Posts From: May 2023

German Sports Betting Association opposes advertising ban

The recurring calls by Federal Drug Commissioner Burkhard Blienert (SPD) for restrictions on sports betting advertising and a ban on sports sponsorship are meeting with opposition. Tobias Krull (CDU), a...

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Dutch Lotteries face €1m penalty following licence breaches

The Dutch Gaming Authority (Ksa) is imposing an order subject to periodic penalty payments on the National Postcode Lottery and the Friends Lottery because they offer online games that are...

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GambleAware teams up with LadBible

GambleAware has teamed up with LadBible to bring awareness of gambling harms to the younger generation.  Targeting its youth audience, it will include content, such as a special edition of...

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Tennis umpire receives ban for match-fixing

The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has confirmed that Heriberto Morales Churata, a tennis chair umpire from Bolivia has been banned from the sport for six years following multiple breaches...

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Paddy Power Betfair fined £490,000 for self-exclusion failures

PPB Counterparty Services Limited, trading as Paddy Power and Betfair, is to pay £490,000 for sending promotional push notifications to devices linked to customers who had self-excluded. On 21 November...

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Unibet fined for advertising breach in Australia

Wagering company Betchoice, trading as Unibet, has been convicted and ordered to pay fines of $60,000 plus costs for offering illegal gambling inducements to NSW residents. The penalty was imposed...

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SkillOnNet hit with £305,000 fine over AML and social responsibility breaches

Skill On Net Limited will pay £305,150 after a UK Gambling Commission investigation revealed social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures. The operator – which runs 50 websites – will pay the money...

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18-year-old charged with hacking 60,000 betting accounts

An 18-year-old Wisconsin man has been charged with crimes related to a cyberattack on a fantasy sports and betting site this past fall that impacted approximately 60,000 accounts, according to...

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Brentford striker banned for eight months for breaching FA betting rules

Ivan Toney has been suspended from all football and football-related activity with immediate effect for eight months, which runs up to and including 16 January 2024, fined £50,000 and warned...

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Spain launches anti-match-fixing programme

The Ministry of Consumption has signed an agreement on Tuesday with the General Directorate of Police (DGP) by which it will carry out criminal investigations into possible manipulation of sports...

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