Swedish gambling regulator Spelinspektionen has imposed a SEK100m (€8.9m) penalty on Kindred Group subsidiary Spooniker for offering unauthorised bonuses on its website in Sweden in early 2019.
The penalty relates to the first six months of Sweden’s regulated online gambling market, which opened in January 2019 and limited bonuses to one per customer.
A review of [...]
The Swedish Competition Authority (Konkurrensverket) has dismissed a complaint from operator association BOS, which had claimed that Svenska Spel had abused its dominant position in the re-regulated iGaming market.
The authority's investigation mainly focused on issues related to Svenska Spel Sport & Casino’s use of its main brand in the competitive market for commercial online [...]
The UK Advertising Standards Authority has banned an ad by matched betting provider Profit Accumulator for suggesting that its service can provide a solution to financial concerns.
Profit Accumulator offers a subscription service which allows customers to take advantage of free bets and promotions offered by online bookmakers.
Two posts on the company’s Instagram account last [...]
Authorities in Illinois have charged 10 people with conspiring to conduct an illegal multi-million dollar sports betting business in the Chicago area.
Among those named in the nine-count indictment returned by the US District Court in Chicago was Vincent Delgiudice, also known as ‘Uncle Mick’, who is alleged to have directed an [...]
GVC’s Australian-facing brands Ladbrokes and Neds have received a record fine in New South Wales for offering illegal gambling inducements to players in the state.
Ladbrokes and Neds were ordered to pay a fine and costs of AUD$207,500 by state regulator Liquor & Gaming NSW, after being found guilty of breaching NSW gaming regulations at [...]
Swedish gambling regulator Spelinspektionen has refused a request from Viral Interactive to add the Ninjacasino.se domain to its current licence.
Global Gaming had previously transferred the domain to Viral Interactive, the Finnplay subsidiary that has served as the company’s license and platform provider since the revocation of Global Gaming’s Swedish license last [...]
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has confirmed that it is investigating the proposed merger between operators Flutter Entertainment and The Stars Group.
The CMA has begun a merger inquiry to consider whether the £10bn merger will create a “substantial lessening” of competition within the United Kingdom for goods or services.
To assist [...]
Swedish gambling regulator Spelinspektionen has cleared four operators following an investigation into the availability of bets on matches involving players under the age of 18.
Stockholm-listed online gaming operator LeoVegas has been ordered to pay €750,000 in fines for targeting Dutch consumers without a local license.