Germany’s gambling regulator has won a case in the Halle Administrative Court, which ruled that national borders are no obstacle to the enforcement of payment blocking.
The court ruled that the Joint Gambling Authority of Germany's federal states (GGL) was correct in prohibiting a payment service provider based in Switzerland for [...]
The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) has issued a AUD$2 million fine to casino operator Crown Resorts for allowing self-excluded players to gamble at its Melbourne venue.
The fine follows an investigation by the gambling regulator, which found that 242 people who had self-excluded themselves were able to place [...]
The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) has issued an AUD$177,500 fine to Australian Leisure and Hospitality Group (ALH) for allowing a minor to gamble.
The leading pub operator pleaded guilty to 24 charges, which also included allowing a minor to be within a poker machine area and failing to [...]
Brazil’s Ministry of Finance is working with the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) to begin blocking access to more than 2,000 illegal gambling websites.
On Friday (11 October), betting and gaming sites that are not on the authorised list issued by the Prizes and Betting Secretariat of the Ministry of Finance (SPA-MF) [...]
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has called on social media platforms to address the root of the problem regarding online harassment of collegiate athletes.
The call comes on the back of the release of a new pilot study conducted by the NCAA on social media abuse of athletes, coaches and [...]
The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office has issued a cease-and-desist letter to Harp Media and Hove Media, jointly known as Bovada.
The letter accuses Bovada of operating an illegal sports betting, horse race betting and gambling website in the state.
The Attorney General’s Office also accuses Bovada of violating state laws by [...]
Wynn Resorts has secured a Commercial Gaming Facility Operator license for its Wynn Al Marjan Island resort in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority (GCGRA) of the UAE officially approved the entity developing the resort, a joint venture between affiliates of Wynn Resorts, Marjan [...]
Light & Wonder CEO Matt Wilson has addressed concerns from stakeholders following a recent court ruling in favour of rival gaming supplier Aristocrat.
Aristocrat had alleged that Light & Wonder’s Dragon Train game had infringed on its intellectual property, specifically certain mathematical elements of the title.
In a decision handed down on [...]
O’Shea Bookmaking, the online bookmaker trading as TexBet, has been fined AU$33,000 (approximately €20,564) by Liquor & Gaming New South Wales (NSW) for ignoring a customer’s request to have their account closed.
A customer at the operator requested to close their account in May 2022 and opted out of receiving marketing [...]
The Wyoming Gaming Commission (WGC) has signed a deal with Spectrum Gaming Group to conduct a feasibility study into the future of gaming in the state.
The partnership has been agreed in conjunction with the Wyoming state legislature, whose Joint Appropriations Committee called for a comprehensive review of the state's gaming [...]
New measures have come into force in The Netherlands to better protect players from the risks of online gambling, and to increase awareness of their own gambling behaviour.
As of today (1 October), new players have a monthly deposit limit of up to €350 for adults and a maximum of €150 [...]
DraftKings has agreed to pay $200,000 to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to settle a case regarding sensitive financial information that was posted on social media.
The charge is in relation to posts made by the company’s chief executive officer, Jason Robins, on a personal social media account in [...]