The Review of Online Gambling report released by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) was full of interesting takeaways. We discussed some of the bigger proposals and interesting industry statistics, but there was also one other thing that has jumped out at us and others following the industry.
With a population of 1.3 billion people and an insatiable appetite for all things cricket, India presents one of the few remaining untapped opportunities for international sports betting companies. One doesn’t need to be a genius to understand the potential, but what is easy to miss is the speed with which the opportunity approaches.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has begun tightening the screws on gambling providers deemed to be in breach of Australia’s new gaming law. Earlier this month, the ACMA published a report detailing its finding after investigating more than a hundred reports of potential violations of national gambling laws.
The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has announced strict new gambling advertising standards slated to take effect on 2 April, 2018. The new guidelines direct licensed gambling sites operating in the UK to avoid advertisements that could be deemed as contributing to unhealthy gambling habits and attitudes.
The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) is set to conduct a thorough review of all its Italian licensees in an effort to sever the embarrassing ties between Malta-licensed betting sites and organized crime in Italy.
A court decision issued on Tuesday has set a precedent for gambling-related internet censorship in Denmark. The decision is delivered as a result of a legal battle that began when the Danish Gambling Authority asked local internet service providers to block access to a list of two dozen unlicensed betting sites.
The betting lines are out and online betting sites are ready with this years Super Bowl prop bets. This is always a fun week what with all the pundits offering their opinions, gamblers bragging about their “locks” and celebrities touting million-dollar betting slips. What’s also fun is seeing all the crazy prop bets that always…
LetBet (www.let.bet) has thrown its name in the hat to become the next big thing in crypto sports betting. The Belizean company has created its own cryptocurrency designed to power an online betting platform that is anonymous, trustless and decentralized.
Four individuals connected to an online betting site based out of Argentina have been ordered not to leave the country pending an investigation into their activities. Quinton Gregori Marshall, Diego Israel Céspedes, Federico Fernández de Francesco, and Margarita Teresa Boeiro now await their fates as federal authorities build a case against the four.
Kenyan betting site SportPesa threatened to end all sponsorships with local football leagues and clubs last June if a new gambling tax was imposed on gambling firms. That tax was approved anyways and the news today is SportPesa has indeed followed through on its threat.