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UKGC: Jail for man who misused lottery profits

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  A man who deprived a charity of £285,000 as he ran a lottery on its behalf has been jailed for three months. Simon Rydings, 50, of Edinburgh, will also pay £1,000 compensation to Sheffield Hospitals Charity within 18 months of leaving prison. Birmingham Magistrates’ Court heard how Rydings failed to pass on £285,000 of…

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HITSqwad secures UK Gambling Commission licence

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  Developer of innovative jackpot games given the green light to launch its content in the UK market with its debut set for early next year HITSqwad, an innovative new game studio on a mission to become a leading provider of jackpot games, has been granted a Remote Gambling Software Licence by the UK Gambling…

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KSA Shuts Down Illegal Facebook Bingo Group

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  The Dutch Gaming Authority (KSA) has shut down a Facebook group that organised illegal online bingo games. “Dordtse Queens” used the social media platform to promote the activity, with its eight administrators advertising the games on their respective Facebook pages. Referring to their interconnected nature, the KSA called the ad-hoc network “a spider web…

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Macao Detains Suncity Boss on China Gambling Charge

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  Macao police on Saturday detained the head of Macao’s biggest casino junket organiser and others after Chinese authorities issued an arrest warrant for them over accusations that they ran an illegal cross-border gambling syndicate. The arrests in the gambling enclave came after prosecutors in Wenzhou, in the eastern province of Zhejiang, on Friday accused…

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Thuringia Proposes iGaming Monopoly in New Bill

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  Thuringia, a small state located in central Germany, is putting forward legislation that would give it autonomous control over iGaming within its borders. If passed, Lotto Thüringen, the company which currently owns the state-run lottery, would become the sole operator of the iGaming tables vertical in the state. The bill has been submitted to…

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How New Gaming Legislation Affects Gaming at Online Casinos

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  When most people place a bet at online blackjack, they expect a winning hand. Slot fans want to hit the jackpot while roulette players hope the wheel stops at their predicted number. Unfortunately, new online gamine legislation doesn’t always deliver a winning hand to the casino industry. This article explores how the series of…

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