Illegal Bookmaking

Entain Fined For Accepting In-Play Bets

The Australian Financial Review (AFR), reports that the sports wagering giant Entain has paid the $13,320 fine for accepting illegal bets during the LIV golf tournament. The fine for the violation of the Austra...

MGM Springfield and Encore Facing Regulator’s Illegal Sports Betting Allegations

MGM Springfield and Encore Boston Harbor will be summoned by Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) for a virtual hearing next week to respond to illegal sports betting allegations. The regulator alleges that th...

BGC Study Shows 80% of UK Punters Think Wagering Restrictions Drive Black Gambling Market

According to the latest survey conducted for the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), 79 percent of British bettors think that wagering restrictions would make customers turn to black market gambling sites. The st...
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Alvin Chau, the Former CEO of Suncity Group, Sentenced to 18 Years in Jail

The trial of Alvin Chau, former CEO of Suncity Group, has finally ended. Macau Court of First Instance sentenced Chau, who was in charge of a Macau junket operator, to 18 years in prison. He has been found guil...

AUSTRAC audits Sportsbet and Bet365’s crime laws compliance

Two corporate bookmakers, Sportsbet and Bet365, will be subjected to the audit authorized by the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC). External auditors will assess Sportsbet and Bet36...

Nevada Gaming Commission to consider $100,000 William Hill penalty

The Nevada Gaming Commission is reportedly set to consider whether to green light a $100,000 fine against the William Hill-branded sportsbetting service following the August filing of a four-count complaint by ...

German regulator calls for voluntary unlicensed iGaming operator block

In Germany and the new Gemeinsamen Glucksspielbehorde der Lander (GGL) gaming regulator has announced that it wants all of the nation’s Internet service providers to begin voluntarily blocking access to unlicen...

ACMA heralds the upcoming launch of its BetStop self-exclusion register

In Australia and the nation’s media and communications watchdog has announced the imminent launch of a nationwide self-exclusion register for online gambling due to be branded under the BetStop moniker. The ...

American Gaming Association commends Congressional letter

In the United States and the American Gaming Association trade group has praised a Congressional letter asking the federal government to start seriously clamping down on illegal offshore iGaming operators. T...

Las Vegas Sands Corporation invests in US Integrity Incorporated

American technology and data-driven analytics firm US Integrity Incorporated has announced its receipt of a strategic investment of an unspecified amount of cash from prominent land-based casino operator Las Ve...

American Gaming Association urges federal government to act on illegal gambling

In the United States and the American Gaming Association trade group has implored the federal government to initiate a coordinated crackdown against unregulated ‘skill game’ machines and illegal online casino a...