Key Points Betfred will shut down Irish customer accounts from 30 June, one day before the GRAI formally takes charge of online gambling licensing under the Gambling Regulation Act 2024. Customers have been told to withdraw their money before the deadline and not place bets settling after 29 June, with Betfred confirming it will pay […]
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Key Points Ireland’s updated national risk assessment rates remote bookmakers as carrying “significant” money laundering risk, the highest level in the gambling sector, a step up from their lower classification in 2018 and 2019. Private members’ gambling clubs must hold a licence for the first time, and those operating without proper certification face criminal penalties. […]
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Key Points 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, and both must cover 45% of ASIC’s legal costs. The March ruling established that both executives kept their board in the dark about risks tied to junket operator Suncity, and that […]
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Key Points Optimove has let go of roughly 10% of its global workforce, a move the company frames as a deliberate rebuild around artificial intelligence, not a cost-cutting retreat. CEO and founder Pini Yakuel confirmed the decision on LinkedIn, stating that Optimove is cutting from a position of financial health, not survival. The announcement comes […]
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Key Points The Superior Court of New Jersey denied Evolution’s motion to add Playtech as a defendant in its defamation case against Calcagni & Kanefsky LLP and Black Cube; the ruling was issued without prejudice. Evolution claimed Playtech paid roughly $2.4 million to Black Cube to produce a report alleging it ran games in China, […]
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Key Points Ameet Patel, former President of Bally’s Chicago and SVP of Regional Operations at Penn National, has been appointed dual CEO of The Star Brisbane and The Star Gold Coast, subject to regulatory approval. Patel joins a growing list of former Bally’s executives placed into Star’s senior roles since Bally’s A$300 million rescue investment […]
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Key Points Sweden’s overall channelisation rate fell to 84% in 2025, the third year in a row it has missed the SGA’s own 90% target. Online casinos sit at just 81% while sports betting holds at 96%, pointing to a sharp divide within the licensed market. ATG’s own estimate puts the Q4 2025 figure as […]
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Key Points Michael Carlton, the former CEO of BetVictor, has launched 21.com, a new online casino and sportsbook built from the ground up with no legacy systems, with a target to reach a top-three position in every market it enters within two years. The platform runs on cryptocurrency payments and artificial intelligence. Carlton’s argument is […]
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Key Points Vyking Ventures, the investment arm of Cyprus-based iGaming platform provider Vyking, has put money into PrizeKings, a technology-driven prize draw business. PrizeKings, registered in Lancashire as Winrz Ltd and also based in Atlanta, has named South Africa as its first main market, with the UK sitting inside its broader international plan. The investment […]
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Key Points On 12 June 2026, the Administrative Court in Linköping wiped out an SEK8m (€735,336) fine against Roar Vegas, the entity that operates LeoVegas in Sweden. Sweden’s gambling regulator identified three customers showing signs of excessive gambling during Q1 2024; the court found Roar Vegas had handled each case within a fair window of […]
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