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Sports betting content provider ParlayBay has secured a further €1.0m (£875,292/$1.1m) in funds during a recent interim financing round. ParlayBay said it would use the money to support its commercial growth plans in 2023 – including the launch of its ParlayPowers promotional tools – and to continue to expand its network of clients around the
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
Swedish gaming operators generated a 7% year-on-year rise in revenue during the third quarter, thanks to record online gambling figures. Preliminary figures from Spelinspektionen showed gaming companies licensed in Sweden brought in combined revenue of SEK 6.77bn ($656.6m/€616.1m/£537.8m) during the three months to 30 September 2022. This was an increase of 7.2% compared to the
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)
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has fined Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association and BetMGM for accepting bets on an unapproved sporting event. The sanction was confirmed after the regulator approved a consent agreement presented by the Board’s Office of Enforcement Counsel (OEC). The agreement was the result of negotiations between OEC and Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing
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 decision means the igaming supplier can distribute content in the state via CasinoEngine, its casino integration and productivity platform. CasinoEngine offers access to more than 12,500 games across more than 250 casino vendors and sub-vendors. Aside from Michigan, EveryMatrix has successfully obtained licences in West Virginia and New Jersey, with the iGaming platform stating
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
