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A New South Wales police officer has been found to have sold more than AUD 1.3 million in family gold bars to support his gambling addiction. Australia’s Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) uncovered a NSW police officer who has sold more than AUD 1.3 million ($860,000) to support his gambling addiction. The officer was found to have engaged in serious misconduct after taking 12 gold bars,...
Two women have been arrested on charges of an illegal gambling operation at a local business in Miami-Dade, Florida. The two women, 52-year-old Kenia Landa and 60-year-old Beatriz Vichot, are facing charges that include bookmaking, possession of a gambling device, and acting as an employee of a gambling house. Landa has also been charged with renting for the purpose of operating a gambling house...
Football icons Alan Shearer and Peter Crouch have added their support to Flutter’s Cash4Clubs grants to local UK clubs. The footballing legends are urging local sports clubs to take up Flutter’s Cash4Clubs grants. The last charitable initiative from the company offers the chance to take one of 250 £2,000 grants, having already provided £7 million to grassroots sports organizations since 2008. The...
YouTuber Saad-ur-Rehman, better known as Ducky Bhai, has been sent to jail for 14 days on judicial remand over allegations of promoting online gaming apps. He’s now also filed a bail application under Section 497 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, arguing that the FIR against him is “false and frivolous” and was lodged with “ulterior motives” to humiliate him. The popular creator appeared in...
California’s bill to ban sweepstakes casinos has made it through to a Senate vote, even as tribal opposition ramps up. The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to remove Assembly Bill 831 from the suspense file and advance it to its next phase, a vote in the Senate. The decision came despite mounting opposition from a number of California tribes. #ICYMI: News coverage has shown growing tribal...
Robinhood Markets is about to join the S...
Playtech has rolled out retail sports betting across the MSC Cruises fleet, making its move into the cruise leisure market through a partnership that began earlier this year. This comes as the company decided to stop providing content to sweepstakes casino operators in California due to ongoing legal challenges and disputes. MSC Cruises is the third largest cruise line in the world and the...
The Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has raised concerns over the risk analysis process for online gambling in the Netherlands, following a study that it sanctioned. The Netherlands Gaming Authority found in its report that the current systems deployed by gambling operators are “not functioning properly” and essentially, falling short of expectations to provide “effective” protections to players. The ‘...
Spelinspektionen has proposed a new set of regulations for Spelpaus, its nationwide self-exclusion tool.  The Swedish Gambling Authority has commenced a consultation process on proposed changes to the service, aimed at enhancing the offering for those needing help, as well as increasing the responsibilities of gambling operators.  Remiss ute nu: Spelinspektionen föreslår nya föreskrifter för det...
The German gambling regulator, known as Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL), has ‘urgently’ warned against participation in social betting. The regulator has reminded people that social betting, which the GGL says also includes entertainment betting, are not eligible for permission under applicable German law and are therefore illegal. It’s in recent weeks and months that the GGL has...