PlayUp Interactive receives record $586,000 fine from NSW regulator

by CasinoBeats
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PlayUp Interactive has been sanctioned with a record $586,000 fine from the New South Wales gambling regulator for “offering free bets and inducing people to gamble”.

According to a statement on the Liquor & Gaming NSW website, the regulator investigated the operator, which trades as Draftstars, after discovering 33 illegal advertisements on its website.

In Downing Centre Local Court on 12 August, PlayUp was found guilty “on all 33 counts of publishing advertisements which included inducements to participate, or to participate frequently, in gambling activity – as well as an inducement to open a betting account”, an offence in the Australian state.

Liquor & Gaming NSW noted that in the state, it is “prohibited to offer any inducements to open betting accounts, refer friends to open betting accounts, keep a betting account open or consent to receive gambling advertising” and a “maximum penalty of $110,000 applies to any corporation and $11,000 for individuals who publish prohibited g..

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