The UK's final word on gambling advertising, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), is in a tiff with Lottoland over the perceived size of the digital lottery operator's Powerball payouts. Responding to a complaint from a "customer" (more likely an anti-gambling activist), the ASA investigated Lottoland and its claims that players could win as much as…
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) CEO Neil McArthur has a warning for UK-facing gambling operators: follow gaming regulations to the letter or face a, "relentless ecalation," in fines. McArthur's warning is one that maintains, and escalates, the UKGC's recent efforts to increase enforcement of its edicts, especially when they apply to advertising, compliance and anti-money…
Officials at Lottoland Australia are promising to soldier on in Australia's digital lottery wars, despite a recent government ban on their services. While they're striking a defiant tone in the face of a dark situation, is there really much that Lottoland can do now that the ban is the law of the land? Lottoland's battle…
Life for New Jersey's land-based and online casino operators just got a little bit more competitive with the opening of the Hard Rock International’s new Atlantic City casino. This land-based casino, that was once the Trump Taj Mahal, will be followed in short order by the launching of a new Hard Rock International online casino…
Pennsylvania gambling operators and casino owners are up in arms over the state's new ilottery games, which are actually run by the State of Pennsylvania. They say that the new games are not only unlawful, they represent unfair competition from the folks who wrote the state's over-the-top online gambling rules and regulations. At issue is…
Mississippi is the latest US state to give its blessing to regulated sports betting in its casinos. Late last week the The Mississippi Gaming Commission approved a measure that allows the state's casinos, and only its casinos, to offer a full suite of sports betting options to its customers. It's a move that aimed at…
Gaming operator Betfred is doing its best to navigate the minefield that is the UK gambling industry while still scratching out a profit. That's a prospect that's extremely challenging, given factors such as Brexit; new taxes; and a proposed limit on wagers at fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs). Under these circumstances, the company reported an…
The government of Antigua thought it had scored a big win back in 20003 when the World Trade Organization (WTO)ruled that US authorities were engaging in unfair business practices by blocking its citizens from engaging in online gambling. The actions in America had a big impact on the Antiguan online gambling industry, so much so…
When the Thai government wanted to make a point about how serious it is about enforcing anti-gambling laws recently, it looked for some high-profile names to make an example of. In doing so, they ran across a less-than-nefarious group of criminals known as the Net Pretties. The Net Pretties are, however, hardly anyone's idea of…
Protecting problem gamblers is the responsibility of every licensed gaming operator on the planet and operators who fail to meet this standard are subject to some pretty severe penalties. Earlier this week, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) drove this point home by issuing an astonishing £2 million ($2.6 million USD) fine to the Gibraltar-based 32Red…
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