Posts From: March 2021

Casumo fined £6m by Britain’s Gambling Regulator

Online operator Casumo will pay a £6m fine and undergo extensive auditing after a UK Gambling Commission assessment revealed social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures. Casumo – which runs casumo.com – will...

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ACMA moves to block ten more illegal gambling websites

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is set to request Australian internet service providers (ISPs) block ten more illegal offshore gambling websites. The regulator received approval to block: Play...

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Action 24/7 hit with U.S. licence suspension

The Tennessee Lottery has suspended the sports betting license of Action 24/7 due to “suspicious player deposit activity,”. The Tennessee Education lottery said: Due to exigent circumstances, the risk to...

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Gambling Related Harm group call for public inquiry into Football Index collapse

MPs have written to the UK government calling for a public inquiry into Football Index’s £90m collapse. In their letter, the MPs from the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Gambling Related Harm...

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In Touch Games to pay £3.4m UKGC fine over AML and social responsibility failings

In Touch Games is required to undergo extensive auditing after a Gambling Commission assessment revealed social responsibility, money laundering and marketing failures. The company will also receive an official warning...

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Kindred partners Gamban to offer US gambling blocking

Kindred Group has entered into an agreement with the UK-based gambling software provider Gamban, which allows Kindred to offer Unibet customers in the US Gamban’s gambling blocking. The software works...

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ACMA to block 18 illegal gambling websites

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is set to request Australian internet service providers (ISPs) block more illegal offshore gambling websites. Following numerous complaints about these services, the ACMA...

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ComeOn hit with record SEK175m fine

The Swedish Gambling Authority (Spelinspektionen) has fined ComeOn a record SEK175m (£15.1m) for “serious” violations of the rules on bonuses. The fine came about after a review of ComeOn Group’s operations in Sweden. The...

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Monzo calls on government for mandatory gambling blocks

Monzo has called on the UK Government to mandate the use of gambling access blocks on all UK bank accounts. According to research by the University of Bristol, 50% of people...

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BGC welcomes upcoming changes to slot regulation

Responding to the UK Gambling Commission’s announcement on games design. Michael Dugher, Chief Executive of the Betting and Gaming Council, said: “As the standards body representing the regulated industry, the...

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