Gambling Clear News
A number of experts have reacted to the GB Gambling Commission’s £19.2m (€21.9m/$23.7m) record regulatory settlement against William Hill. The Commission imposed the settlement on William Hill Group and its subsidiaries over a number of serious social responsibility and anti-money laundering (AML) failings, which took place between 2020 to 2021. The settlement represents the largest
In Texas, the proposed sports betting legalization bill House Bill 1942 hangs in the balance as pro and anti-industry voices battle it out in the State House of Representatives State Affairs Committee. On Wednesday (March 22), Texas lawmakers debated the bill, which would legalize mobile sports betting in the Lone Star State. The proposed law
A number of operators have voiced concerns about the Gambling Commission’s capacity to implement the provisions related to the upcoming Gambling Act Review white paper. The submissions came during a call for evidence for the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) select committee inquiry into gambling regulation. A number of the UK’s leading gambling operators
The Swedish regulator Spelinspektionen announced today that it has issued its first three gaming supplier licences. The Swedish regulator Spelinspektionen announced today that it has issued its first three gaming supplier licences. The five-year licences have been awarded prior to 1 July, when the regulator will make the possession of such a licence a requirement
The six online operators approved to launch mobile sports betting offerings in Massachusetts – FanDuel, DraftKings, WynnBet, Barstool, BetMGM and Caesars – have gone live in Massachusetts. More than six months on from when then-governor Charlie Baker signed House Bill 5164 into law, players have begun placing bets from the six online operators licensed by the Massachusetts
NeoGames and Intralot do Brasil have announced the launch of LotoMinas, the first regulated ilottery and online sports betting solution for Brazilian state Minas Gerais’ official lottery, Loteria Mineira. The multi-year turnkey agreement – which was first announced in June – sees NeoGames enter the Brazilian market, in a project that will involve long-term cooperation
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
