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LeoVegas AB hit with Spelinspektionen due diligence penalty

Adam Morgan
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In Sweden and prominent iGaming operator LeoVegas AB has reportedly been ordered to pay a fine of approximately $238,100 for allegedly breaching customer due diligence protocols associated with the nation’s ant...

Swedish iGaming operators being frozen out of financial transactions

Adam Morgan
Sweden, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gaming software, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Money Laundering, Economy/Finance, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, Crime, Licensing
The trade association for iGaming operators in Sweden, the Branscheforenigen For Onlinespel (BOS), has reportedly written to the nation’s financial authority to ask why local banks have suddenly started withdra...

Dutch regulator processing 28 inaugural iGaming license applications

Adam Morgan
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In the Netherlands and 28 entities have reportedly applied for licenses to participate in the nation’s coming regulated online gaming market by being given permission to legally launch their services for local ...

DraftKings Incorporated deepening its PGA Tour relationship

Adam Morgan
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American online sportsbook and daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings Incorporated has announced the inking of an agreement that is due to see it expand its existing relationship with the PGA Tour. The Bos...

Maryland lawmakers overwhelmingly pass sportsbetting legalization measure

Adam Morgan
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Legislators in the eastern American state of Maryland reportedly passed a measure late last night that could see the jurisdiction become the latest to legalize online and land-based sportsbetting. According ...

New York edging closer to passing legalized online sportsbetting legislation

Adam Morgan
Gaming Law & Legislation, U.S.A., Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Mobile gaming, Economy/Finance, The Players Lounge, Sports betting, Online Gambling News, Licensing, Taxes, New York
In the eastern American state of New York and legislators reportedly look likely to approve a measure that could allow licensed online sportsbetting sites to begin local operations from as soon as the beginning...

Australian iGaming regulator continuing to fight against unlicensed domains

Adam Morgan
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In Australia and the nation’s media and communications watchdog is reportedly struggling to shut down access to iGaming sites that may be attempting to offer their services to local punters without a license. ...

Netherlands iGaming market to launch in October with around 35 licensed operators

Adam Morgan
Gaming Law & Legislation, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, The Players Lounge, Sports betting, Online Gambling News, Taxation, Licensing, Netherlands
In the Netherlands and the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) regulator has reportedly announced that it expects to have licensed approximately 35 operators by the time the nation’s iGaming market goes live from the firs...

Bally’s Corporation lodges favorable WPT purchase proposition

Adam Morgan
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The board of directors for American digital entertainments firm Allied Esports International Incorporated has announced its approval of a proposal that would see Bally’s Corporation purchase all of its poker-re...