Posts From: March 2023

Austrian court rules loot boxes as illegal gambling

PlayStation has been ordered to refund Austrian FIFA players after a court ruled that FIFA Ultimate Team (FUT) packs are a form of gambling. A court in Hermagor ruled that...

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KSA levies €26m fine package to five illegal operators

The Dutch Gaming Authority (Ksa) has imposed fines totaling more than 26 million euros on 5 parties that illegally (without the required permit) allowed players in the Netherlands to participate...

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888 recovers almost $290,000 from game integrity reviews

888poker, one of the world’s leading online poker destinations and part of 888 Holdings, announces it returned $287,292 of refunds to its players throughout 2022. 888 has recovered these funds...

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Ivan Toney accepts breaching FA betting rules

Brentford striker Ivan Toney has admitted breaching FA betting rules. Because of his admissions, Toney is set to face a lengthy ban from football and the belief is that suspension...

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Mansion secures freezing order against former CEO

The Chief Justice of the Gibraltar Courts Service has issued a five million pound worldwide freezing order on the assets of former Mansion Casino CEO Karel Christian Mañasco. The mechanism,...

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William Hill, Caesars betting apps working again

The William Hill and Caesars Sportsbook mobile sports betting apps were back in working order Wednesday night after crashing during the Super Bowl. Thousands of William Hill sportsbook bettors have...

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10Bet agree £620,000 settlement for AML and safer gambling failures

A UKGC investigation resulted in the commencement of a section 116 regulatory review of Blue Star Planet Limited t/a 10Bet. The regulatory review found failings in Blue Star Planet Limited’s...

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AGA statement against federal advertising ban

AGA Senior Vice President Chris Cylke issued the following statement on the proposed Betting on our Future Act: “The American Gaming Association (AGA) and our members adamantly oppose any legislation that...

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Netherlands gambling regulator fines two illegal operators €1.8m

The Dutch Gaming Authority (Ksa) has appointed Equinox Dynamic N.V. from Curaçao and Domiseda and Partners s.r.o. from Slovakia both imposed a fine of 900 thousand euros (total of 1.8...

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French tennis player banned for match fixing

The International Tennis Integrity Agency has announced that Sherazad Reix, a 33-year-old French tennis player, has been banned from the sport for four years after being found guilty of six...

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