Posts From: February 2022

Kindred Group reprimanded over AML and social responsibility violations in Denmark

The Danish Gambling Authority has given Kindred brand Unibet a reprimand for breaching the rules on business procedures over AML and know your customer measures. The Danish Gambling Authority have...

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ACMA report reveals increase in Australians gambling online

New report from the ACMA has found that more than one in 10 (11%) Australians have reported participating in online gambling at some stage in the previous 6 months, up...

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Kindred Group receive warning from Norwegian regulator

The Norwegian Gambling Authority (NGA) has warned Kindred Group to stop operating in the Norwegian market via its Trannel International Limited subsidiary. Kindred faces a fine of up to NOK437m...

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Sportsbet pay record-breaking $2.5m fine for unwanted texts and calls

Sportsbet has been hit with a record fine after it sent over 150,000 marketing texts and emails to customers who had tried to unsubscribe between January 2020 and March 2021....

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UK Gambling Commission shuts down illegal Facebook lotteries

An investigation led by the UK Gambling Commission has seen the disruption of illegal lotteries operating on social media platform, Facebook. Working with UK law enforcement partners through the Government...

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UK Gambling Commission issues £3.8m fine to Genesis Global

Britain’s gambling industry is being warned that the Gambling Commission ‘will use all tools at its disposal to ensure consumer safety’ following enforcement action involving suspending an online casino from...

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Sky Bet shared customer data with multiple third parties

Clean Up Gambling has commissioned Cracked Labs to carry out a detailed investigation into data flows in the online gambling industry. This investigation, reported in the Daily Mail, lays out the...

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Mr Green warned by Danish Gambling Authority for AML failures

The Danish Gambling Authority warned Mr. Green for breaching the rules on KYC in sections 10(1) and 11(1)(5) of the Anti-Money Laundering Act and the rules on the obligation to...

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Rank Digital & Annexio (Jersey) fined by UK Gambling Commission

Two online casinos will pay a total of £1.3m after UK Gambling Commission investigations revealed social responsibility failures at the businesses. Rank Digital Gaming (Alderney) Limited – trading as bellacasino.com, grosvenorcasino.com, meccabingo.com and meccagames.com – will...

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Maverick Gaming files law suit over Tribal sports betting in Washington State

Maverick Gaming, a gaming and entertainment company headquartered in Kirkland, Washington, filed litigation in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, challenging an erroneous application of the...

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