Systemic failures in player protection where among findings of an investigation into PT Entertainment Services (PTES), a Playtech company which run www.winner.co.uk and titanbet.co.uk. PTES surrendered its licence during the investigation which started in March 2019, after the UKGC being contacted by the family of a man who tragically took …
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According to the latest report on children’s exposure to TV ads for alcohol and gambling, by the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the gambling advertising visibility for under-18s is now at the lowest point since 2008. The UK advertising rules contain scheduling restrictions designed to reduce significantly under-18s’ exposure to …
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Although Ukrainian efforts to regulate online market remain foggy, a court in the country ordered Ukraine’s internet service providers (ISPs) to block access to 59 international licensed gambling websites. According to the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) material it provided had led to the court ordering. The SSU said it …
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Next generation online gambling company Esports Entertainment Group received its MGA Gaming Service License for pool betting from the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA), which is effective for a 10-year term and may be renewed by MGA for further 10-year periods subject to regulatory provisions. Also, the Esports Entertainment Group holds …
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Denmark’s gambling authority Spillemyndigheden reported an increase in unlicensed online Bingo games during Covid-19 pandemic, mainly through social media like Facebook, and issued a warning to operators. Holding bingo games that require payment for participation is illegal without a license! Morten Niels Jakobsen, Director of Spillemyndigheden, said: “We certainly understand …
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UK Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden appointed four new Commissioners to the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC). The Terry Babbs, Brian Bannister, Jo Hill and Sir Martin Narey appointment has immediate effect and they will serve for the next five years. Bill Moyes, Chair of the Gambling Commission, commented: “Terry, Brian, Jo …
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Part of the UK’s Betting and Gambling Council (BGC) response to the Covid-19 lockdown crisis, is the removal of all gambling product advertisement. All BGC members agreed that existing TV and radio advertising slots will be replaced by safer gambling messages, donated to charities or removed from broadcast where contracts …
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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sweden’s government unveiled a set of proposals to limit gamblers’ possible exposure to harm. Health and Social Affairs Minister Ardalan Shekarabi has proposed a SEK5,000 (£400) as a maximum weekly deposit and a weekly SEK100 (£8) cap on bonus offers! The proposals will be …
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UK Gambling Commission had notified in January all licensed operators that from 31 March integration with Gamstop would be a mandatory condition to keep their existing licenses. Two operators however, failed to comply. The British gambling commission decided to suspend the licenses of Sportito and Dynamic! Since Sportito managed to …
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The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) decided to cancel Pick Mister’s B2C gaming license (pickMister.com) , since the operator failed to pay the license fees for 2019. As a result of the license breach pickmister.com is no longer authorized to carry out any gaming operations, register new players or accept new …
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Danish gambling regulatory authority Spillemyndigheden reminded all licensed operators that the new marketing regulations for gambling are set to come into effect in Denmark on 1 April. According to those new marketing rules operators are required to incorporate new information and links in their gambling marketing. According to the regulator …
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The Swedish Gaming Authority (Spelinspektionen) imposed a heavy SEK 100m (£8.4m/€9.2m) penalty fee on Kindred Group for offering to players bonuses that were unauthorized and lotteries with no license! According to the Swedish regulator checks on the operator’s Unibet, Maria Casino, Storspelare, Bingo and iGame sites revealed a number of …
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UK Gambling Commission decided due to AML and social responsibility concerns to suspend the licence of lottery betting site Lotteries.com. The operator owned by Isle of Man-registered International Multi-Media Entertainments Limited, had its remote betting and casino licence immediately suspended, as the British regulator will review into the business. The …
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New iGaming regulations which will legalize online casino and poker from July 2021 were approved by German legislators. Also the new regulatory authority was decided to be based in Sachsen-Anhalt. The next step means that each of the German state parliaments must ratify the Glücksspielneuregulierungstaatsvertrag (GlüNeuRStv) bill, which intends to …
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Online gambling business Betway is ordered by the UK Gambling Commission to pay £11.6m, alongside implementing a package of measures, for a series of social responsibility and money laundering failings linked to dealings with seven of its high spending customers. The settlement consists of: £5.8m payment in lieu of a …
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Almost a week after the UK Gambling Commission has suspended Stakers Limited’s license, the Malta Gaming Authority took a similar decision. Stakers had been running its website under the Maltese license, but the MGA-enforced suspension means it it’s no longer authorized to carry out any gaming operations, register new players …
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Canadian politicians have made a third attempt to legalise single-game sports betting in Canada by introducing Bill C-218, otherwise known as the Safe and Regulated Sports Betting Act. The bill is sponsored by Conservative MP Kevin Waugh and New Democratic Party MP Brian Masse, whose two previous attempts to amend …
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The Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission has awarded eight new sports betting licenses for the US state: According to the local commission Ameristar Casino, Lady Luck Casino, and Isle Casino Hotel, which are located in Black Hawk, Colorado, were issued with master sports betting licenses. Crown Gaming, in partnership with …
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The UK Gambling Commission has suspended Stakers Limited’s license. The Commission cited Section 116(2)(a) of the Act, which permits a review if the regulator “has reason to suspect that activities may have been carried on in purported reliance on the licence but not in accordance with a condition of the …
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The Betting and Gaming Council which represents betting shops, online gaming businesses and casinos, issued a warning over the UK government’s new proposed immigration laws and that they may have a severe impact on the gambling industry with negative consequences for tourism and gambling establishments. The council, which represents approximately …
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