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Yasmin Moore
AuthorYasmin is an iGaming and gaming journalist with over 10 years of writing about various publications. Her experience spans the entirety of iGaming, traditional sports, as well as online poker. She is well-versed in every aspect of online gaming and her wealth of knowledge provides additional substance to our coverage.
Lottery
November 7, 2022
“Predatory Gambling” Criticized for Helping the Lottery Jackpot Hit $1.5B
The Powerball lottery jackpot has ballooned to $1.5 billion, which is the fifth-largest lottery jackpot in US history. This comes only three months after a ticket for the said game, which had been sold in Pennsylvania, won the $200 million cash award. Lottery players across the US continue to spend their money on tickets hoping […]
Industry
November 3, 2022
AUSTRAC Orders Audits of Sportsbet and Bet365
Australia’s counter-terrorism financing and anti-money laundering regulator AUSTRAC has ordered an external audit of two leading online gambling companies, namely Sportsbet and Hillside, which operates under the name bet365, under section 162 of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (AML/CTF Act). The audit will be authorized by the financial crimes watchdog and will […]
Lottery
November 2, 2022
Lottery Winner Hid $30М Jackpot from Family
On October 21, a Chinese citizen, identified only by his pseudonym Mr Li, won a jackpot amounting to 220 million Yuan (approximately $30.1 million) but decided not to tell his wife and child, because he was afraid that they would become lazy and would not work or study hard in future or they would act […]
Casino
November 1, 2022
PA Self-Exclusions Could Set a Record for 2022 as Part of the Responsible Gambling Policy
Responsible gambling has generated heated debates and conversations throughout the last few months. The more the gambling sector has expanded in terms of offerings and gaming operators, the more the number of people who suffer from gambling addiction rises, PlayPennsylvania originally reported. As the gaming industry grows so rapidly, many tools that are used for […]
Casino
October 31, 2022
HappyCasino Goes Live with Swintt’s Slots
HappyCasino, a Pay’n’Play casino that is owned and operated by the Malta-based iGaming company, Glitnor Group, announced that it has gone live with a full collection of Swintt’s range of video slot games. The platform, which was launched in August this year and was specially designed for the Swedish gaming market, will offer more than […]
Industry
October 26, 2022
Kindred Renews Collaboration with EPIC
Kindred Group announced a renewal of its partnership with EPIC Risk Management as part of its policy of reaching “net zero” revenue from harmful gambling by the end of 2023. This comes after Kindred revealed that in the third quarter of 2022 the company’s share of the revenue from unhealthy gambling increased by 0.5 percentage […]
Esports
October 26, 2022
Bayes Esports and bet365 Launch Esports Betting Products in the US
Esports live data company Bayes Esports, announces its registration as an officially licensed supplier of esports betting products in New Jersey and Colorado, the US. Thus, Bayes Esports becomes the first registered supplier in the US, which will leverage official esports live data directly from a game publisher, and in this way, the esports data company […]
Industry
October 21, 2022
Sumsub Releases KYC Guide for CA and the US
Sumsub, an international regtech company that offers identity verification, KYC/KYB, and AML compliance, published its first KYC guide “Identity verification for the gaming industry: US and Canada. A complete guide to balancing compliance, pass rates, and fraud protection.” The guide is mainly focused on the issues in the gambling sector, including compliance with regulatory requirements […]
Legal
October 19, 2022
Nittany Mall Casino Hearing Delayed for a Month
A hearing regarding a Bally’s Corporation casino, which was planned to be placed inside the State College shopping complex, was scheduled to be held on Wednesday but was postponed for at least another month. In July, per a hearing officer’s order, the said hearing regarding petitions to intervene was set for the Pennsylvania Gaming Control […]
Sports
October 14, 2022
Addict Suicide Victim Families to Walk against Gambling Sponsorships
On Friday and Saturday, families, who have lost loved ones because of gambling-related suicide, and people recovering from gambling addiction, will take part in a walk to five Yorkshire stadiums as part of a campaign aiming at ending sponsorship and gambling advertising in football. The march was organized by the Big Step, a campaign that […]
