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Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has ordered Betonline.ag operator Blue High House to stop offering gambling services to Dutch consumers. If Blue High House does not comply with the order, KSA will hit the operator with weekly €43,000 fines up to a maximum amount of €129,000. Blue High House does not have a licence to
Peru’s Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) has approved the country’s sports betting and igaming regulations. The exhaustive document, known formally as Supreme Decree 005-2023-Mincetur outlines the technical and regulatory requirements for gambling operators wishing to offer their services in Peru. The country’s gaming law is set to enter effect 120 days from the
Anti-gambling lobbying group No Casinos has requested a motion to file a late amicus curiae brief to the Florida Supreme Court, supporting West Flagler in its bid to overturn the Seminole Tribe’s gaming compact. In the brief, No Casinos argues that statewide online sports betting through the compact “cannot be squared” with Amendment 3 of
The Australian state of Victoria has introduced its previously announced gambling harms bill which, among other measures, would establish an enforced curfew for most pokies in the state. Victoria’s minister for casino, gaming and liquor regulation, Melissa Horne, put forward the Gambling Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 to the state’s parliament. If the package of reforms
Consumers in Australia will now be required to verify their identity before being allowed to gamble online with licensed operators, after new regulations came into effect today (29 September). The new scheme means Australia players must have their age and identity verified by operators prior to them depositing funds. They will not be able to
West Flagler has filed a state constitutional challenge against Florida governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida state legislature. This follows the US Department of the Interior (DOI) filing a challenge to oppose West Flagler’s motion to stay, which was filed last week. This motion to stay was a further attempt to keep Hard Rock Bet
New Jersey’s Division of Gaming Enforcement has imposed a $25,000 “civil penalty” on PointsBet for “permitting unauthorised wagers”. The sanction was handed down to the online sports betting provider on 23 August. Details were released this week following a request by the Associated Press news agency. The regulator filed a complaint in late June regarding
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has issued Pilot Travel Centers with a fine of $45,000 (£36,716/€42,307) for underage gambling at one of its video gaming terminals (VGT) locations in the state. The underage gambling breach was identified at a qualified truck stop in the Smithton area of Pennsylvania. Pilot Travel Centers was also flagged
Hacker group Scattered Spider, believed to be part of the ALPHV ransomware collective, has claimed responsibility for the security breach at MGM Resorts International. In an unverified statement reportedly posted on ALPHV’s darknet leak site, Scattered Spider detailed how the MGM hack took place. The group said it threatened to wreck more havoc if MGM
German regulator Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) has fined Red Rhino €50,000 (£42,856/$53,337) for offering online gambling in the country without a licence. Red Rhino had withdrawn its German-facing platincasino.de website but players could still gamble on its platincasino.com site. The operator does not hold a licence in Germany, nor does it appear on the
