Posts From: February 2024

PrizePicks to pay $15M settlement

PrizePicks, a popular operator of online fantasy sports contests, will pay a nearly $15 million penalty and cease operations in New York after operating without authorization, according to a settlement...

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FA bans Kian Harratt from football for four months after placing 484 bets on matches

Huddersfield Town’s Kian Harratt has been suspended for four months and fined £3,200 following breaches of The FA’s Betting Rules. It was alleged that the forward had breached FA Rule...

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Stake F1 adapt their branding and team name as required by local laws

The Sauber-run Stake Formula One team will race under two names this season to comply with gambling restrictions in some countries. ‘Unleashing’ their new livery at the historic Guildhall in...

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French tennis player suspended for seven years

The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) can today confirm that French tennis player Maxence Broville has been suspended from the sport for a period of seven years and fined $5,000...

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Tennis player Damjan Dejanovic suspended by ITIA

The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) today confirms that Bosnian national-level tennis official Damjan Dejanovic has been provisionally suspended from the sport, pending the full consideration of Tennis Anti-Corruption Program...

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Patriots’ Kayshon Boutte arrested over illegal betting at LSU

New England Patriots wide receiver Kayshon Boutte has been arrested on charges related to illegal online gaming while he was at LSU, Louisiana State Police have announced. Boutte, 21, created...

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Malta to host annual Gambling Regulators European Forum

The Malta Gaming Authority is delighted to announce that it will be hosting the Annual Conference of the Gambling Regulators European Forum (GREF) in Malta this year. Taking place between...

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Tunisian tennis player suspended

The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) can today confirm that Tunisian tennis player Anis Ghorbel has been suspended from the sport for a period of three years, and fined $20,000,...

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Financial watchdog lowers Malta’s AML risk

Malta’s 2023 National Risk Assessment (NRA) has recently been published, providing a comprehensive assessment of the country’s exposure to threats and vulnerabilities stemming from money laundering, terrorist financing, proliferation financing...

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SportChamps pays $17,500 for breach of gambling advertising regulations

Online betting operator SportChamps has been fined $17,500 for inducing people to gamble and open a betting account, following seven previous convictions for similar offences. SportChamps pleaded guilty in Downing...

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