Posts From: August 2022

Former professional cricket player Ryan Davies receives suspended ban for gambling

Former county cricketer Ryan Davies has received a six-month suspended ban after an investigation by the ECB. Davies, who has not played first-class cricket since 2018, admitted to charges relating...

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ACMA moves to blocks more illegal offshore gambling sites

The ACMA has requested that Australian internet service providers (ISPs) block more illegal offshore gambling and affiliate marketing websites. The sites include: Casino Moons, Winnerama, Extra Vegas, Win Paradise, LegitGamblingSites.com,...

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UK data regulator to investigate Sky Bet’s ad tracking 

The Clean Up Gambling organisation group has submitted evidence to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) detailing widespread illegality in how data is obtained and used for profiling by online gambling...

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Entain hit with record £17m fine for ‘unacceptable’ failures

Entain is to pay £17m for social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures at its online and land-based businesses. Entain Group will pay £14m for failures at its online business LC...

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Entain statement regarding regulatory settlement

Entain can confirm that it has agreed a regulatory settlement with the British Gambling Commission (the “Commission”) in respect of alleged historical licensing breaches. The regulatory settlement amounts to £14m...

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Smarkets fined £630,000 by Gambling Commission

An online gambling operator will pay a financial penalty of £630,000 after an investigation by the Gambling Commission revealed a series of anti-money laundering and social responsibility failings. Smarkets (Malta)...

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AMCA warns Proxus for providing gaming products to illegal online casinos

Proxous Advanced Solutions has been issued with a formal warning after the ACMA found it provided gaming software used by online casinos illegally offering services to Australians. An investigation found that by...

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LeoVegas to pay £1.3m UKGC fine for social responsibility and AML failings

Gambling operator LeoVegas will pay a £1.3 million penalty for social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures. The operator which runs leovegas.com, slotboss.co.uk, pinkcasino.co.uk, betuk.com and 21.co.uk – will also receive an official warning and undergo an audit...

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ASA bans Rank Group ad over advertising violations

The ASA has banned a Rank Group advert which have been described as “irresponsible” by the ASA (Advertising Standards Authority). Rank Digital Gaming (Alderney) Ltd (Rank) said that the ad had...

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Google handed €750,000 fine over Italian ad breach

Italy’s communication authority said on Tuesday it had fined tech giant Google, owned by parent company Alphabet, 750,000 euros for allegedly breaching a ban on gambling advertising on its YouTube...

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