Singapore’s Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA) has imposed financial penalties of S$2.25 million (€1.55 million) on Genting’s Resorts World Sentosa for lapses in performing customer due diligence checks.
In 2020, the GRA directed two of the country’s casino operators, RWS and Marina Bay Sands, to conduct a review of certain customer activities [...]
Entain-owned Betent, operator of the Betcity brand in the Netherlands, has been fined €3 million by the Dutch gambling regulator.
The fine relates to failings in the company’s anti-money laundering and responsible gambling policies and procedures in the period between December 2022 and May 2023.
According to Dutch regulator Kannspelautoriteit (KSA), Betent [...]
Entain has finalised its £585 million deferred prosecution agreement with England’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), with the company also agreeing to pay an additional £30 million.
As previously announced in August, Entain will pay £585 million to the CPS in the form of a financial penalty and disgorgement of profits relating [...]
Betting shops in Belgium will have to conduct mandatory identity checks on customers from the beginning of December, bringing the sector in line with the country's land-based casinos, gambling halls and online betting operators.
From Friday next week, betting shops will have to carry out identity checks to verify that their [...]
PointsBet Canada has been fined CA$150,000 by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) for violations of internet gaming responsible gambling standards.
The penalty announced Thursday relates to several alleged violations of Ontario’s responsible gambling provisions, including failing to intervene with a problem gambler and failing to enforce cooling-off periods.
“In [...]
Spain’s gambling regulator imposed fines of more than €71 million on online betting and gaming operators during the first half of 2023.
Gambling regulator Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) took action against 30 operators for breaching the country’s strict online gambling regulations.
This included 15 operators who were accused of [...]
Playtech has secured an injunction against its Mexican joint venture partner Caliplay Interactive in their ongoing dispute over the payment of fees.
The London-listed gaming operator and technology provider has secured interim anti-suit injunctions in England to prevent Caliplay from proceeding with the litigation that it has initiated in Mexico.
Playtech has [...]
Online casino operator Videoslots has been fined more than €760,000 by Sweden’s gambling regulator for anti-money laundering failures.
The fine was imposed on the company by Swedish gambling regulator Spelinspektionen following an assessment of its Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) processes.
The assessment found that Videoslots failed in its [...]
Betfred has become the latest gambling operator to fall foul of UK advertising regulations on the use of celebrities with strong appeal to people under the age of 18.
The UK Advertising Standards Authority’s (ASA) artificial intelligence system flagged three messages on the X platform as potentially being in breach of [...]
Sandro Tonali, the Newcastle United FC and Italian national team footballer, has been disqualified for 18 months from professional football after admitting to breaching betting rules.
Tonali was found to have breached rules which prohibit players from betting on football matches organised by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), UEFA and FIFA.
He [...]
The UK Advertising Standards Authority has ruled against a promoted tweet for Sky Bet featuring former footballer Gary Neville.
The ASA received no complaints about the tweet from members of the public, instead using artificial intelligence to identify the ad for investigation.
The ad was posted on 9 February and contained an [...]
Betsson has ended its sponsorship of Chilean football following a crackdown on online betting operators in the market.
The Stockholm-listed online betting and gaming operator has supported football in Chile since 2021 and was the title sponsor of Chile’s First Division, Campeonato Betsson, for the 2023 season.
This has now ended with [...]