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Aussie Labor Party Pushes Full Gambling Ad Ban

The Australian Labor Party is pushing for a complete ban on online gambling advertisements within three years. That's just one of the recommendations contained in a provocative report on the subject they produced titled “You win some, you lose more”. Gambling, and gambling advertisements, have been a hot-button issue in Australia for many years and…

Wrigley Field Sportsbook Has Everything But the Betting

When the new DraftKings Sportsbook at Wrigley Field opens next week, it's going to have all the amenities one would would expect; comfy seating to watch games; high-end snacks and entrees; and plenty of opportunities to open new DraftKings accounts. The one thing this sportsbook won't be offering, however, is actual betting. According to a…

WSOP Player Accuse of Cheating $250K Buy-in Tournament

Allegations of cheating by a World Series of Poker (WSOP) player Martin Kabrhel at a recent tournament are rocking the world of professional poker this week. Though Kabrhel denies any wrongdoing at the event, WSOP officials have launched an official investigation and his fellow players are not holding back on social media about allegations that…

MGM Rolls Out Selfie-Friendly Casino Rules

For many decades, Las Vegas casinos have enforced some very strict no-photo policies on their casino floors. The idea was that it would prevent inventive casino cheats from using information gleaned from snapshots in their schemes. Now, the MGM Grand in Las Vegas is experimenting with a new selfie-friendly casino photo policy that's aimed at…

Guardian Axes Gambling Advertising

The Guardian Media Group, publishers of the Guardian newspapers, has stopped accepting advertising from gambling operators across its media platforms. The newspapers editorial board explained that the move was aimed at reducing the harm caused by problem gambling, a problem the newspaper says is exacerbated by the ready availability of online gambling via mobile phone…

Guardian Terminates Gambling Advertising

The Guardian Media Group, publishers of the Guardian UK, are banning all forms of gambling advertising in their print and digital publications. It's a move that the company's Chief Executive, Anna Bateson says will help reduce, or at the very least stop promoting, problem gambling. In an editorial explaining the new, and potentially costly, policy…

Videoslots Hit with £2 Million Fine from UKGC

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has been extremely active in 2023 and definitely hasn't been shy about handing out huge fines to operators that are in violation of anti-money laundering (AML) and social responsibility standards. Earlier this week the Commission handed out another big fine of £2 million ($2.5 million USD) to Videoslots for a…