Posts From: May 2023

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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Betsson hit with prohibition notice in Finland

The National Police Board of Finland has prohibited BML Group Ltd from marketing its gambling services in Finland in violation of the Finnish Lotteries Act and imposed a EUR 2.4...

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MLS Player Max Alves Suspended Amid Betting Investigation

Max Alves, a winger for the Colorado Rapids of the MLS, has been suspended due to his alleged connection with illegal sports gambling.  Colorado, along with the MLS, released statements...

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FA charge Mitch Clark with alleged betting breaches

Accrington Stanley defender Mitch Clark has been charged with misconduct in relation to alleged breaches of betting rules by the Football Association. The charge relates to the alleged placing of...

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Bet365 pays DKK4.7m penalty for breach of athletes media rights

Hillside (New Media Malta) Plc T/A Bet365 must pay compensation to 23 Danish athletes, including soccer star Christian Eriksen, for using their names and photos on social media without consent,...

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