Posts From: December 2023

DraftKings hit with lawsuit in Massachusetts

The Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI) and its Center for Public Health Litigation filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of Massachusetts citizens who opened DraftKings Sportsbook accounts in response...

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Entain reaches £615 million settlement over bribes probe

Entain will pay £615 million ($777 million) to resolve a probe with UK prosecutors following an investigation into potential bribery offenses at its former Turkish business.  A High Court Judge...

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BetCity handed €3m fine for AML failings

The Dutch Gaming Authority (Ksa) has imposed a fine of 3 million euros on Betnet. Betcity is being fined because it has violated the Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing (Prevention)...

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Dutch Gaming Authority orders Cloudflare to block two affiliates

The Dutch Gaming Authority (Ksa) has imposed two binding instructions on hosting provider Cloudflare for providing services to the affiliate websites nederlandscasinos.net and onlinecasinosspelen.com. With these instructions, Cloudflare is instructed...

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Dutch gambling regulator KSA issues DKK 100,000 in fines for illegal advertising

A person has accepted two fines totaling DKK 100,000 for illegally distributing games in Denmark. The person advertised for operators without permission to offer games in Denmark. The person in...

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Affordability checks petition passes 100,000 signatures

Parliament will be forced to consider whether to hold a debate on the proposed implementation of betting affordability checks after a petition opposing such measures passed 100,000 signatures. Racing organisations...

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Victoria state calls for gambling ad ban

South Australia has banned gambling ads on television from 4pm to 7:30pm, now a parliamentary inquiry has concluded Victoria should do similar.  The Public Accounts and Estimates Committee (PAEC) is...

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Brazil appoint former attorney general to combat match fixing

Lawyer Eduardo Gussem has been appointed as the Integrity Officer of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) on Friday. He was the former Attorney General and President of the Association of...

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Slovenian tennis official suspended for betting on matches

The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) today confirms that Slovenian tennis official Marko Ducman has been suspended from the sport for 10 years and six months after admitting to breaches...

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Marlon Samuels banned from all cricket for six years for breaching anti-corruption code

Former West Indies player Marlon Samuels has been banned from all cricket for six years after an independent Anti-Corruption Tribunal found him guilty of breaching the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB)...

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