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UKGC £19.2 Million Fine Smashes World Record Holding Slot Win
UKGC £19.2 Million Fine Smashes World Record Holding Slot Win
When the online gambling community reports on numbers like “£19.2 million", it is usually connected to an impressive progressive jackpot win. In fact, the current registered Guinness World Record for the "largest jackpot payout in an online slot mac...Mar 28, 2023Chile Opens its Doors to Licensed and Regulated Online Gambling
Chile Opens its Doors to Licensed and Regulated Online Gambling
More government officials are shifting focus to online gaming or, more specifically, the regulation thereof. Chile is among the latest to finally focus on implementing gaming regulations to regulate the market. They created a new bill, which has...Jan 23, 2024Brazil Chamber of Deputies Okays Sports Betting & iGaming Regulation
Brazil Chamber of Deputies Okays Sports Betting & iGaming Regulation
South American powerhouse Brazil has taken a giant leap towards legalizing sports betting and iGaming. Bill 3626/2023 has been languishing in the legislative process, and the latest move by the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies will be a relief for all t...Dec 26, 2023India Slams the Door on Crypto Exchanges
India Slams the Door on Crypto Exchanges
crypto casinos are growing more popular and, as such, catching the eye of governing bodies and authorities globally. While crypto gaming has less restrictive features in most areas, India has taken a different approach. In 2023, India announced...Jan 18, 2024Macau Junket Boss Jailed 14 Years for Illegal Gambling & Money Laundering
Macau Junket Boss Jailed 14 Years for Illegal Gambling & Money Laundering
On Friday, April 21, Macau’s second-largest Junket operator, Levo Chan Weng Li, was slapped with a 14-year prison sentence for his role in running an illegal gambling ring worth billions of dollars. Chan is the founder, chairman, and controlling shar...Apr 23, 2023Australia Parliamentary Committee Presses for Ban on Gambling Ads
Australia Parliamentary Committee Presses for Ban on Gambling Ads
An Australian parliamentary committee has urged the federal government to effect a ban on advertising for online gambling during sports events within three years. The pleas to implement such a ban came from Australia’s House of Representatives standi...Jun 29, 2023Ontario Bans Use of Pro Athletes & Celebrities in Sports Betting Ads
Ontario Bans Use of Pro Athletes & Celebrities in Sports Betting Ads
In a move geared towards protecting vulnerable youth, Ontario has banned professional athletes’ appearances in online gambling ads, with the new restrictions poised to take effect on February 28, 2024. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AG...Aug 31, 2023UKGC £19.2 Million Fine Smashes World Record Holding Slot Win
UKGC £19.2 Million Fine Smashes World Record Holding Slot Win
When the online gambling community reports on numbers like “£19.2 million", it is usually connected to an impressive progressive jackpot win. In fact, the current registered Guinness World Record for the "largest jackpot payout in an online slot mac...Mar 28, 2023Chile Opens its Doors to Licensed and Regulated Online Gambling
Chile Opens its Doors to Licensed and Regulated Online Gambling
More government officials are shifting focus to online gaming or, more specifically, the regulation thereof. Chile is among the latest to finally focus on implementing gaming regulations to regulate the market. They created a new bill, which has...Jan 23, 2024Brazil Chamber of Deputies Okays Sports Betting & iGaming Regulation
Brazil Chamber of Deputies Okays Sports Betting & iGaming Regulation
South American powerhouse Brazil has taken a giant leap towards legalizing sports betting and iGaming. Bill 3626/2023 has been languishing in the legislative process, and the latest move by the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies will be a relief for all t...Dec 26, 2023India Slams the Door on Crypto Exchanges
India Slams the Door on Crypto Exchanges
crypto casinos are growing more popular and, as such, catching the eye of governing bodies and authorities globally. While crypto gaming has less restrictive features in most areas, India has taken a different approach. In 2023, India announced...Jan 18, 2024Macau Junket Boss Jailed 14 Years for Illegal Gambling & Money Laundering
Macau Junket Boss Jailed 14 Years for Illegal Gambling & Money Laundering
On Friday, April 21, Macau’s second-largest Junket operator, Levo Chan Weng Li, was slapped with a 14-year prison sentence for his role in running an illegal gambling ring worth billions of dollars. Chan is the founder, chairman, and controlling shar...Apr 23, 2023Australia Parliamentary Committee Presses for Ban on Gambling Ads
Australia Parliamentary Committee Presses for Ban on Gambling Ads
An Australian parliamentary committee has urged the federal government to effect a ban on advertising for online gambling during sports events within three years. The pleas to implement such a ban came from Australia’s House of Representatives standi...Jun 29, 2023Ontario Bans Use of Pro Athletes & Celebrities in Sports Betting Ads
Ontario Bans Use of Pro Athletes & Celebrities in Sports Betting Ads
In a move geared towards protecting vulnerable youth, Ontario has banned professional athletes’ appearances in online gambling ads, with the new restrictions poised to take effect on February 28, 2024. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AG...Aug 31, 2023Tipico Avoids Massive New Ksa Fines By 10 Days
Tipico Avoids Massive New Ksa Fines By 10 Days
As we have begun to see player spend and online gambling activity increase over recent months so has the uptake in regulator actions against casino operators. In September alone we have reported several interesting cases including the $1 million...Sep 28, 2021UK Gambling Commission Hits EU Lotto with a $1 Million Fine
UK Gambling Commission Hits EU Lotto with a $1 Million Fine
The United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC) has slapped EU Lotto, the operator of the lottoland.co.uk lottery site, with a £760,000 ($1 million) fine for regulatory misconduct. According to an announcement by the Gambling Commission on Thursday, EU...Sep 26, 2021Ontario Steps Up Licensing Process for Regulated Online Casinos
Ontario Steps Up Licensing Process for Regulated Online Casinos
While sports betting has been legal in Ontario since 1985, excluding single-event bets which were only approved earlier this year, online casino games are still not allowed. With the recent launch of the Canadian state's online gambling regulatory bo...Sep 20, 2021Mr Green’s Gambling Regulator Woes Continue in Denmark
Mr Green’s Gambling Regulator Woes Continue in Denmark
While players love Mr Green, the renowned online casino has been having a tough time with gambling regulators over the past few months. Not even a month ago the Swedish Gaming Authority fined them SEK31.5 million (€3.1 million) for failing to adh...Sep 19, 2021Spain's DGOJ Tackles More Than Just Sports Betting Fraud
Spain's DGOJ Tackles More Than Just Sports Betting Fraud
The Spanish market has always been known for its passion for sports. In the t world of online gambling, this has meant that online betting operators have enjoyed much success when it comes to growing their communities which in turn meant increased pr...Sep 16, 2021Connecticut's Tribal Gaming Compacts Win DOI Approval
Connecticut's Tribal Gaming Compacts Win DOI Approval
The journey to expanded gambling and regulated sports betting in Connecticut is almost concluding after the state’s amended gaming compacts were okayed by the US Department of the Interior (DOI). After what seemed like a tug of war between the Mo...Sep 14, 2021Japan Lawmaker Gets 4-Year Jail Sentence for Casino Bribes
Japan Lawmaker Gets 4-Year Jail Sentence for Casino Bribes
Tsukasa Akimoto, 49, an incumbent member of the House of Councillors in Japan’s Diet (national legislature), has been hit with a four-year prison sentence and a fine of about $69,200 (¥7.58 million). The punishments result from a bribery scandal that...Sep 13, 2021Ksa Cracks Down on Illegal Bingo and Lottery Organisers
Ksa Cracks Down on Illegal Bingo and Lottery Organisers
The Netherlands is known to be a country that is more amenable to allowing its citizens to live their lives as they choose. Historically this has seen them support LGBTQ+ communities, legalise the consumption of marijuana and in general promote self-...Sep 11, 2021Washington Tribal Casinos Win Final Federal Approval for Sports Betting
Washington Tribal Casinos Win Final Federal Approval for Sports Betting
Sports betting in tribal casinos in Washington state is poised to go live in some of the facilities by the NFL season kick-off on September 9th. The anticipated debut comes after the US Department of the Interior (DOI) gave the final green light for...Sep 06, 2021UKGC Smacks Daub Alderney with a £5.85 Million Fine
UKGC Smacks Daub Alderney with a £5.85 Million Fine
The United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC) has warned gambling operators that they will be fully liable for regulatory misconduct even in cases where the failures took place before they owned a specific brand. UK’s gambling watchdog issued the war...Sep 05, 2021Brazil Looks to Fast Track Casino Resorts Bill
Brazil Looks to Fast Track Casino Resorts Bill
Brazil is oftentimes referred to as the “sleeping giant” in gambling circles due to its untapped potential. Despite all forms of gambling effectively being off-limits since the 1940s, the country’s history shows that 1920s and 1930s Rio was one of th...Sep 01, 2021Ireland Bans Credit Card Betting & Whistle-to-Whistle Ads
Ireland Bans Credit Card Betting & Whistle-to-Whistle Ads
Retail and online bookmarkers in Ireland have agreed to introduce an industry-wide ban on credit card gambling. By the same token, pre-watershed whistle-to-whistle advertising for live sporting events has also been halted across the Irish sports bett...Sep 01, 2021