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PointsBet: Arizona Market Access Update

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  PointsBet Holdings Limited has announced that Cliff Castle Casino Hotel, a Subordinate Economic Organization of the federally recognized Yavapai-Apache Nation (Cliff Castle), with whom its wholly-owned subsidiary PointsBet Arizona LLC had entered into an agreement to pursue online sports betting market access in Arizona, did not receive a sports betting license awarded by the…

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Danish Operators Launch New Gambling Advertising Board

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  Danish gambling operators have launched a new dedicated board for the handling of complaints related to advertising within the country’s gambling industry. The new board (Spilreklamenævnet) will allow consumers and organisations to file complaints about gambling marketing activities. Elite Gaming, Dansk Automat Brancheforening, Dansk Kasinoforening, Danske Lotteri Spil, Danske Spil, Det Danske Klasselotteri, Landbrugslotteriet,…

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TOPSPORT FINED $60,000 FOR ILLEGAL GAMBLING ADS

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The courts have sent a strong message to those who post illegal gambling advertisements, fining Merlehan Bookmaking Pty Ltd, trading as TopSport, $60,000 last week, as a result of an investigation by Liquor & Gaming NSW. Liquor & Gaming’s Compliance Director Marcel Savary said under the Betting and Racing Act 1998, it is an offence…

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Polish Authorities Issue Warning on Illegal Gambling

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  Poland’s Ministry of Finance and National Revenue Administration have issued a warning reminding residents that gambling illegally is a criminal offence subject to fines of up to PLN4.4m (€975,740). Under article 23, sections one and three of Poland’s fiscal penal code, fines can cover the entire total of any winnings plus the money staked…

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Brazilian Govt Aims to Accelerate Legislation for Casino Resorts

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  The Brazilian Government is aiming to accelerate legislation for casino resorts. The Executive Committee of Brazil’s Federal Senate has appointed Senator Veneziano Vital do Rego to represent the casino bill, which was first introduced last September. The bill would allow one casino in each of Brazil’s 26 states with 35-year concessions. The gaming floor…

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Swedish Gaming Inspectorate Imposes SEK31.5M Fine on Mr Green Ltd

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  Online gambling operator Mr Green Ltd has received warnings and penalty in Sweden for failing to take sufficient anti-money laundering and problem gambling precautions. The company has been fined SEK31.5m by the Swedish Gaming Inspectorate (SGI). “The shortcomings are considered serious and therefore the two warnings are combined with penalty fees,” SGI said in…

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