ACMA continues offshore website blocking in fight against illegal gambling
Lucky Block and Rooli were both deemed to have been operating in breach of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001. This led ACMA to request internet service providers in Australia block access to the two...
View ArticleGambling Commission embarks on black market study to improve monitoring efforts
“With a better understanding of why and how consumers access unlicensed gambling websites, we can identify ways in which we can use data to identify unlicensed websites and make estimates of their...
View ArticleCourt order grants Megapix access to SPA approved list
The SPA released its initial list of operators approved to continue running their sites in Brazil on 1 October and has since updated it multiple times to include operators that have been found to meet...
View ArticleXLMedia offloads North America business to Sportradar for $30m
Under the terms of the agreement, Sportradar will pay an initial $20m to XLMedia on completion of the deal. XLMedia will be due up to an additional $10m dependent on future performance. Should XLMedia...
View ArticleWeekend Report: US sportsbooks switch up prop bet rules for NBA, row erupts...
US sportsbooks to halt prop betting on lower-paid NBA players First up, major sportsbooks in the US will no longer allow players to place a prop-style bet on the lowest-earning NBA players, sources...
View ArticleIllinois sports betting handle up in August, but hold declines sharply...
For August, total ‘completed events’ adjusted gross revenue hit $59.2m (£45.5m/€54.6m) in Illinois. This is 26.2% more than last year but 17.0% lower than July. State-wide hold was 6.74%, down from...
View ArticleMichigan falls just short of online betting and igaming records in September
Figures from the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) show combined online betting and igaming revenue in September hit $261.0m (£200.2m/€240.4m). Reported as ‘gross receipts’, this is 24.1% higher...
View ArticleIllegal online gambling spikes in South Korea
Between 2019 and 2023 in South Korea, known cases of online gambling almost tripled. The National Gambling Control Commission (NGCC) The National Gambling Control Commission (ngcc.go.kr), reports that...
View ArticleReport: Swedish gambling regulator “not effective enough”, government should...
The report considers the current activities of Spelinspektionen and its performance since Sweden opened its regulated market in 2019. The 97-page publication raises some concerns about the gambling...
View ArticleBuzz launches new omnichannel bingo concept in UK
‘Big Money Live’ will take place twice a day seven days a week. Buzz Bingo presenters will host the game from its studio in Derby, with coverage streamed online and in its clubs. The operator said the...
View ArticleUS betting round-up: Connecticut, Louisiana, Mississippi and Wyoming in...
Betting records tumble in Connecticut Looking now to Connecticut, the state set new monthly records across sports betting handle and gross gaming revenue (GGR) during September. Monthly spend on...
View ArticleRally planned in favor of New York’s Hudson Yards casino project
The “We Build” rally, set for Thursday (24 October), is meant to counter recent efforts by the nonprofit “Protect the High Line.” The neighborhood group wants to defeat the project. Conversely,...
View ArticleAs sports teams, DraftKings and FanDuel up Missouri initiative game, Caesars...
The initiative, Amendment 2, will go before the voters on the US presidential election ballot 5 November. Proponents DraftKings and FanDuel have funded the richest campaign in Missouri history,...
View ArticleIn Thailand, some think gambling winnings should be tax-free
In August, the Ministry of Finance held a two-week online hearing to gauge public opinion on the proposal, which would introduce five or more integrated resorts (IRs) with casinos. Lawmakers are now...
View ArticleUS fantasy operators sued in Massachusetts
Joseph Curran of Gloucester, a suburb of Boston, is suing PrizePicks, Underdog Fantasy and Yahoo! Fantasy Sports. He claims that the companies “intentionally refrained from registering with...
View ArticleBrazil senate won’t vote on land-based casino bill this month
This is at least the second time the vote to legalise land-based casinos, jogo de bicho and betting on horse racing in Brazil was postponed. An August date was missed and an October vote was...
View ArticleWinbet issued penalty warning in the Netherlands for operating without a licence
According to KSA, Winbet has been operating online games of chance without the required licence, which is seen as illegal by the regulator. In an investigation it carried out on Winbet, KSA found...
View ArticleBetMGM launches in Sweden as European expansion continues
BetMGM joins sister brands LeoVegas, GoGoCasino and the sports betting brand nya expekt in LeoVegas’ home market of Sweden. The brand was initially developed for the US market via a joint venture...
View ArticleHigher tax and new RG measures hit Svenska Spel as revenue dips in Q3
For the three months to 30 September, revenue at Svenska Spel amounted to SEK1.78bn (£130.2m/€156.5m/$168.9m). This is 9.2% lower than Q3 of last year, according to the operator’s quarterly report....
View ArticleBally’s confirms plans to open first phase of its new Las Vegas property...
In comments to the Las Vegas Review-Journal published on Tuesday (22 October), Kim said that Bally’s is “working pretty hard” to finalise plans to “at least build Phase 1 and open at the same time as...
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