Legal
December 16, 2021
UKGC Fines Buzz Bingo $1M over AML, Social Responsibility Breaches
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) announced on Thursday that it took regulatory action against Buzz Group Ltd operating as Buzz Bingo. UK Gambling Regulator Slams Buzz Bingo with a $1M Fine Citing an investigation, the regulator claimed that the operator breached money laundering, as well as social responsibility rules. Thus, it imposed a £780,000 ($1,038,820) […]
Casino
December 16, 2021
Cyprus Casinos by Melco Receive the Prestigious RG Check Accreditation
The operator of Cyprus Casinos (C2), Melco Cyprus, has announced that C2 gained accreditation by RG Check for responsible gambling. The operator of City of Dreams Mediterranean, the upcoming integrated resort, is the first in Europe to receive this type of endorsement. Melco Cyprus Checks One Additional Major Achievement As C2’s operator, Melco Cyprus also […]
Industry
December 16, 2021
Criminals Turn to Tabloids to Collect Lottery Winnings, Get Sent to Jail
Imagine you have stolen debit card details and you used it to purchase a lottery ticket. That ticket suddenly turns out to yield a hefty £4 million ($5.3 million) payout. For two small-time crooks in the United Kingdom that is precisely what happened. The two men, Jon Watson of Bolton, and Mark Goodram, who moved […]
Sports
December 16, 2021
Sportradar Partners with Netherlands Football Association to Fight off Fixed Matches
Sportradar Intelligence and Investigation Services (I&I) has enhanced its existing agreement with the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB) aimed at supplying integrity and safeguarding measures to the soccer association. The partnership has been expanded for several additional years. The new deal will keep the I&I division busy scouring and processing all KNVB information available in […]
Industry
December 16, 2021
Stanleybet to Leverage Vermantia’s Vision NextGen Product Thanks to New Deal
Vision NextGen to Bring Benefits for Stanleybet The first performance-driven, retail, content and technology provider for betting operators, Vermantia announced that it inked a new deal with Stanleybet, a leading betting operator. Under the terms of the new supply agreement, Stanleybet received access to Vermantia’s Vision NextGen product. Vision NextGen is a solution that fills […]
Industry
December 15, 2021
Trustly Announced Upcoming Re-Shuffling at the Top
Leader in digital account-to-account payments Trustly announced a change in leadership after its chief executive officer Oscar Berglund decided to step down and take another role at the company. Stepping Down as CEO, Assuming CBDO Role Trustly CEO Berglund has decided to step down from his chief executive role and assume a new role as […]
Business
December 15, 2021
Codere to Sell Assets, Requests Stock Trading Suspension
The National Securities Exchange Commission of Spain announced it would grant a request from Group Codere SA to suspend its stock from trading as the company begins to dissolve its assets. Taken Down from Public Trading Spain’s securities trading regulator Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV), acting on an official request from Group Codere, […]
Casino
December 15, 2021
Stakelogic Pens a Deal to Provide Danske Spil with Slot Games
The critically-acclaimed slot games developer Stakelogic is pressing hard on the European market. To further its expansion, the name behind some of the best new slot games has inked a new deal with the Danske Spil – a popular Danish online casino. Danske Spil to Receive Stakelogic’s Full Suite of Offerings Through this agreement, Danske […]
Industry
December 14, 2021
KSA Requested Operators to Carry Out CRUKS Customer Checks
Netherlands gambling regulatory body Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) announced it requested incumbents to initiate thorough checks on their customer bases against the self-exclusion register CRUKS. Incorrect BSN, Name or Date of Birth The KSA advised operators to carry out checks on all customers who have signed between October 2 and October 20, acting on reports that players […]
Sports
December 13, 2021
AstroPay Adds Burnley Women’s Front of Shirt Sponsorship
A sponsorship deal between online payment provider AstroPay and Burnley FC has been further strengthened to include shirt sponsorship for the women’s shirt and the newly-installed dugouts at Turf Moor, the English Premier League (EPL) club announced. Sponsoring Women’s Team The partnership between Burnley and its Official Payment Solution Partner AstroPay deepened after the payment […]