UK licence holder NetBet Enterprises Ltd has paid £650,000 to the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) after an investigation into anti-money laundering (AML) failures. A statement from the regulator stated that …
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SBC NewsEurope
Luxembourg favours state monopoly as gambling reform debate awaits settlement
by Steve Hoare3 minutes readLuxembourg appears to be at a crossroads as to how its gambling market will be regulated, with ministers divided between market liberalisation or the reintroduction of a full state-controlled monopoly …
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Spribe suspension shows Commission is turning attention to B2B firms
by Steve Hoare2 minutes readThe UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has suspended the licence of Aviator-developer Spribe OÜ. The Poland-based company held a software licence with the Commission, but the regulator states it has come across cases of ‘serious non-compliance’ …
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iGaming Daily: From Courts to Casinos: NBA Scandal and Canadian Ad Bill
by Steve Hoare1 minutes readIn today’s episode of iGaming Daily, SBC Media Manager Charlie Horner is joined by Tom Nightingale, Senior Business Journalist at Canadian Gaming Business/SBC Americas, and Justin Byers, Business Journalist at …
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SBC NewsEurope
Romania child gambling rates put strain on national support network
by Steve Hoare2 minutes readRomania is lacking experts to deal with higher-than-EU average rates of gambling among minors, politicians have cautioned. Comments were made by Daniel David, Minister of Education and Research, who based …
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KSA Chairman: Gambling needs collective accountability to kill black market hydra
by Steve Hoare5 minutes readMichel Groothuizen, Chairman of the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Gambling Authority of the Netherlands has declared that illegal gambling is now the principal threat to every regulated jurisdiction. Speaking at the …
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EGBA launches standards for responsible influencer marketing
by Steve Hoare2 minutes readThe European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has teamed up with the European Advertising Standards Alliance (EASA) to launch a new set of standards for responsible influencer marketing across Europe’s …
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Denmark introduces whistle-to-whistle ad ban and regulation of influencers
by Steve Hoare2 minutes readA broad majority in the Danish Parliament has reached a comprehensive agreement aimed at curbing gambling addiction and creating a safer gambling environment – particularly for children and young people, …
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SBC NewsUK
Andrew Rhodes: Commission has taken down thousands of illegal sites
by Steve Hoare3 minutes readThe UK Gambling Commission’s (UKGC) full attention remains on fighting the black market, the regulator’s CEO, Andrew Rhodes, has reaffirmed. In a speech at the International Association of Gaming Regulators …
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Italy and Greece show highest levels of teenage gambling risk
by Steve Hoare6 minutes readCollective research gathered across all EU states calls for authorities to understand the intertwining threats and changes to gambling harms impacting teen behaviours, in which the individual context of EU …