Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) is threatening a fine of up to €840,000 on Curacao-based Casbit Group for unlicensed online gambling.The regulator will impose a fine of €280,000 per week, up to a maximum of €840,000, unless Casbit immediately takes steps to prevent its lala.bet website from being accessible to [...]
Spain’s Supreme Court has overturned certain aspects of the country’s ban on gambling advertising.In its ruling published on Wednesday, the Supreme Court acknowledged the state’s right to limit advertising opportunities for a regulated activity such as gambling, but said that it must be balanced with the rights of those engaged [...]
Hosting solutions provider DigitalOcean has been ordered to withdraw its services from unauthorised online gambling affiliates in the Netherlands.The order from the Netherlands gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) gives the company a four-week deadline to stop hosting the iGaming affiliate websites casinozonderregistratie.net and nieuw-casinos.net, or else face further action and a [...]
iGaming operator and supplier SkillOnNet has been reprimanded by the Danish Gambling Authority for having inadequate processes to manage customer relationships and money laundering risks.The company has also received three orders from the gambling regulator for having inadequate risk assessments, inadequate business processes, and a lack of documentation of its [...]
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said Thursday that Spreadex’s acquisition of the B2C business of Sporting Index raises competition concerns, with the two companies given five working days to address the CMA’s concerns.Spreadex completed the acquisition of Sporting Index from La Française des Jeux (FDJ) subsidiary Sporting Group [...]
bet365 has agreed a regulatory settlement of over half a million pounds with Britain’s Gambling Commission.Hillside (UK Gaming) ENC, holder of bet365’s online bingo and casino licences, will pay £343,035 as part of the settlement, while Hillside (UK Sports) ENC will pay £239,085 for failings under the company’s online sports [...]
The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) has issued a AUD$100,000 fine to locally licensed bookmaker MintBet for repeat breaches of the Responsible Gambling Code of Conduct.The fine follows one customer gambling online with MintBet for 35 hours in a period of approximately 50 hours.By the end of the [...]
Swedish gambling regulator Spelinspektionen has issued a warning and a SEK300,000 penalty fee to Yggdrasil for providing gaming software to an unlicensed operator in Sweden.On 16 January, the regulator checked a number of websites which were prohibited from operating in Sweden and found that Yggdrasil was providing games to an [...]
Shares in 888 Holdings plc gained more than 6 per cent in London early Thursday following the conclusion of the company’s licence review.The company said this morning that Britain’s Gambling Commission has concluded the review of its operating licence, which was launched in July 2023 after FS Gaming acquired a [...]
The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has issued two rulings on gambling advertisements that attracted complaints from members of the public.The rulings issued Wednesday (20 March) relate to a paid-for Facebook ad by Lindar Media’s MrQ online casino brand, and a television ad for BetMGM which was attributed to LeoVegas [...]
The government of Ontario is seeking court clarification on whether it can allow residents to compete with international players in online gambling.Ontario’s regulated market allows players in the Canadian province to participate in online gambling offered by locally licensed operators, but it is unclear whether this would remain legal if [...]
Britain’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a radio ad for the LeoVegas-owned brand BetUK after it was found to have strong appeal to under-18s for featuring retired footballer Adebayo Akinfenwa.The ruling forms part of a wider piece of work banning gambling ads which, under strengthened rules, are prohibited when [...]
