Camelot has withdrawn its appeal against the Gambling Commission’s decision to select Allwyn as the preferred applicant for the next licence to operate the UK National Lottery.
The Commission confirmed late Monday that it had received correspondence from Camelot indicating that the company intends to withdraw its appeal and pursue its [...]
Swedish betting and gaming operator ATG has been fined SEK2m for an error which prevented certain customers from registering on the national gambling self-exclusion register.
The error occurred between 13-28 January 2022 and was self-reported to the Swedish gambling regulator Spelinspektionen.
During that time, customers who logged onto the ATG website using [...]
Ontario’s gambling regulator has fined Kindred Group’s Unibet brand for marketing violations.
The Ontario Alcohol and Gaming Commission (AGCO) has imposed a financial penalty of CAD$48,000 on the operator for alleged infractions of internet gaming standards over a four-day period in May.
During this time, Unibet is said to have posted or [...]
Financial spread betting and sports betting operator Spreadex has become the latest gambling business to fall foul of Britain’s anti-money laundering and social responsibility regulations.
Spreadex will pay £1.36m to Britain’s Gambling Commission for the breaches, which allowed some players to deposit significant funds and gamble without the operator conducting adequate [...]
London-listed Entain has agreed a £17m regulatory settlement with Britain’s Gambling Commission for social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures.
The gaming operator has also had additional conditions attached to its operating licence to ensure that a member of the board oversees an improvement plan, and that a third-party audit the business [...]
Malta-headquartered betting exchange operator Smarkets has become the latest operator to be fined by Britain’s Gambling Commission for anti-money laundering and social responsibility failings.
The operator will pay a financial penalty of £630,000 after an investigation by the Gambling Commission revealed a series of failings. They included customers being allowed to [...]
The UK Advertising Standards Authority has upheld complaints against two gambling ads by bookmaker Coral and casino operator Rank.
The complaint against Rank related to an in-app ad for the online casino game Wolf Gold, which irresponsibly suggested that gambling can be a way to solve financial concerns and achieve financial [...]
Italy’s communications authority AGCOM has fined Google €750,000 for hosting videos on YouTube that it considers to be forms of gambling advertising.
The creator of the videos, Top Ads Ltd., has also been fined €700,000 for violating Italy’s gambling advertising ban.
Alongside the financial penalties, AGCOM has ordered YouTube to remove more [...]
Efforts to combat illegal online gambling in Australia have led to the blocking of 90 websites in the three months to June 30.
The majority of the blocked websites offered illegal online casino-style games to players in Australia, with others promoting unlicensed gambling as affiliates.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) [...]
Sweden’s gambling regulator will receive SEK44.1m (€4.15m) in penalty fees from eight operators who failed to prevent betting on sporting events which involved players under the age of 18.
The penalties relate to the early days of Sweden’s regulated iGaming market in 2019 and follow the fines issued to three operators [...]
Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has issued a cease and desist order to Gammix for offering online casino games to players in the Netherlands without a local license.
An investigation by the KSA in March found that Malta-licensed operator Gammix was illegally targeting the Dutch market with its Nordslot.com and Rantcasino.com [...]
Sweden’s gambling regulator has confirmed fines totalling SEK23.2m (approx. €2.15m) against three operators.
The fines relate to breaches of Swedish gambling regulations governing bonuses, lottery games and betting on sports involving players under the age of 18.
Swedish gambling regulator Spelinspektionen confirmed the fines on Wednesday after years of legal challenges and [...]