Legal
March 27, 2021
BGaming Gives Access to 60+ Products to MGA Operators
The Maltese Gaming Authority (MGA) has granted BGaming, a dynamic gaming provider, a Critical Supply License. BGaming Obtains MGA License BGaming, an innovative gaming company, receives a Critical Supply License from the Maltese Gaming Authority (MGA), expanding its international market reach. The company will offer its full portfolio of online casino games to players from […]
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March 26, 2021
Sportsbet Fined AU$22,000 for NSW Gambling Inducement Ad
A local court in Sydney convicted and fined the country’s largest online sports betting operator Sportsbet for breaching the prohibition on offering inducements to gamble after a full-page ad from the company appeared in the Daily Telegraph in June last year. Inducements to Gamble Prohibition Breach Flutter-owned Sportsbet was ordered last Monday by Magistrate Megan […]
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March 26, 2021
Legal Sports Wagering in Connecticut Progresses Forward
After Governor Ned Lamont inked agreements with the Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, now the next step is the approval of the bill, which proposes the legalization of sports wagering in Connecticut. Connecticut Gets Closer to Legalizing Sports Wagering Sports wagering legalization moves forward in Connecticut. Earlier this month, Governor Ned Lamont inked an agreement […]
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March 26, 2021
Companies in Maryland Want a Piece of the Betting Pie
Maryland companies, seeking a betting license, attended the Senate Budget & Taxation Committee’s public hearing and turned it into an audition. Sports Betting in Maryland Will Happen This Year No Matter What On Thursday, a sports betting bill became the topic of a public hearing session in the Senate Budget & Taxation Committee in Maryland. […]
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March 26, 2021
In March Ukraine Closed More Than 30 Illegal Gambling Venues
Ukraine’s Secret Service together with the country’s regulator shut down more than 30 venues offering illegal gambling in March. During the raids in multiple regions across the country, officials confiscated a significant number of casino equipment and cash. Ukraine Steps up Efforts against Illegal Gambling Several bills proposed the legalization of gambling in Ukraine last […]
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March 26, 2021
Germany’s New Gambling Regulations Greenlighted for Implementation
Germany is ready to implement its new German Interstate Treaty on Gambling (ISTG 2021) that, among other things, unifies regulations under a single framework. Previously, the country’s 16 states had their gambling laws variations, and the new treaty was designed to make Germany’s gambling activity more efficient. State Minister-Presidents already approved the legislation in November of last year. Germany […]
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March 25, 2021
UK Gambling Commission Sanctions Casumo’s Failings with £6M
The UK Gambling Commission took regulatory action against a second online gaming operator within the space of less than 10 days, dishing a £6 million fine to Casumo for failings in social responsibility and anti-money laundering (AML) procedures. Malta-based sports betting and iGaming operator Casumo, much like the other operator sanctioned by the regulator recently, […]
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March 25, 2021
Bet365 Operator Hillside Sports Fined by Swedish Gambling Authority
The Swedish Gambling Authority has fined Bet365 operator Hillside Sports after the company offered wagering on a match in which most players were underage. Hillside Receives Warning and Penalty From Gambling Authority The Swedish Gambling Authority has issued a warning and a KR 1 million ($ 116,000) fine to local Bet365 operator Hillside Sports. The […]
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March 25, 2021
Georgia Moves Another Step Forward with Online Sports Gambling Legalization
Georgia lawmakers are slowly making progress with the possible introduction of online sports gambling in the state. Before any final decision can be made, state residents will have to weigh in on the matter, but that can’t happen without a constitutional amendment. With legislation in hand, lawmakers have been steadily working on putting the issue before voters […]
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March 24, 2021
TN Legislature Puts SB 1029 on Hold Until Next Week
Lawmakers in Tennessee decided to put on hold SB 1029 which proposes the prohibition of sports wagering and flex-loan companies to share the same physical location. The bipartisan bill will be heard by the Senate State and Local Government Committee next Tuesday. Lawmakers in Tennessee Put SB 1029 on Hold until Next Week A bill […]