Svenksa Spel’s televised Keno and Lotto draws have been deemed to be a form of advertising by Sweden’s media authority.
Svenska Spel paid for the Keno and Lotto programs and also paid TV4 an additional compensation for airing the programs, which the broadcaster described as a sponsorship agreement.
This prompted a complaint [...]
London-listed 888 Holdings has announced the immediate departure of chief executive Itai Pazner and the suspension of VIP activities in the Middle East.
The company said Monday (Jan. 30) that Pazner is leaving his role as CEO and company director with immediate effect and will be replaced on an interim basis [...]
The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission (MLGCC) has found five more applicants qualified to launch sports betting in the state.
The state regulator has approved three businesses for sports betting facility licenses - Kathe P. Hospitality (Michael’s on the South River in Riva, Anne Arundel County), Canton Gaming - Canton [...]
Online casino games developer Yggdrasil is expanding into its second Latin American jurisdiction after receiving regulatory approval to offer its content in the Argentinean City of Buenos Aires.
The approval from Lotería de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires (LOTBA) enables Yggdrasil to provide its portfolio of slots to licensed operators in [...]
Geolocation security provider GeoComply Solutions has secured minority investments by funds managed by Norwest Venture Partners and Arctos Sports Partners to support its expansion into new verticals and further growth in core markets.
The investments will help GeoComply accelerate its expansion into Financial Services and Media Rights Management through its Ground [...]
Malta-based online gaming operator JOI Gaming has been fined by the Netherlands gambling regulator for sending marketing messages to players aged 18 to 24.
The operator has been fined €400,000 by Dutch regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) for marketing messages sent between December 8, 2021 and March 7, 2022, promoting the Jacks.nl online [...]
UK-based online gaming operator InTouch Games has been hit with a £6.1m penalty by Britain’s Gambling Commission.
The latest penalty means that InTouch Games has now paid over £11m to the Gambling Commission since 2019 for repeated failings.
The penalty announced today (Jan. 25) by the Gambling Commission follows a failed compliance [...]
Casino software developer Boldplay has secured approval from the Gibraltar Licensing Authority to launch its games with licensed operators in the jurisdiction.
Following recent game certifications in the United Kingdom, Portugal, Malta and the Isle of Man, the Gibraltar licence marks Boldplay’s first fully-fledged market licence.
“As a Gibraltar-based business, we’re incredibly [...]
Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has imposed a €900,000 fine on Malta-licensed operator Shark77 for offering online gambling in the country without a licence.
Following an investigation by the regulator, which began in December 2021, the KSA found that Shark77’s 18bet.com site offered online casino games and sports betting to players [...]
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has confirmed that licensed sports betting operators in the province can resume offering bets on Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) events.
The AGCO ordered all operators in Ontario to stop offering and accepting wagers on UFC events in December following a number of alleged [...]
London-listed betting and gaming operator Entain has reaffirmed plans to exit a number of unregulated markets where there is no clear path to market liberalisation.
It follows the operator’s previous commitment in November 2020 that 100 per cent of the group’s revenue would come from markets that are nationally regulated by [...]
Estonian online betting and gaming operator TonyBet has been fined more than £400,000 by Britain’s Gambling Commission.
TonyBet will pay a £442,750 penalty and receive a warning for failing to have fair and transparent terms for players at its .co.uk website, as well as for anti-money laundering (AML) and social responsibility [...]