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Members of German sports betting trade body Deutscher Sportwettenverband (DSWV) have re-elected Tipwin CEO Dr. Damir Böhm to the body’s executive council, the Presidium. The DSWV membership unanimously elected Böhm to a second five-year term. The chief executive has been a member of the Presidium since 2018. Following a stint at the Kartal Lawyers firm
State gaming corporation and regulator the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) has announced that it has cancelled the accreditation of a Philippine offshore gaming operation’s (POGO) customer relations provider, CGC Technologies. Pagcor said that an investigation has confirmed that the business was actively participating in illegal activities. Therefore, the regulator took the step to
The GB Gambling Commission has released its evidence gaps and priorities paper for the three years between 2023 and 2026, which focuses on areas of regulation that need evidence-based development. The outlines the Commission’s plans to undertake evidence-based on several key areas, including gateway gambling products, the variation of gambling experiences and the impact of
Bally’s Corporation and Gaming & Leisure Properties (GLPI) have reached a binding agreement with the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball, to site their new ballpark on a portion of the operator’s Tropicana Las Vegas property. Bally’s Corporation highlighted the potential “transformational” impact of the $1.5bn baseball ballpark project on the company’s database as an
Geolocation and risk solutions provider GeoComply has acquired compliance and licensing management company OneComply, its first acquisition. As part of the acquisition, GeoComply‘s customers will be able to use OneComply’s set of tools to complete the entire licensing process from start to finish, from initial applications for licences to continuous compliance management. OneComply offers a
Romanian slots operator Goldprest Impex SRL has had its licence revoked after the country’s regulator said it did not pay the full amount of its licence fee. The licence was revoked after an investigation took place into a number of facets of Goldprest Impex SRL’s operations, including its fee payments. Romania’s Gambling Supervisory Committee initially
The Victoria Gaming and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) fined land-based casino operator Crown Resorts A$30m (£15.8m/ $19.8m/ €18.0m) for breaches related to the business’s “blank cheque” policy at its Melbourne casino. The latest fine of the controversial casino operator came about after Crown opted to allow patrons to gamble at its Melbourne Casino through cheques
L’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), France’s gambling regulator, has noted “little significant progress” in operator’s action plans to prevent problem gambling, ultimately rejecting six of them. ANJ examined action plans presented by 235 racetracks, 203 casinos and 7 gaming clubs. Six plans were rejected, belonging to five casinos and one gaming club. Under a legal
Parliamentary under secretary of state for sport, gambling and civil society Stuart Andrew confirmed that consultations on the provisions of the Gambling Act review would be completed in time for the 2024 general election. Andrew explained the more technical aspects of the white paper would be put to consultation to ensure the ministry is “following
In Q1 2023, former state-owned gambling monopoly Svenska Spel announced a 2% increase in revenue to SEK1.98bn (£160m/ €180m/ $190m) compared to the SEK 1.94bn the group achieved in the same period the previous year, despite the imposition of new responsible gambling measures. Svenska Spel reported that the company’s land-based Casino Cosmopol and Vegas slot
