Gambling Clear News
In an open letter released today, Gambling Commission chief executive Andrew Rhodes criticised the “misuse of gambling statistics” to support particular political outcomes. Rhodes said the regulator is “very concerned” at the significant increase in the misuse of gambling statistics. This comes as different parties aim to argue for or against different proposals in the
Prosecutors in Story County, Iowa have charged four more Iowa State football players for tampering with records. The charges come as part of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation’s (DCI) sports integrity probe. Among those charged was Iowa State running back Jirehl Brock. He is accused of placing four bets on games involving his own
The long-path to regulated sports betting has reached a critical point in Brazil with speculation mounting the National Congress will deny the required approval to Lula’s Provisional Measure (PM) within the 120-day deadline. Last week, lawmakers filed 244 amendments to Provisional Measure (PM) No 1,182, the presidential decree which confirms the 2018 Brazil law regulating
On Tuesday, prosecutors in Story County, Iowa charged Iowa State quarterback Hunter Dekkers for tampering with electronic records to conceal his gambling activity. The criminal complaint said Hunter Dekkers made 366 mobile bets totalling over $2,799 in spend over several years. Citing a subpoenaed DraftKings account said to be controlled by the quarterback, the document
The Lithuanian Gambling Supervision Service found Betsson-owned sports betting and igaming operator Betsafe in violation of the country’s gambling law, but did not apply any sanctions. The regulator found that Lošimų strateginė grupė UAB, trading as Betsafe, had violated the Gambling Law of the Republic of Lithuania by offering live dealer solution provider Ezugi’s Sic
France’s gambling regulator L’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) has signed a new cooperation agreement with advertising watchdog L’Autorité de Régulation Professionnelle de la Publicité (ARPP). The agreement formally establishes an information sharing and exchange framework between the authorities. This means collaboration and coordination across five key areas. ANJ and ARPP aim to ensure they work
A draft amendment to the Czech Republic’s Gambling Act looks to fine-tune the country’s current legislative measures. The proposed amendments follow a review of Czech Republic’s Gambling Act, in force since 1 January 2017. The Impact Assessment of the Regulation of the Act on Gambling and Related Legislation (RIA) aims to increase player safety and
Chile’s gambling regulator, the Superintendency of Gaming Casinos (SCJ) and the country’s National Consumer Service (SERNAC) have warned of an increased number of internet gaming scams. SCJ said that these scams are only possible due to the gaming sites being illegal in the first place. The regulator used the opportunity to warn the public about
A consortium of Belgium sports teams and gaming operators have been defeated in a legal bid challenging the Royal Decree that will ban gambling advertising on 1 July. On 29 June, the Court of First Instance of Tournai rejected the arguments of the operators and sports teams on the grounds that the decree was lawful
In a landmark ruling, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals have reversed a lower court’s decision, clearing the way for the Seminole Tribe to offer sports betting statewide in Florida. Today, the D.C. Circuit Court released its ruling on the Florida sports betting case, saying the Seminoles should be permitted to operate mobile sports betting
