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Australian regulator adding 18 names to ‘blacklist’ of banned iGaming sites

Adam Morgan
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In Australia and the nation’s media and communications watchdog has announced that it will be asking local Internet service providers to block access to a further 18 offshore iGaming domains on grounds that the...

Repeat bonus offer breaches earn ComeOn Group a record Swedish fine

Adam Morgan
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In Sweden and the Spelinspektionen regulator has ordered iGaming operator ComeOn Group to pay a combined record fine of approximately $20.96 million after four of its domains were found to have breached a prohi...

Proposed amendments for legislation to bring a first casino to Hawaii

Adam Morgan
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In the western American state of Hawaii and amendments have reportedly been proposed for legislation that is seeking to grant the small Oahu city of Kapolei permission to build and run a tribal casino resort. ...

Confusion over award of inaugural Ukrainian iGaming license

Adam Morgan
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Monday’s move by regulators in the Ukraine to award an online gambling license to operator Spaceiks LLC has reportedly dumbfounded many who are still waiting for the nation to clarify a raft of specific technic...

Swedish regulator laments lack of responsible gambling information

Adam Morgan
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In Sweden and the Spelinspektionen regulator has reportedly criticized iGaming operators after finding that some are still failing to adequately display sufficient information on responsible gambling. Accord...

United Kingdom implementing new package of video slot regulations

Adam Morgan
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In the United Kingdom and the Gambling Commission regulator has announced the coming implementation of a strict package of new measures that it hopes will strengthen the controls and protections for those who e...

BCLC throwing its weight behind the legalization of single-game sportsbetting

Adam Morgan
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In Canada and the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) regulator has reportedly called on federal lawmakers to pass pending legislation so as to legalize single-game sportsbetting nationwide. Accordin...

Singapore experiencing a steep rise in online gambling fraud

Adam Morgan
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In Singapore and the last few years have reportedly seen unsuspecting victims lose in excess of $11.6 billion at the hands of scammers running ‘fake’ online gambling platforms. According to a report from GGR...

Netherlands again delays the launch of its regulated iGaming market

Adam Morgan
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The government for the Netherlands has reportedly postponed the planned debut of the nation’s regulated iGaming market by a month so as to allow operators further time to get to grips with the coming raft of ne...

Indiana sportsbetting market experiences a record-setting December

Adam Morgan
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In Indiana and the embryonic online and land-based sportsbetting industry reportedly chalked up a record-setting $313 million in aggregated handle for December to generate collective tax revenues of approximate...