Police in Indonesia have confiscated over $32 million worth of assets from two businessmen. The authorities cite illegal internet gaming as the origin of the money. Commissioner-General Wahyu Widada of the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Agency stated that officers froze $16 million in cash. The operation also resulted in the seizure of four vehicles and […]

A streamer agreed to pay DKK 10,000 as a fine after promoting gambling sites on Twitch without having Danish licenses. Twitch allows users to broadcast live video. Streams may feature gaming, product unboxing, or gambling. On a number of occasions, the streamer promoted gambling sites not licensed for play in Denmark through his Twitch channels. […]

Brazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA) has sent formal notifications to 33 financial and payment institutions that processed transactions with unauthorised betting platforms. This is one of the biggest enforcement actions since the country’s new gambling regulation came into effect this year. The SPA gave these institutions 10 days to respond to the notifications. […]

The Danish Gambling Authority, Spillemyndigheden has reportedly fined a Danish Twitch streamer DKK 10,000 ($1,505) for adverts for unlicensed gambling sites during his streams. The authority says the streamer had been promoting gambling services that do not have the required license to operate in Denmark. After an investigation into the streamer’s activities the case was […]

The decades of fidelity to the gambling of a Michigan resident has brought the desirable outcome: the life-changing award. A whopping $6 million prize that originate from a scratch-off ticket. Now aged 60, the man, who wants to remain anonymous, has recently hit the jackpot, making his 40 years of playing an old hat. The […]

When the time came for the world to meet the new pope, many eyes were on the Vatican and even more wallets were open. The recent papal conclave didn’t just stir religious and political interest; it also sparked a frenzy among online gamblers, who wagered tens of millions of dollars trying to predict who would […]

Sara Jacqueline King, a Californian attorney, led a double life as a high rolling gambling superstar in Las Vegas. She spent almost two years living high off the hog in one of Wynn’s VIP suites, which is set aside for high rollers who drop at least $300,000 a day. Yet under that mask of success […]

Indonesian police have busted a massive online gambling-linked money laundering scheme worth Rp530 billion ($32 million). The operation, which has been running for years, was uncovered by the Criminal Investigation Department of the National Police (Bareskrim) and revealed the complex web of financial transactions, shell companies and digital tools used to hide illegal proceeds. Two […]

France is set to hit €14 billion in gross gaming revenue (GGR) in 2024, making it the 4th largest gambling market in Europe. This figure, from the 2024 ANJ annual report, is up 4.7% from last year. Much of this growth is due to the online gambling boom, especially sports betting and lottery, and a […]

Spain’s gambling regulator imposed €142.7 million in fines on online betting and gaming operators in 2024. The Directorate General for the Regulation of Gambling (DGOJ), under the Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs, and Agenda 2030, was the driving force behind the penalties for both unauthorised foreign operators and licensed companies that failed to comply […]