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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)
Karen Moorhouse has been named as the new chief executive of the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA). Moorhouse, who replaces Jonny Gray, will join the organisation on 6 February 2023 after 14 years at the Rugby Football League in the UK where she was chief regulatory officer. Moorhouse also served as a non-executive director on
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
David McDowell, FSB Technology’s co-founder and chief executive, has been appointed to the group’s board to support its new management team. McDowell, who founded the B2B sports betting and igaming supplier 15 years ago, takes on the new role after a series of appointments in recent months. These include the arrival of Ian Gray as
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 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
Former Ladbrokes and Gaming Realms executive Laura Bird has been hired by Future Anthem as the artificial intelligence and data science provider’s first-ever chief financial officer. Future Anthem said that the appointment symbolises the company’s development plans as it seeks to expand its business across Europe and North America, building on existing work in the
Safer gambling provider Mindway AI has announced that it has appointed Britt Boeskov to serve on the company’s board as a non-executive director. Boeskov will join the Mindway AI board, in addition to her similar commitments at Belgian omni-channel operator Gaming1 and racing media rights organisation Racecourse Media Group. Boeskov’s last executive role before
PointsBet has nominated William Grounds to its board as an independent non-executive director, in line with its recent activity in the US market. Grounds previously served as president and chief operating officer of Infinity World Development Corp, an affiliate of Dubai World. Here, he headed up the $7bn (£5.69bn/€6.64bn) investment in CityCenter Resort & Casino
French horse racing operator Pari-Mutuel Urbain (PMU) announced a three-year strategic vision to grow its annual stakes by €1bn and to increase its total number of customers to 4 million. The business outlined a series of transformations for the company in the period including a “global approach” to PMU’s growth, the deployment of new technology
