Data Protection

Sky Betting & Gaming Reprimanded for Unlawfully Sharing User Data

Sky Betting & Gaming has come under scrutiny after unlawfully sharing customer data with advertising companies, leading to a formal reprimand (pdf) by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). This ...

Ukraine Bans Military from Gambling, Requests Online Game Stores and Accounts Blocked

As the war between Russia and Ukraine extends into the third year of exhausting operations, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy bans the country's military forces from any form of gambling. As Bloomberg rep...

MGM Resorts Files Lawsuit Against Federal Trade Commission to Claim Constitutional Rights

After the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and its Chairwoman Lina M. Khan filed a request for a civil investigation of the recent cyberattack experienced by MGM Resorts International, the Las Vegas-based corpora...

Michael Hermalyn Strikes Back; Calls DraftKings’ Claims “False and Fabricated”

On February 5, DraftKings allegedly submitted a lawsuit against its previous executive, Michael Hermalyn, over his ’secret plan’ to aid Fanatics, which included purloining clients data prior to taking a job at ...

DraftKings Submits Lawsuit Against Michael Hermalyn Over His “Secret Plan” To Help Fanatics

DraftKings has reportedly officially accused the previous executive of creating "a secret plan" to purloin clients data prior to leaving for Fanatics, based on the federal lawsuit secured by Front Office Sports...

How To Play Safely, Following Singapore’s and Other High Profile Casino Data Breaches

A major consideration of customers of both land-based casinos and internet gambling sites when deciding where to spend their hard-earned money is whether or not their personal and financial information will be ...

Fake Cash Uncovered at Mohegan Pennsylvania Casino: Inside the Counterfeit Currency Incident

In the glitzy world of casinos, where fortunes are won and lost in the blink of an eye, the Mohegan Pennsylvania Casino found itself facing an unexpected challenge. State police have recently unveiled that ther...

MGM Resorts Refuses to Pay Ransom Money To Hackers To Align With FBI Guidance

MGM Resorts International reportedly refused to pay ransom money demanded by hackers after the cyberattack detected on September 10. As reported, the company followed the suggestions of the Federal Bureau of In...

EveryMatrix Partners With U.S. Integrity To Detect Betting-Related Fraud and Corruption

EveryMatrix, a leading technology supplier to the iGaming industry, has partnered up with U.S. Integrity (USI), a prominent sports betting monitoring company. The B2B partnership will see the provider's data co...

Tabcorp files lawsuit to Supreme Court against Entain and NSW

Tabcorp, the Australian betting and entertainment provider,  has commenced proceedings in the Supreme Court against the competing provider Entain and the NSW division of the Australian Hotels Association. Tabco...