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Legality
Macau 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, 2023Brazil 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, 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, 2024Epic Games Humbles Google. Is Apple Next?
Epic Games Humbles Google. Is Apple Next?
The only time that gaming and online gambling tend to crossover is when it comes to the divisive topic of loot boxes and whether they should be deemed to be gambling due to their use of slot-like inducements. However, Epic Games' latest victory c...Jan 03, 2024India 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, 2023Brazil 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, 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, 2024Epic Games Humbles Google. Is Apple Next?
Epic Games Humbles Google. Is Apple Next?
The only time that gaming and online gambling tend to crossover is when it comes to the divisive topic of loot boxes and whether they should be deemed to be gambling due to their use of slot-like inducements. However, Epic Games' latest victory c...Jan 03, 2024India 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, 2024US First Circuit Court Denies DOJ All-Inclusive Wire Act Opinion
US First Circuit Court Denies DOJ All-Inclusive Wire Act Opinion
If ever there was a proof case for the adage that “history is written by the victors” it is the ever-shifting legal landscape surrounding online gambling in the USA. Before the Depart of Justice (DOJ) managed to write the Unlawful Internet Gambling E...Jan 25, 2021Indiana’s Solo Tribal Casino to Offer Sports Betting & Class III Games
Indiana’s Solo Tribal Casino to Offer Sports Betting & Class III Games
On Thursday, Governor Eric Holcomb of Indiana and Matthew Wesaw, the chairman of Indiana’s Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians announced that they had successfully negotiated a tribal-state gaming compact that would allow the Native American tribe to...Jan 24, 2021Gov. Cuomo Eyes State-Run Mobile Sports Betting in New York
Gov. Cuomo Eyes State-Run Mobile Sports Betting in New York
On Monday morning, 11th Jan, Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York officially disclosed his plans to pursue legal mobile sports betting in the Empire State. His mobile sports betting proposal was part of the annual State of the State address he gave to N...Jan 14, 2021Putin Signs Proposed Betting Industry Overhaul Bill into Law
Putin Signs Proposed Betting Industry Overhaul Bill into Law
Russia President Vladimir Putin has officially signed the controversial new gaming bill into law despite the outcry and criticisms from locally licensed gaming operators. Under this new law, the Russian gaming market will now fall under the stewardsh...Dec 31, 2020Denmark Issues Guidelines for Advertising and Offering Casino Bonuses
Denmark Issues Guidelines for Advertising and Offering Casino Bonuses
A large part of the maturation of the online gambling market is the demand for transparency. It is only through complete transparency when it comes to the service on offer, its true cost and the requirements surrounding wagering and cashing out that...Dec 29, 2020Hawaii is Mulling Over Building the State’s First Casino and Resort
Hawaii is Mulling Over Building the State’s First Casino and Resort
Land-based casino gaming, riverboat casinos, lotteries, and horse track betting facilities have been common for decades across different states in the USA. Besides, after the PASPA repeal in May 2018, more states in the US continue jumping into the b...Dec 27, 2020ATG Launches iGaming Lawsuit in Sweden Over Copyright Infringement
ATG Launches iGaming Lawsuit in Sweden Over Copyright Infringement
With Sweden’s introduction of an online gambling licensing and regulation system, the former state-owned monopolies must now fend for themselves. It is this battle for self-reliance and financial viability that lies behind the lawsuit filed by AB Tra...Dec 25, 2020Alabama State Sitting on a $700m Legal Gambling Goldmine
Alabama State Sitting on a $700m Legal Gambling Goldmine
According to a new report, the launch of a regulated gambling market in Alabama has the potential to bring in funding worth up to $700 million every year into state coffers. Better yet, a legal gambling industry would also create new employment oppor...Dec 23, 2020Missouri Lawmakers Propose Three Sports Betting Bills for 2021
Missouri Lawmakers Propose Three Sports Betting Bills for 2021
Lawmakers in Missouri are giving sports betting legalization another go, to try and see the launch of a regulated market next year. Three Republican senators in the Show Me State; Tony Luetkemeyer (Parkville), Denny Hoskins (Warrensburg), and Caleb R...Dec 22, 2020Finland’s Veikkaus to Enforce Player Authentication for Slots in Jan 2021
Finland’s Veikkaus to Enforce Player Authentication for Slots in Jan 2021
Veikkaus Oy, Finland’s state-operated betting agency has announced that it will be introducing its controversial compulsory authentication system across all its land-based slot machines starting on 12th January next year. The mandatory verification c...Dec 16, 2020Oklahoma’s Legal Sports Betting Pursuit Dead in the Water
Oklahoma’s Legal Sports Betting Pursuit Dead in the Water
Since the repeal of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA) by the Supreme Court of the US in May 2018, the floodgates of a regulated sports betting market were opened. Two and a half years later, a total of 19 states and t...Dec 15, 2020UK Government Launches Review on the Gambling Act 2005
UK Government Launches Review on the Gambling Act 2005
After a long debate on the outdated nature of the United Kingdom’s gambling laws, the 15-year-old Gambling Act 2005 is set to undergo a comprehensive audit that will overhaul the UK gambling sector. One of the biggest drivers of this wide-ranging rev...Dec 08, 2020