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Star Entertainment fined $140,000 by Queensland gambling regulator

Star Entertainment has been fined AUD$140,000 following an investigation by Queensland’s Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation (OLGR).

The casino operator was found guilty of 11 offences at its two Queensland casinos in Brisbane and the Gold Coast, with seven of those charges relating to accepting credit wagers of more than [...]

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North Carolina brings in sports betting expertise ahead of market launch

The North Carolina State Lottery Commission has established a new department to lead its sports betting program with the appointment of Sterl Carpenter.

Carpenter joins the Commission on August 2 as deputy executive director of gaming compliance and sports betting, assuming responsibility for developing, implementing and managing a compliance framework for [...]

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PlayUp

PlayUp fined in Australia over self-exclusion failure

PlayUp has been fined by the Northern Territory Racing Commission (NTRC) in Australia after a self-excluded player was allowed to open a new account and resume gambling.

The NTRC, which licenses a host of online betting operators in Australia, has ruled that PlayUp Interactive contravened condition 15 of its sports bookmaker [...]

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Massachusetts sportsbooks fined over prohibited collegiate team wagers

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) has issued fines to all three of the state’s casinos for offering sports bets on an unauthorized event involving a Massachusetts collegiate team.

All three of the casinos’ retail sportsbooks were found to have offered wagering on an unauthorized event involving a Massachusetts collegiate team not [...]

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First civil penalty proceedings issued for illegal gambling in Australia

The Federal Court of Australia has ordered Diverse Link to pay a civil penalty of AUD$5 million for breaching the country’s Interactive Gambling Act 2001 (IGA).

In a judgment released Monday by Justice David Thomas, Diverse Link was found to have provided a prohibited interactive gambling service through Redrawpoker.com and the [...]

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Oklahoma AG steps into long-running dispute over sports betting

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond has stepped in to represent the state in the long-running legal dispute over gaming compacts signed by Governor Kevin Stitt.

Governor Stitt first agreed gaming compacts with the Comanche Nation and the Otoe-Missouria Nation in April 2020, authorizing them to offer sports betting and house-banked card [...]

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PlayUp

PlayUp loses New Jersey license

PlayUp has lost its license to operate in New Jersey after failing to respond to information requests from the Division of Gaming Enforcement (NJDGE).

The New Jersey regulator had been seeking information on the company’s finances, including details of employee withholding tax payments, payroll registers, and bank statements.

The information request was [...]

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Betfred

Betfred to pay £3.25 million for regulatory failures

Betfred has agreed a £3.25 million regulatory settlement with the Gambling Commission over anti-money laundering and social responsibility failures at its betting shops in the United Kingdom.

The bookmaker was found to have breached regulations between January 2021 and December 2022 by failing to conduct appropriate risk assessments and failing to [...]

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888 Holdings

888 shares slump as Gambling Commission initiates UK licence review

Britain’s Gambling Commission (GBGC) has commenced a review of 888’s operating licence following FS Gaming’s recent investment in the company and subsequent proposal to appoint former GVC senior executives as part of 888’s new leadership team.

New York-based FS Gaming acquired a stake in 888 last month, and subsequently presented a [...]

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ICO approves financial data sharing with UK gambling operators

The UK data regulator has confirmed its support for a proposal to share information between the financial sector and licensed gambling operators.

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has written to industry body UK Finance to confirm that data protection law does not stop gambling companies from conducting financial risk checks on [...]

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Gambling Commission

Star Sports hit with £594,000 fine by Gambling Commission

Britain’s Gambling Commission has issued online bookmaker Star Racing with a £594,000 penalty for anti-money laundering and social responsibility failures.

The operator, which trades as Star Sports, has also been given an official warning and had conditions added to its licence for failings that occurred between March 2020 and May 2021.

Anti-money [...]

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4ThePlayer.com granted full supplier licence in Michigan

London-based online casino games developer 4ThePlayer.com has been granted a full iGaming supplier licence in Michigan.

The full approval follows the receipt of a provisional licence last October, and the introduction of its first games in the state, 9k Yeti and 3 Secret Cities.

4ThePlayer.com's games are accessible to players in Michigan [...]

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