Switzerland’s gambling regulators have updated their blacklists of illegal gambling operators with the addition of 82 new domains.
The latest update has seen the Swiss Gambling Supervisory Authority blacklist 22 sites for targeting Swiss players without a local licence, including major names such as sportsbet.io and spreadex.com.
Meanwhile the Federal Gambling Commission [...]
The administrative court of Linkoping, Sweden, has halved the fine imposed on Kindred Group subsidiary Spooniker for offering unauthorised bonuses, while Betsson Group has been cleared of wrongdoing in relation to its branded pre-paid Mastercard offer.
Both rulings were issued in the past week, with the court upholding the Swedish Gambling [...]
Britain’s gambling operators face a significant increase in licensing costs under new legislation that will come into force before 1 October.
The increase in licence fees and elimination of certain discounts follows a public consultation into the Gambling Commission’s funding structure and costs and will enable the Commission to better regulate [...]
Britain’s Gambling Commission has appointed Andrew Rhodes as interim chief executive.
Rhodes will assume the role later this month for an 18-month term, having most recently served as registrar and chief operating officer of Swansea University.
His prior experience includes senior roles at a range of organisations including the Department for Work [...]
Sweden’s Court of Appeal has lowered the penalty fees issued to Aspire Global subsidiary AG Communications and Genesis Global over failures to implement the country’s self-exclusion programme on their sites.
AG Communications and Genesis Global failed to have a functioning connection with Spelpaus.se for 33 and 9 days respectively following the [...]
Sweden’s investigation into match-fixing and unlicensed gambling has been extended by three months and expanded to include money laundering threats.
The investigation led by Swedish Chamber of Commerce director general Gunnar Larsson was due to submit a report to the government by June 30, with that deadline now extended to September [...]
Slot developer Play'n GO has become one of the first companies to be granted a supplier licence from the Hellenic Gaming Commission.
The licence will allow the supplier to launch its content in Greece's newly regulated iGaming market, including popular titles such as The Green Knight, Rich Wilde & The Amulet [...]
Shares in Webis Holding soared by more than 13 per cent in London Tuesday after the operator’s WatchandWager subsidiary was granted approval to launch online in West Virginia.
The new Advanced Deposit Wagering (ADW) licence from the West Virginia Racing Commission allows WatchandWager to accept online horse wagers from state residents.
“We [...]
Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has imposed a €440,000 fine on Raging Rhino’s LuckyDays.com site for targeting Dutch players over a three-month period last year.
An investigation by the regulator found that the Curacao-licensed site allowed players from the Netherlands to gambling using Dutch payment processor iDEAL, and referred to an [...]
Australian casino operator Crown Resorts could be allowed to open its Sydney venue by the end of this year after reaching an agreement with the New South Wales Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority (ILGA).
Following an investigation by the ILGA, headed up by Commissioner Patricia Bergin, Crown had been found “unfit” [...]
ID verification platform provider IDnow has agreed a deal to integrate its customer identification and verification solutions with Greentube’s German-facing consumer brand StarGames.de.
Supporting the operator’s entry into the German iGaming market, the integration ensures that Stargames.de is compliant with newly enacted responsible gambling and anti-money laundering regulations.
The site will utilise [...]
Britain’s Gambling Commission has suspended the operating licence of Nektan (Gibraltar), which went into administration last year.
The suspension follows an ongoing review into the operator, after the regulator suspected that Nektan had breached conditions of its licence, was unsuitable to carry on with its licensed activities, and that the licensed [...]