Sports Betting

Oregon Lottery Selects GeoComply for their Sports Betting Geolocation Compliance

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  GeoComply announced that the Oregon Lottery has selected GeoComply’s award-winning geolocation compliance solution for their online sports betting application. The Oregon Lottery is responsible for overseeing and regulating all sports betting in the state. “Since the repeal of PASPA last year, we’ve worked hard to build the infrastructure, technology and regulatory framework to offer…

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Spain Approves the Creation of Commission to Combat Sports Manipulation

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  The Ministry of the Presidency in Spain has approved the creation of a national commission to combat match-fixing and betting-related fraud. According to the Ministry, the commission will “develop action plans [and] recommendations or diagnoses to detect, prevent and combat illegal actions in the field of sports competitions and fraud in betting.” Members of…

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Sports Betting Becomes Legal in New Hampshire

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  New Hampshire has become the latest U.S. state to legalise sports gambling. Gov. Chris Sununu signed into law a measure that legalises betting on professional sports and most Division I college sports, excluding games involving New Hampshire schools. The state Lottery Commission will regulate the new industry. “We can do it with a lot…

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Kenya Orders Safaricom to Shut Down Betting Payments

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  Kenya has ordered Safaricom, the leading telecommunications company in Kenya, to stop processing payments for sports betting companies. Liti Wambua, Acting Director of the Betting Control and Licensing Board, told Safaricom that the licences for all 27 betting firms had not been renewed. Wambua said that such payments should stop pending the outcome of…

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GiG suspends sports betting on Rizk and Guts, challenging the Swedish regulator for clarification on the gambling law

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  Gaming Innovation Group Inc. (GiG) has proactively chosen to temporarily suspend its sportsbook on inhouse brands Rizk and Guts in Sweden pending clarification from the Swedish Gambling Authority (SGA) with respect to the interpretation of some elements of the Swedish gambling regulation. The sportsbook is only suspended in the Swedish market with its own brands,…

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Puerto Rico Approves Land-based and Online Sports Betting

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  The House of Representatives and the Senate of Puerto Rico has approved the sports betting bill and send it to Governor Ricardo Rosselló’s desk. HR 2038 bill allows for land-based and online sports betting, but will not permit bets on amateur sport on the island. The new Gaming Commission will be headed by a…

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