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French regulator l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) has rejected the promotional ad strategy of French national lottery operator Française des Jeux (FDJ). The yearly review assesses the promotional strategies of the seventeen approved online operators and the two operators under exclusive rights, including FDJ. ANJ states it aims to strike a balance between legitimate advertising of
Troubled casino operator Star Entertainment Group has announced AU$800m in new equity amid the business’s 2022 half year results, which saw a loss of $1.26bn. The large losses are principally the result of an AU$988m non-cash impairment of the group’s Sydney assets, which came from the costs and penalties associated with the business’s ongoing regulatory
A breakthrough in Brazil’s sports betting impasse may be imminent, with one legal expert suggesting recent match-fixing incidents may have accelerated progress The Ministry of Justice is to send in a proposal to the government to regulate sports betting, potentially bringing a process that first began in December 2018 to a successful conclusion. Many had
The Higher Administrative Court of Rhineland-Palatinate in Koblenz has found that the German regulator die Glücksspielbehörde (GGL) had no legal basis to order a provider to block Malta-based online lottery business Lottoland. Lottoland was subject to the first German blocking order issued by the new regulator, due to its view that lottery betting was prohibited
BetConstruct’s B2C sports betting and igaming arm Vivaro Limited – trading as Vbet – will pay a £337,631 ($412,000/ €381,000) regulatory settlement to the Gambling Commission, due to anti-money laundering and player protection failings. The Gambling Commission said an investigation conducted in 2020 and 2021 uncovered “significant weaknesses” in the operator’s processes in relation to
Entain-MGM joint venture BetMGM has warned that “certain BetMGM patron records were obtained” in a data breach earlier this year. BetMGM said it believed the breach occurred in May of this year, though it only became aware of it last month. The breach allowed unauthorised personnel to see “personal information of some patrons such as
Payment providers in Sweden must provide information about the payments they process to authorities in order to help facilitate payment blocking for unlicensed operators, according to a law introduced by the government this week. According to law, authorities may block payments to operators that are found to be targeting the Swedish market without a licence.
One in four players in Belgium who self-excluded using the national EPIS scheme still gambled while the block was in place, according to a new survey from the country’s Gaming Commission. The Gaming Commission published a report which included a survey of 272 players in Belgium who had self-excluded via EPIS. The majority of respondents
Norwegian regulator Lotteritilsynet will once again pause its daily fines against Kindred, having now determined that the Unibet operator does not target Norway. The pause is the latest step in a long saga between Kindred and authorities in Norway, including Lotteritilsynet. Lotteritilsynet in September warned Kindred that it would impose a fine of NOK1.198m (£98,902/€113,930/$116,930)
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has fined Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association and BetMGM for accepting bets on an unapproved sporting event. The sanction was confirmed after the regulator approved a consent agreement presented by the Board’s Office of Enforcement Counsel (OEC). The agreement was the result of negotiations between OEC and Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing
