UKGC: Regulatory action against Greentube Alderney Limited
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  An online gambling business must pay £685,000 after a Commission investigation revealed social responsibility and money laundering failures. Greentube Alderney – which operates admiralcasino.co.uk and bellfruitcasino – will also undergo extensive independent auditing for the failures which occurred between December 2019 and November 2020. The Commission investigation revealed that the operator failed to: interact…

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Finnish Committee Says Gaming Payment Blocks Could Violate Article 15 and 18 of Finland’s Constitution
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  Along with Norway, Finland is one of the few countries in Europe to retain a state-controlled monopoly system for gaming. However, a government committee has suggested it sees no justification for protecting that. Analysing a proposed amendment to Finland’s Lotteries Act which would allow for payment blocking against non-licensed operators, the Constitutional Committee has…

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Dutch Regulator KSA Takes Action Against 15 Affiliate Websites
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  Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has taken action against 15 affiliate websites it said were advertising illegal online games of chance to players in the country. From a total of 22 investigations, the regulator identified 15 websites that had breached the Dutch Gambling Act and were as such deemed to have broken national law.…

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Update: Eurosport Fined for Gambling Ads
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  On September 16, 2021 the National Police Board (“NPB”) imposed a prohibition order and conditional fine of EUR 800,000 for Eurosport SAS (“Eurosport”), a pan-European sports network established in France, for broadcasting gambling advertisements on the Finnish language version of Eurosport 1 television channel. According to our sources, prior to this the NPB had…

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IGT Reaffirms Responsible Gaming Leadership with World Lottery Association Certification
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  Company’s lottery operations recertified for WLA’s Corporate Social Responsibility Standards and Responsible Gaming Framework for Suppliers International Game Technology PLC announced that its lottery operations, including iLottery, have been recertified by the World Lottery Association (“WLA”) for WLA’s Corporate Social Responsibility Standards and Responsible Gaming Framework for Suppliers. WLA created the responsible gaming standards…

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Disrupt Entertainment Banned in Sweden
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  Swedish gaming regulator Spelinspektionen has banned Curacao-licensed gaming company Disrupt Entertainment Limited from providing online gambling services in Sweden with immediate effect. According to the regulator, the company is offering games to the Swedish market without the necessary license. After an in-depth investigation, when checking the website under the brand Casinosinners revealed that the…

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888 Secures Sports Betting License in Virginia
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  888 Holdings PLC has announced that it has been awarded a provisional sports betting license from the Virginia Lottery. While a relatively new sports betting market, sports betting in Virginia has already experienced significant growth, 888 said. According to the Virginia Lottery, over USD1.95 billion has been wagered to date, including USD293 million in…

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Former U.S. Attorney Tom Marino Exposes Illegal Gaming In Virginia
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  Tom Marino, former U.S. Congressman, U.S. Attorney and counsel to Pace-O-Matic, recently completed a four-city blitz in Virginia exposing sites of illegal, unregulated mini-casinos across the Commonwealth. Marino was flanked by retired law enforcement personnel who performed investigations into these illegal sites. The blitzes will continue across Virginia in the days and weeks ahead. “Everyone loses when it comes…

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