If you've been thinking that the UK Gaming Commission (UKGC)is getting a lot more serious about handing out massive fines and gaming license suspensions, you're not alone. Earlier this year, when the Commission handed out a massive £17 million ($19.3 million USD) fine to Entain for social responsibility violations, industry watchers, including UK gaming attorney…
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and DraftKings is getting on the action by re-launching its "Pink 'Em" charity initiative in association with the Larry Fitzgerald Foundation. The aim of the initiative is to raise $100,000 for breast cancer research and awareness initiatives. Pink 'Em is, as the name implies, connected to a group of…
Major League Baseball (MLB) is teaming up with the American Gaming Association (AGA) in an effort to help curb problem gambling. The two entities will be coordinating on AGA's Have A Game Plan Bet Responsibly program, which will include plenty of public service announcements aimed at educating fans on the virtues of responsible sports betting.…
The balance of power on the Las Vegas Strip just shifted slightly as the Bally's Corporation completed its previously announced purchase of the Tropicana Las Vegas with Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc. from Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc and PENN Entertainment. It's a deal that will preserve Bally's footprint on one the most significant gambling…
Petfre (Gibraltar) Limited is being hit with a £2.87 million fine ($3.06 million USD) for social responsibility and anti-money laundering (AML) failings at Betfred and Oddsking.com. The fine is one of the largest the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has issued in quite some time, and shows that the regulator is back in business after the…
The Gila River Resorts and Casino are making history this month as they become the first Indian casino to have its logo on an NHL jersey. The groundbreaking Indian casino's logo will be on the Arizona Coyotes' jerseys for the entirety of the 2022-2023 season. Under the terms of the deal, Gila River Resorts and…
Philippine Senator Joel Villanueva is sponsoring a bill that, if passed, would ban all forms of online gambling in the country. Senator Villanueva is also pushing for the bill to be enacted into law as soon as possible, citing the urgency of protecting citizens against the financial and social dangers of excessive gambling. In a…
BetMGM is partnering with the NFL to provide extensive sports betting content and data during Football Night America (FNIA), the popular pre-game segment of the even more popular Sunday Night Football. It's a move that will put BetMGM's logo, and content, in front of a massive US audience every week. The centerpiece of the deal…
Betway Limited is facing a £400,000 ($452,000 USD) for inadvertently advertising its products to children on a website specifically devoted to children. The blunder was accidental, but the consequences, from the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) are very real for the operator. At the heart of the issue are Betway Limited logos that appeared on the…
Beginning in October, streaming giant Twitch will be banning roulette, slots, and dice game streams from unregulated casinos. This move follows last month's move by the company to ban the sharing of links and referral codes from those same unregulated casinos. Twitch made the announcement via Twitter earlier this week in response to an uptick…
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