Unlicensed Operation

PAGCor orders two locally-licensed iGaming enterprises to close

The gaming regulator for the Philippines has reportedly ordered a pair of locally-licensed iGaming firms to close after detaining 140 members of their staffs who were suspected of having been kidnapped and forc...

PAGCor to lead collective crackdown against online gambling-related crime

The new head for the gaming regulator of the Philippines has reportedly announced that his organization is to lead a collaborative campaign that will endeavor to crack down on crimes associated with the operati...

Australian watchdog continuing unlicensed iGaming domain crackdown

In Australia, the nation’s media and communications watchdog has announced that it has asked local Internet service providers to block customers from accessing six more unlicensed online casinos and associated ...

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 ...

Gammix Limited issued with a Netherlands ‘cease and desist’ order

The gaming regulator for the Netherlands has announced the issuance of an immediate ‘cease and desist’ order against prolific Malta-licensed online casino operator Gammix Limited. The Kansspelautoriteit (KSA...

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...

Low online single stake limit warning from the Betting and Gaming Council

The industry organization representing approximately 90% of gaming, sportsbetting, casino and bingo operators in the United Kingdom has reportedly called on the government not to institute low maximum online si...

Australian watchdog bans access to the online casino at ThePokies.net

In Australia and the nation’s media and communications watchdog has reportedly ordered local Internet service providers to ban their customers from accessing the online casino at ThePokies.net. According to ...

Asian Racing Federation examination highlights illicit iGaming growth

As part of a new probe into the global iGaming industry and the Asian Racing Federation has reportedly announced that it believes up to 61% of online gambling domains are effectively operating illegally with ju...

Australian watchdog taking trio of iGaming entities to federal court

LAs part of its long-running crackdown on unlicensed iGaming operators and the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has announced that it has commenced civil actions in federal court against a t...

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...

Australian regulator continuing its crackdown on unlicensed iGaming domains

In Australia and the nation’s media and communications watchdog is continuing its campaign against unlicensed iGaming domains by announcing that it has blocked access to six more potentially shady sites. The...

Betting and Gaming Council highlights Europe’s black market iGaming scene

In the United Kingdom and the influential Betting and Gaming Council lobby group has drawn attention to the size of Europe’s black market iGaming scene while warning that the British gambling landscape now stan...