05/25/18 Ukraine removes lottery operators from sanctions lists The country updated the lists of entities that fall under personal specific economic sanctions.
05/24/18 PAGCOR chief denies being fired After President Rodrigo Duterte announced the firing of several gaming officials; chief Andrea Domingo denied being among them.
05/23/18 Sweden warns about gambling ads The country’s gambling regulator has issued warnings to 39 digital media outlets to stop promoting international gambling companies.
05/23/18 Cyprus casinos probed for money laundering Turkish prosecutors have launched a money-laundering probe into 13 casinos in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
05/11/18 Australia is one step closer to a lottery ban The House of Representatives passed a bill that would ban lottery services in Australia.
05/11/18 PokerStars faces US lawsuit from pro player A professional poker player is suing PokerStars for “pattern of fraudulent and unlawful conduct” for not letting him collect his winnings.
05/08/18 Lottoland considers High Court challenge The company could challenge the Australian Court if the legislation to ban betting on overseas lotteries passes the federal parliament.
05/03/18 Advocacy group targets PAGCOR Advocacy group ATM is targeting PAGCOR for “usurpation of judicial powers” over the regulation of online gambling.
05/03/18 ESSA reports 50 suspicious betting cases in Q1 The integrity body has reported that the amount represents an increase on the 27 that were reported in 1Q17.
05/03/18 Cyprus sends warning to illegal gambling community Thousands of euros worth of illegal gambling equipment was destroyed in Cyprus this week.
04/30/18 Philippines president insists on Boracay casino ban The president of the Southeast Asian country reiterated that there would be no casinos on Boracay island.
04/30/18 Crown gets €187k fine over tampered pokies The VCGLR gave Crown Resorts a record €187,000 fine over the tampered poker machines in its casino in Melbourne.
04/26/18 Arkansas’ high Court rejects casino push The Supreme Court of Arkansas rejected an attempt to force the Attorney General to approve and certify a ballot title.
04/25/18 Indiana’s Supreme Court to hear DFS case A long-running lawsuit against FanDuel and DraftKings has a new hearing date set for June 28th.
04/25/18 Crown gets further investigated in Australia After the investigation in Victoria for poker machine tampering, new allegations are made of a similar case in a Crown casino in Melbourne.
