Posts From: January 2025

Dutch gambling regulator rolls out new fine policy

The Dutch Gaming Authority (Ksa) will be implementing a new general fine policy. This policy provides the Ksa with more guidelines for imposing fines and provides more clarity to gambling...

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Unibet fined €400000 in the Netherlands

The Gaming Authority (Ksa) has imposed a fine of €400,000 on Optdeck Service Limited, known for its brand name Unibet, for admitting players who were registered in Cruks. Optdeck has...

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Evolution fined $25,000 in Pennsylvania for surveillance video breach

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board approved a consent agreement today presented by the Board’s Office of Enforcement Counsel (“OEC”) during its public meeting resulting in a fine of $25,000 against...

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UK football governance bill excludes fan engagement

Lord Foster of Bath, Chair of Peers for Gambling Reform is expected bring new changes to football gambling sponsorships. Gambling in the UK is worth £15 billion a year and...

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Netherlands gambling regulator issues penalty order to freebitco.in

The Dutch Gaming Authority (Ksa) imposes a penalty payment order on FBC B.V. for offering illegal games of chance on the website freebitco.in. Offering games of chance without the necessary...

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AUSTRALIAN REGULATOR SUES ENTAIN’S LOCAL UNIT FOR MONEY LAUNDERING

Entain the global sports betting and gaming group, acknowledges that the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre, the Australian anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regulator) has today commenced civil penalty...

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New Zealand moves to ban greyhound racing 

Greyhound racing is set to be outlawed in New Zealand, spelling an end to the practice in one of the few countries where it still operates. The move will be...

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UK government to review Gambling Act program

Since the publication of the previous Government’s Gambling Act Review White Paper in April 2023, the UK Gambling Commission has been working to deliver an ambitious and complex programme of...

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Labour candidate calls for ban on politicians betting on elections

A Labour candidate who was suspended for betting against himself has urged Sir Keir Starmer to ban all gambling by politicians on elections. Kevin Craig was investigated over a bet he placed on the...

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Former darts players banned after being found guilty of fixing four matches

Former darts prodigy Leighton Bennett has been handed an eight-year ban from the sport for match-fixing. Bennett received the lengthy suspension after he was found guilty by the Darts Regulation...

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