The NT Racing Commission, which licenses most Australian betting sites, has ordered Betfair Australia to pay more than $150,000 to a gambler who exhibited red flags of problem gambling but was allowed to continue spending large sums of money anyways.
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has levied a £2.2 million fine on Paddy Power Betfair for “failing to protect customers and stop stolen money being gambled.”
The Kenyan government has finally moved to give local betting operators some breathing room when it comes to tax rates. Last week, President Uhuru Kenyatta singed into a law new finance bill that will, among other things, reduce the Kenyan betting tax from 35% to 15%.
Labour Party Deputy Leader Tom Watson has published a sweeping policy report on gambling that recommends a ban on the use of credit cards for betting and prohibiting gambling advertising during live sporting events, among other proposals.
Colombian gaming regulators are continuing to crack down on unlicensed betting sites as the country’s legal online gambling industry takes shape. Local internet service providers and the national police’s cyber unit have teamed up to block access to the websites of 1,805 unauthorized gambling sites.
A coalition of 16 gambling regulators from Europe and the United States have joined forces to address issues related to skins gambling and loot boxes in video games.
An ongoing spat between Betsson and Netherlands gaming regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) is already expensive and stands to grow even costlier the disagreement drags on.
More than two years after announcing its intent to introduce new gambling regulations, the Greek government has finally announced what those regulations will look like and how much it’ll cost to acquire an online betting license.
Chinese authorities have arrested 63 suspects in connection with an underground online sports betting ring. According to local news reports, the gang in charge of the illegal gambling ring handled more than 3 billion yuan in connection to an overseas gambling website identified only as “Redfoot I.”
Apple has acquiesced to the demands of two governments this month to remove unauthorized gambling and sports betting apps from the App Store. After China and Norway both insisted that Apple drop gambling apps that facilitated illegal gambling, Apple did as requested and removed thousands of apps.