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…
Would a proposed affordability check scheme send UK punters into the arms of black market operators? That's the conclusion of a recent survey of punters conducted by the UK Betting and Gaming Council (BGC). The survey, which was conducted by YouGov on behalf of the BGC, found that 79 percent of punters queried thought that…
Will professional wrestling be the next-big-thing for regulated US sports betting operators? A recent report from CNBC suggests that representatives of the WWE have approached gaming regulators in Colorado and Michigan with a plan for marketing wagers on professional wrestling matches in their states. Though the idea isn't that far-fetched, wagering on events whose outcome…
The action on any casino floor is meant to be intense and continuous, but that's not always how it works out. Thanks to a 1977 law requiring operators to fill out a W-2G tax form on any winning play over $1,200. But a group of lawmakers, led by Nevada Rep. Dina Titus (D) are pushing…
Flutter, the parent company of PokerStars, is paying out a $4 million fine to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for violations of US anti-corruption laws relating to the company's business practices in Russia. The violations were of the legacy variety and occurred mostly before Flutter acquired Pokerstars' parent the Stars Group back in 2019.…
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission is thawing slightly on the issue of casino affiliate marketing and is opening an affiliate test period until April 14. It's a step in the right direction for affiliates, who haven't been able to work in the state at all until this point, but there's no guarantees on how long affiliate…
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