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Iowa athletes plead guilty to diminished costs.

Five current or former Iowa State athletes have submitted guilty pleas to underage gambling as part of a state investigation into sports betting. The pleas by quarterback Hunter Dekkers and offensive lineman Jake Remsburg, plus former players Dodge Sauser and Aaron Blom and ex-ISU baseball player Gehrig Christensen, were to reduced charges of underage gambling.

Sage flags concerns over underage gambling in Eire.

Almost one in four 16-year-olds in Ireland gambled for money during the past 12 months, with nearly a quarter saying they had trouble controlling their gambling, according to a new report. ‘Children and gambling – evidence to inform regulation and responses in Ireland’ presents data from Irish secondary school students. Published by the Institute of

Bragg picks up new B2B licence in Gibraltar.

Online gambling software provider Bragg Gaming Group has secured a B2B remote gambling licence in Gibraltar. The permit will allow Bragg to work with locally licensed operators in the British overseas territory. Entain, 888, William Hill and Bet365 are among the brands that hold licences in Gibraltar. Bragg said the new licence forms part of

Thailand casino panorama forming as small print dwell fuzzy.

Experts expect integrated resort approval within three years as global suitors await regulatory clarity, Muhammad Cohen reports. Thailand will legalise casino gambling within three years, prompting a gold rush among international and regional operators, knowledgeable sources tell iGaming Business. Who stakes claims where depends on how Thailand draws its regulatory map, foreign gaming operators’ willingness

John Bryant takes over as Flutter chair.

John Bryant has assumed his position as the new chair of the board at gambling group Flutter Entertainment. Bryant, whose appointment was announced in April, officially succeeded predecessor Gary McGann today (1 September). The Australian national has also become chair of the nomination committee and is a non-executive director. The group, whose brands include FanDuel

Tipwin fined in Denmark for AML failings after police investigation.

Gambling operator Tipwin has been fined in Denmark for breaching anti-money laundering (AML) regulations. The DKK100,000 ($14,500/€13,400/£11,500) penalty was imposed more than a year after Denmark’s Gambling Authority last June reported Tipwin to the police after identifying violations of the Danish Money Laundering Act. Tipwin subsequently received a provisional fine of DKK100,000 for breaching two

Curaçao opens licence utility portal.

Curaçao’s Gaming Control Board (GCB) has opened the application process for operators wishing to receive new online gambling licences from the regulator. From today (1 September), operators can access licence application forms from the GCB’s new online portal, which also provides information on the licensing process. Downloads and guidance notes are also available. Submissions of

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