Articles by Arijit Roul
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PlayCity Extends Platform Enforcement to Kick
PlayCity now reports illegal gambling channels directly to Kick's headquarters, with the first two violating channels removed within the past week. Thirty-seven…
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BetConstruct AI Signs Deal with FIFA’s Official Prediction Market Partner
BetConstruct AI has integrated ADI Predictstreet's prediction market solution, giving its operator partners access to official FIFA-licensed content. ADI Predictstreet holds the…
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Austria to Open Online Gambling Market in 2027 — But Not to Everyone
Austria's coalition government has passed a draft law that ends Win2Day's longstanding online casino monopoly, with the market set to open to…
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Thailand Shut Down 13,888 Gambling Sites During the World Cup
Thailand's Ministry of Digital Economy and Society blocked 13,888 gambling-related websites, social media pages and URLs between 1 and 18 June 2026.…
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Germany’s Gambling Watchdog Opens Formal Probe into ADI Predictstreet’s World Cup Pitch-Side Ads
Germany's GGL has opened a formal review into whether ADI Predictstreet's World Cup pitch-side advertising breaches German gambling laws, given that the…
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Bragg Gaming CEO Mazij Voted Off Board as Shareholders Run Out of Patience
During the 18 June AGM held in Toronto by Bragg, Mazij was not elected to the board because there were 55.67% voting…
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Gibraltar Hunts for a New Gambling Commissioner as Andrew Lyman Heads for the Door
Gibraltar's government has formally opened a search for a new gambling commissioner and executive director, with Andrew Lyman set to leave the…
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Betfred Shuts Irish Accounts on 30 June as GRAI Takes Control of Online Licensing
Betfred will shut down Irish customer accounts from 30 June, one day before the GRAI formally takes charge of online gambling licensing…
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Ireland Puts Remote Bookmakers on High Alert in 30-Point Money Laundering Plan
Ireland's updated national risk assessment rates remote bookmakers as carrying "significant" money laundering risk, the highest level in the gambling sector, a…
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Former Star CEO and Legal Chief Cop A$1.1m in Fines as Court Shuts Governance Case
Matt Bekier received a A$700,000 fine and a six-year ban; Paula Martin was hit with a A$400,000 penalty and a seven-year disqualification,…
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Optimove Lays Off 10% of Staff as AI Rewrites the Rules of How It Operates
Optimove has let go of roughly 10% of its global workforce, a move the company frames as a deliberate rebuild around artificial…
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New Jersey Court Shuts the Door, for Now, on Playtech Joining Evolution’s Defamation Case
The Superior Court of New Jersey denied Evolution's motion to add Playtech as a defendant in its defamation case against Calcagni &…
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Bally’s Veteran Ameet Patel Named Dual CEO of The Star Brisbane and Gold Coast
Ameet Patel, former President of Bally's Chicago and SVP of Regional Operations at Penn National, has been appointed dual CEO of The…
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Sweden’s Channelisation Rate Slides for a Third Year Running as Unlicensed Sites Keep Growing
Sweden's overall channelisation rate fell to 84% in 2025, the third year in a row it has missed the SGA's own 90%…
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Former BetVictor CEO Michael Carlton Unveils 21.com, a New Casino and Sportsbook Built on AI and Crypto Technology
Michael Carlton, the former CEO of BetVictor, has launched 21.com, a new online casino and sportsbook built from the ground up with…
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Vyking Ventures Backs PrizeKings as Prize Draw Sector Chases Real Growth
Vyking Ventures, the investment arm of Cyprus-based iGaming platform provider Vyking, has put money into PrizeKings, a technology-driven prize draw business. PrizeKings,…
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Swedish Court Kills the SEK8m Penalty Against LeoVegas
On 12 June 2026, the Administrative Court in Linköping wiped out an SEK8m (€735,336) fine against Roar Vegas, the entity that operates…
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KSA Issues Warning After Self-Excluded Players Found a Way Through Betnation’s Net
Smart Gaming, the company behind Betnation, received a formal warning from the KSA after Cruks checks were not carried out for several…
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Flutter Dumps London Listing as FanDuel Fuels US Growth
Flutter's LSE delisting kicks in on 3 August 2026; 31 July is the last day shares trade there, leaving NYSE as the…
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Netherlands Set to Ban Online Gambling Ads and Bonuses in Major 2026 Reform
On 12 June 2026, Justice and Security State Secretary Claudia van Bruggen declared a near-total ban on the advertisement and bonus offerings…