France’s gambling regulator, the Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), has reported that there has been “little significant progress” in the implementation of operator action plans to address problem gambling. As a result, ANJ has rejected six action plans presented by five casinos and one gaming club. ANJ reviewed the plans of 235 racetracks, 203 casinos, […]
Bet365’s operator Hillside has been ordered by Swedish regulator Spelinspektionen to pay SEK79.0m in fines for failing to comply with responsible gambling regulations. The penalty includes SEK65.0m for Hillside Sports and SEK14.0m for Hillside Gaming, with both operations also receiving a warning from the regulator. According to Spelinspektionen, Bet365 failed to take adequate measures to […]
Entain has been directed by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to pay a penalty of AU$13,320 (£7,060/€8,000/US$8,808) for violating national regulations related to online in-play betting. The Ladbrokes and Neds brands of Entain accepted in-play wagers on the Bangkok LIV Golf tournament in October 2022, according to ACMA. On the final day of […]
It is only legal to place bets in Sweden, and Flutter-owned company Betfair has received a warning and a fine of €350,800 from the Swedish gambling regulator for offering bets on football matches featuring players under the age of 21. Betfair has been fined SEK4m (€350,804) by Sweden’s national gambling regulator, Spelinspektionen, for offering prohibited […]
Austrian financial police, in collaboration with the Fraud Prevention Office, have seized 76 unlawful gaming machines in Salzburg as part of a targeted crackdown on this illicit activity. The operations were carried out in coordination with the Salzburg police and a Cobra task force, spanning from April 6th to April 14th. The ministry has lauded […]
The South Dakota Commission on Gaming has granted licenses to SGMSD, LLC, the new casino operator that is set to acquire the iconic Franklin Hotel and Silverado gambling complex located in Deadwood, South Dakota. The approval was given during a special teleconference meeting on Monday, with Jon Grant Lincoln, the CEO of Strategic Gaming Management, […]
Svenska Spel, the former state-owned gambling monopoly, reported a 2% increase in revenue to SEK 1.98 billion (£160 million/€180 million/$190 million) in Q1 2023, compared to SEK 1.94 billion achieved in the same period the previous year, despite the implementation of new responsible gambling measures. The land-based Casino Cosmopol and Vegas slot offerings were impacted […]
The Dutch gambling regulatory body, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), has unveiled an upgraded version of Cruks, the national self-exclusion program in the country. The revamped self-exclusion platform aims to simplify the process for consumers to temporarily exclude themselves from gambling activities, while still maintaining a minimum exclusion period of six months for players. The updated version of […]
According to the Ukrainian Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries (KRAIL), the number of individuals who have chosen to self-exclude from gambling in Ukraine has experienced a significant increase during the first four months of 2023. Since the introduction of the new responsible gambling regulations in Ukraine in 2021, the establishment and maintenance […]
During the latter half of 2022, the Spanish regulatory body, Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ), imposed fines totaling over €35.0m (£31.0m/$38.6m) on 20 online operators for engaging in illegal gambling activities. The Ministry of Consumer Affairs revealed that these operators were contacted for committing “serious or very serious infractions” related to breaches of […]