Legal
December 2, 2021
GC Fines Greentube Alderney $911K over License Conditions Breaches
The Gambling Commission in the UK released the details of a new investigation on Thursday this week. The watchdog found that Greentube Alderney, a company that operates bellfruitcasino.com as well as admiralcasino.co.uk has breached the prevention of money laundering and social responsibility rules. GC Investigated Breaches by Greentube Alderney The investigation by the Gambling Commission […]
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December 2, 2021
Swedish Gaming Regulator Bans Disrupt Entertainment from Country
The Swedish gambling regulatory body, Spelinspektionen, has banned Disrupt Entertainment from offering its services on the territory of the country. The regulator stated that Disrupt’s brand, Casinosinners, has advertised to Swedish players directly in Swedish. However, the company had no formal license issued by the country’s regulator to do so. Spelinspektionen was tipped to Casinosinners potential violations by consumer […]
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December 2, 2021
Colossus Bets, Diogenes Sue DraftKings Over 7 Cash-Out Patents
Last Wednesday, UK’s Colossus Bets and Diogenes have filed a patent infringement complaint against DraftKings in a Federal Court in Wilmington, Delaware. The complaint is 53 pages long and covers seven patent infringement claims over DraftKings’ use of the cash-out button on its gaming and sports betting products. Colossus Bets and Diogenes Ask for Million-Dollar […]
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December 2, 2021
Used Car Salesman Scammed Car Dealers, Laundered Funds at Cincinnati Casino
According to an FBI affidavit, a man who ran a car sales fraud laundered his ill-gotten profits through a casino. Ismail Shalash, 36, is a Palestinian citizen who is currently on the run in Morocco. Fishy Online Car Sales Shalash’s scheme started with an online “business” selling luxury cars to car dealers. He sometimes went […]
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December 1, 2021
Florida Sports Betting Drama Between Seminoles and Pari-Mutuels Continues
Two Florida pari-mutuel operators have accused the Seminole Tribe of being dishonest with the court, which is why they urged a court to shut down the request from the tribe for a stay of a ruling that struck a gambling deal down. The gambling deal allowed sports betting to take place in Florida. An Emergency […]
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November 30, 2021
Everi Wants Legal Fight with Sightline Dismissed or Moved to Nevada
Everi Holdings replied last week to a suit in Texas federal court that was filed almost two months ago by Sightline payments. The Texas-based company is seeking to dismiss the case, or move it to Nevada. Everi Accused of Patent Infringement Sightline filed the lawsuit against Everi on September 30. It claims that Everi’s CashClub […]
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November 30, 2021
Louisiana Supreme Court Upholds December Election for Slidell Casino
After the Louisiana Supreme Court on Monday reversed a decision of an appeal court that could have prevented the vote from proceeding, the December 11 vote that will determine the fate for a proposed casino in Slidell-area will proceed. Slidell Casino Vote Moves Forward Last week, the Supreme Court halted all legal action in relation […]
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November 29, 2021
Entain Fined in Australia for Offering QR Bonus Offers to Punters
Entain Group is one of the most successful gambling companies on the planet with a massive reach in the US, Australia, and Europe, where it serves an impressive market of millions of people. The company’s third-quarter results surely attest to that. The group holds tens of international gambling brands such as bwin, partypoker, Ladbrokes, and BetMGM. In […]
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November 29, 2021
UK: Four Men Face Prison Time for Defrauding Ladbrokes and Coral with $886K
Four men in the UK are facing prison time for defrauding bookmakers out of more than $800,000 (£600,000). The men, who are aged between 33 and 59 years old, face sentences from nine months to four years in prison. The group was active from July 2020 until June 2021. Four Men Used Laminated Bills, Defraud […]
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November 26, 2021
Florida Sports Gambling In the Air as the Seminole Tribe Appeals Order
A federal judge ruled against Seminole Tribe on Wednesday night, after she refused to suspend her order from earlier this week. That ruling declared the amended gaming deal between the tribe and Florida illegal. Legal Fight over Florida Sports Betting Continues An amended gaming compact gave Seminole Tribe the exclusive statewide right to sports betting. […]