The UK Gambling Commission has shown its resilience in ensuring the stability of the gambling industry in the country as it issued fines totaling around £675,000 ($836,535) to Progress Play and Jumpman Gaming. The Two Operators Breached AML and Social Responsibility Rules Progress Play’s fine is £175,718 ($219,438) while Jumpman Gaming’s fine is £500,000 ($624,405) […]
Two men were charged with offering bribes for HK$1.5 million ($190,000) by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) in Hong Kong, China. The men allegedly offered to bribe a former Wynn Macau director for air-conditioning maintenance contracts. Two Men Face Criminal Charges, Offered to Bribe Wynn Macau Director The ICAC launched an investigation after it […]
Native American tribes in Minnesota have a thing or two to be excited about. All 11 of them will be able to start offering online sports betting thanks to a new House Bill that passed with approval through the State House. Minnesota Musters Support for Tribal Gaming House Bill 778 will now regulate gambling laws […]
Betway has lost an appeal against the Swedish gaming regulator, Spelinspektionen. The betting company’s attempts to overturn a previous ruling by the regulator, fining the company SEK 100,000 ($10,000), has been finally struck down by an Administrative Court in Linköping. Court Takes Regulator’s Side According to the court, Spelinspektionen was right to find the brand […]
Global gambling group Flutter Entertainment is tearing a 20-year relationship with accountancy KPMG to comply with EU rules and is switching to its Big Four rival, Deloitte, starting from 2024, The Times reported. Merry-Go-Round among the Big Four Irish-headquartered Flutter Entertainment was forced to undertake the switch due to EU listing rules which require listed […]
Amber Gaming has received a fine for breaching Lithuania’s regulations through its 7bet brand. Amber Gaming’s Subsidiary Tempted Players Lithuania’s regulator, the Gambling Supervisory Authority, accused Amber Gaming of breaching some of the recently introduced laws on marketing advertisement. According to the authority, the gambling company has uploaded online content that didn’t correspond to […]
Boyd Gaming has decided to file a lawsuit against Kansas as the operator claims that with the newly-introduced sports betting regulation, the state is in direct violation of the contract that it signed with Boyd. According to the contract, if the state of Kansas introduces slot games similar to the ones that Boyd features at […]
Macau’s Legislative Assembly Second Standing Committee has discussed the possibility of reducing tax rates for concessionaires who attract foreign players on their grounds. This comes shortly after the government of this special administrative region introduced stricter rules for the gambling industry at the start of April. Visitors Have a Hard Time Going to Macau During […]
Macau’s satellite casinos will be allowed to operate even after the elapse of the previously-agreed three-year grace period. Andrew Chan Chak Mo, president of the Second Standing Committee of the Macau Legislative Assembly, announced so on May 13. Satellites Will Be Able to Operate After the 3-Year Period As discussions about the future of gambling […]
A Honduran woman lost large sums to gambling and tried to extort her family for money by lying that kidnappers are holding her hostage. Ironically, the local police found the woman inside a casino. Bodden Lost the Money Her Superior Had Given Her Delicia May Johnson Bodden is a woman from Roatán, Honduras, who had […]
