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Malta Gaming Authority seeking Player Protection Directive feedback

Adam Morgan
Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Money Laundering, Sports betting, Online Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Crime, Licensing, Malta
The gaming regulator for the small European nation of Malta has announced the launch of a closed consultation concerning proposed amendments to its Player Protection Directive for locally-licensed online gambli...

Petfre (Gibraltar) Limited ordered to pay £2.87 million Gambling Commission fine

Adam Morgan
Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Money Laundering, Economy/Finance, Sports betting, Online Gambling News, Crime, Licensing, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom and the Gambling Commission regulator has announced that it has hit the operator behind the Betfred.com and OddsKing.com iGaming domains with a fine of £2.87 million ($3.12 million). Th...

Macau trial hears more Suncity Group ‘side betting’ allegations

Adam Morgan
Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Money Laundering, Unlicensed Operation, Macau, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Crime, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation
In Macau and the trial of the 21 individuals being charged with various illegal gaming, fraud, money laundering and criminal association infractions has reportedly again heard testimony relating to the alleged ...

Former Suncity Group boss tells of Macau’s rife ‘side betting’ culture

Adam Morgan
Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Money Laundering, Unlicensed Operation, Macau, Online Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Crime, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Financial Fraud
In Macau and the former boss of local junket operator Suncity Group has reportedly asserted that every one of the enclave’s licensed VIP gambling lounges had offered some form of illicit ‘side betting’. Acco...

South Africa to potentially take another run at federal iGaming regulation

Adam Morgan
Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, South Africa, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Money Laundering, Sports betting, Online Gambling News, Crime, Licensing
In South Africa and the opposition Democratic Alliance political party has reportedly introduced legislation that would look to end the nation’s long-standing ambiguous policies surrounding online gambling. ...

Gambling Commission fines SpreadEx Limited to the tune of £1.36 million

Adam Morgan
Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Money Laundering, Economy/Finance, Sports betting, Online Gambling News, Crime, Licensing, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom and the Gambling Commission regulator has announced that iGaming operator SpreadEx Limited is to pay a fine of £1.36 million ($1.61 million) for numerous social responsibility and anti-mon...

Queensland license review for The Star Entertainment Group Limited hears damning allegations

Adam Morgan
Australia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Gaming Industry News, Money Laundering, Economy/Finance, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Crime, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation
In Australia and the official Queensland investigation into whether The Star Entertainment Group Limited is fit to hold a casino license has reportedly heard how the operator ‘actively encouraged’ high-risk gam...