Business
April 16, 2024
Gambling Spend Skyrockets by 18% in Denmark for February
Spillemyndigheden, the Danish gambling regulator, released new data, highlighting a significant increase in the spending on gambling activities for this February. Data disclosed Tuesday revealed that the total gambling spend on online casino, gaming machines, land-based casinos and betting, skyrocketed to DKK 587 million ($83.8 million). The aforementioned result, compared year-over-year to the February 2023 […]
Sports
April 16, 2024
Real Madrid vs. Barcelona 2024 La Liga Odds, Time, and Prediction
Ahead of the 2024 La Liga El Clasico, Real Madrid has 8 points more than Barcelona. As there are only seven rounds left to be played in the Spanish top-flight, this is Barca’s practically last chance to challenge for the title. Losing on April 21 would probably mean that the dream of winning the 28th […]
Industry
April 15, 2024
Bouchez’s Alleged Connections to the Gambling Sector, Revisited
Last month, a complex investigation into alleged ties between Belgium’s Mouvement Reformateur party leader, Georges-Louis Bouchez, and the gambling industry sparked a lot of controversy in the country’s Dutch-speaking media. Humo, a newspaper in Belgium, reported that a number of MPs in the Federal Parliament had expressed concerns regarding Bouchez’s alleged links to important gambling […]
Industry
April 15, 2024
ASA Asks Marketers to Remain Compliant Ahead of UEFA EURO 2024
The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has asked marketers to remain compliant ahead of the UEFA EURO 2024 soccer championship. According to the authority, operators should not “hedge their bets with their ads.” As the highly anticipated tournament approaches, the ASA released a few tips to marketers, asking them to not make misleading endorsements just […]
Industry
April 15, 2024
Danish Regulator Rebukes Mr Green’s AML Reporting Choices
At the start of April, Denmark’s gambling regulator, Spillemyndigheden, issued a fresh report highlighting its greatest achievements in the fight against illegal gambling in 2023. The Danish Gambling Authority (DGA) took the opportunity to further confirm that the monitoring of illegal gambling offerings will continue to be one of its priorities. In recent news, the […]
Sports
April 15, 2024
Atalanta vs. Liverpool 2024 Europa League Odds, Time, and Prediction
Last Thursday, Atlanta absolutely humiliated Liverpool in front of its fans at Anfield. The Italians won 3-0, which was Liverpool’s most embarrassing loss at home since 2015. To make things even worse, the loss has made it incredibly hard for the Reds to get to the next phase of the 2024 Europa League. In fact, […]
Industry
April 12, 2024
Gambler Who Started Playing at Age 8 Wants Stricter Ad Rules
A 33 man from Rotherham who was first introduced to gambling when he was eight years old during a family holiday, has asked for stricter regulations concerning gambling advertisements. As presented by the BBC, the man, who reportedly had his first encounter with fruit machines and penny slots at a seaside amusement arcade when he […]
Sports
April 12, 2024
IOC-UEFA Workshop Promotes Collaboration in Betting Fraud Prevention
As the Olympic Games Paris 2024 and the UEFA EURO 2024 approach, representatives of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and UEFA convened to discuss the integrity of sports betting. The workshop was held on April 11 at Olympic House in Lausanne and allowed the two organizations to align their approaches to sports betting entities. The […]
Industry
April 12, 2024
Concerns Mount for Aspinall’s Casino amid Parent Company Issues
A few years ago, Crown Resorts, the leading gaming and entertainment company, was tangled in a massive scandal in Australia that ultimately resulted in an extensive review of its operations across the country by the government. In 2021, a probe uncovered alleged deficiencies related to anti-money laundering regulations, claiming that the operator failed to meet […]
Industry
April 11, 2024
Spain’s Supreme Court Partially Annuls Ban on Gambling Ads
The Supreme Court in Spain has overturned a number of restrictions on gambling advertising that were implemented by the country via Royal Decree 958 in 2020. The decision to annul or reverse some of the restrictions written in the decree followed the appeal formulated by Jdigital, the industry‘s online gambling trade association, and the Information […]
