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The Köln Regional Court has confirmed that a player has been reimbursed for €14,000 (£12,195/$14,845) after placing bets with unlicensed sports betting operator Brivio Limited. The plaintiff had participated in sports betting on Vulcanvegas.com between 2020 and 2022. This website is operated by Brivio Limited, which is based in Cyprus. The plaintiff’s losses were estimated
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
The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has called for the European Commission to bring in EU-wide standards for markers of gambling harm, in order to help create consistent approaches to reducing harm across the continent. The European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) creates a number of European Standards, which are used in trade across member
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)
KSA chair René Jansen has revealed that the Dutch regulator has launched an investigation into operators it believes are failing to implement the duty of care for their players. Jansen spoke at the 2022 Amsterdam Gambling & Awareness Congress 2022, a conference mostly focused on gambling harm in the Netherlands. The KSA chair continued to
The Ukrainian Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries (KRAIL) has cancelled the licences of three online gaming operators that it determined were ”controlled” by Russian nationals. KRAIL made the decision to cancel the licences for the operators to do business in Ukraine at its regular meeting. According to information submitted by the Security
Safer gambling provider Mindway AI has announced that it has appointed Britt Boeskov to serve on the company’s board as a non-executive director. Boeskov will join the Mindway AI board, in addition to her similar commitments at Belgian omni-channel operator Gaming1 and racing media rights organisation Racecourse Media Group. Boeskov’s last executive role before
French horse racing operator Pari-Mutuel Urbain (PMU) announced a three-year strategic vision to grow its annual stakes by €1bn and to increase its total number of customers to 4 million. The business outlined a series of transformations for the company in the period including a “global approach” to PMU’s growth, the deployment of new technology
