Are the days of Wayne Gretzky and other Canadian celebrities endorsing Ontario sports betting operators coming to a close? A proposed ban on celebrity sportsbook endorsements is on the agenda for the May 8 meeting of The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO). If the proposed ban is approved, it could trigger a domino…
The Premier League has finally decided to give front-of-shirt gambling logo sponsorships the boot once and for all. The move comes after an extensive debate about whether sponsorship money trumps the bad public relations that were stemming from criticism of the league's prominent placement of gambling operator logos on the front of League jerseys. According…
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall ordered a raid on 14 bingo halls that are accused of offering access to electronic gambling devices. The raid is the latest salvo in a decades-long political battle in the state over what actually constitutes a bingo game. Bingo is the only form of regulated gambling available in Alabama and…
American Gaming Association (AGA) President and CEO Bill Miller is mad as hell, and he isn't going to take it anymore. That's the vibe he gives off in a letter published recently in the Hill magazine. Miller was responding to a March 27 column in the influential Washington D.C. newspaper by Sheldon H. Jacobson titled,…
Several Missouri lawmakers are attempting to sabotage efforts to legalize sports betting in the Show-Me State as part of their efforts to legalize video lottery terminals (VLTs). Several State Senators are on board with a poison pill proposal that would force regulated sports betting operators to pay a $4 per session fee every time a…
A Blackhawk, Colorado casino cashier quietly pulled off the largest casino heist in state history by simply throwing bundles of cash in a box and walking out the door. Sabrina Eddy, 44 is accused of pilfering $500,000 of the Monarch Casino's money during her shift on March 12 and dropping the cash into her gold…
The American Gaming Association (AGA) has updated its Responsible Marketing Code for Sports Wagering to include bans on risk-free bets and most partnerships with universities and colleges. The changes come as US sportsbooks come under increasing pressure from state lawmakers to ban the controversial marketing techniques anyways. Under the terms of the new code, operators…
William Hill was hit with a record £19.2 million ($23.6 million USD) fine from the British Gambling Commission (BGC) for anti-money laundering (AML) and social responsibility failings that were described by regulators as "widespread." The fine was spread across three William Hill-operated brands including £12.5 million ($15.3 million) for williamhill.com; £3.7 million ($4.5 million uSD)…
Social media influencer and Betr sportsbook co-founder Jake Paul recently got some unwanted attention from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and moved quickly to make sure the regulator wasn't on his back for too long. Paul was one of several celebrities who settled with the SEC for their roles in promoting various cryptocurrencies, without…
British gaming regulators hit Kindred Group brands 32Red and Platinum Gaming with a combined £7.1 million ($8.8 million USD) fine for various social responsibility and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance issues. The fines show that the Commission is still very much on the job while it waits for the long-promised gambling reform white paper, that's been…
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