payment order on three parties for advertising illegal gambling, including on the website Casinoscout.nl. If SBM Holding Group, Sun Block Media...

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