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Jerome García
JournalistJerome is a welcome new addition to the Gambling News team, bringing years of journalistic experience within the iGaming sector. His interest in the industry begun after he graduated from college where he played in regular local poker tournaments which eventually lead to exposure towards the growing popularity of online poker and casino rooms. Jerome now puts all the knowledge he's accrued to fuel his passion for journalism, providing our team with the latest scoops online.
Legal
March 8, 2023
Texas Resident Involved in Illegal Gambling Receives Prison Sentence
Nathan Nichols, a 46-year-old Corpus Christi resident was sentenced to more than two years in prison after admitting to running an illegal gambling business. The same man was also involved in the theft of US Army property in a separate case, the US Attorney’s Office Southern District of Texas revealed Tuesday. The investigation into the […]
Business
March 8, 2023
Design Works Gaming Inks Content Deal with Rush Street Interactive
Design Works Gaming, a provider of casino games, announced a new partnership with the leading operator of regulated online casinos in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Rush Street Interactive. Announced Tuesday, the new collaboration sees the operator deliver popular and top-performing games from Design Works Gaming for its clients in New Jersey. Under the terms of […]
Legal
March 7, 2023
Probe into PokerStars Results in $4M Settlement with US SEC
It was back in 2020 when the gaming and entertainment giant, Flutter Entertainment, purchased PokerStars from The Stars Group. This deal expanded further the brands owned by Flutter but brought unexpected consequences, a report released by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reveals. On Monday, the SEC issued a statement claiming that it uncovered […]
Legal
March 7, 2023
EGBA Unveils AML Guidelines for European Online Gambling Operators
The Brussels-based trade association representing online gambling operators in Europe, the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA), announced it has released new pan-European anti-money laundering (AML) guidelines for the iGaming sector. The announcement came Monday and sees the organization boost its efforts against money laundering for the Old Continent. The new set of rules was […]
Industry
March 7, 2023
Liquor & Gaming NSW to Look Into External Signs Used by Gambling Venues
Ahead of the upcoming election in New South Wales (NSW), the regulatory body responsible for gambling and liquor sales, Liquor & Gaming NSW, plans to look into signs located outside gambling venues. According to a report released by IAG, Liquor & Gaming NSW’s executive director of regulatory operations and enforcement, Jane Lin, spoke at a […]
Business
March 6, 2023
James Kennedy Selected as Head of talkSPORT BET
The global audio partner of the Premier League and leading sports radio station, talkSPORT, expanded its team of experts by hiring the services of James Kennedy. Last week, he was appointed to the role of head of talkSPORT BET in an effort to boost the reach of the brand and help it reach a new […]
Legal
March 6, 2023
Austrian Gamblers Seek Money Back from 888 and Flutter
It was a few years ago when Austria implemented a gambling monopoly, effectively restricting the market to a single state-backed gambling operator called Casinos Austria. The operator has held the monopoly for several years, effectively limiting the market claiming that other operators that offer their services in the country do so illegally. In fact, three […]
Legal
March 6, 2023
Federal Court Arraigns Suspects in Illegal NY Gambling Ring
After law enforcement busted an illegal gambling ring operating in Rochester, New York, the alleged members have now been arraigned, a new report reveals. Six out of the seven alleged participants of the illegal gambling operation were arraigned in Federal Court on Friday, 13WHAM revealed. One of the defendants in the alleged multi-million-dollar illegal gambling […]
Legal
March 6, 2023
KSA Slams Five Operators with Fines Surpassing $27M
The KSA, the Dutch Gaming Authority, announced last week it imposed five fines against operators after uncovering they offered games of chance to players in the country without a license. Overall, five different companies faced penalties that in total surpassed €26 million ($27.7 million). The regulator confirmed that the fines against the providers were announced […]
Industry
March 6, 2023
KSA Teams with ZonMw to Launch Gambling Addiction Research
The gambling regulator in the Netherlands, the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), asked the Dutch organization for health research and care innovation, ZonMw, to launch research into problem gambling and the treatment of gambling harm and addiction. Consequently, ZonMw confirmed the launch of a new Prevention of Gambling Addiction research program last week. The new program launched on […]
