07/05/21 Swedish court rejects operators’ appeals over betting on underage athletes The Swedish Court of Appeal has rejected eight appeals against sanctions for allowing sports betting on under 18s.
07/01/21 UK: High Court to hear claim over misheard Paddy Power bet A punter seeking £286,000 from Paddy Power after an operator misheard an intended £1,300 bet as £13,000.
06/29/21 Belgian regulator blacklists four casino platforms The Belgian Gaming Commission has added four platforms to its list of unlicensed gaming platforms.
06/29/21 Swedish gaming regulator will not appeal Betsson penalty decision The Swedish gambling regulator has decided not to appeal against a court’s decision to quash its penalty against Betsson Nordic.
06/24/21 Austria: police raid 17 suspected illegal gambling venues The financial police carried out a series of coordinated raids on 17 suspected illegal gambling venues in Austria.
06/23/21 Swedish gambling regulator appeals against penalty reductions The Swedish gambling regulator Spelinspektionen has lodged an appeal against a court’s decision to slash penalties issued against Genesis and AG Communications.
06/22/21 Connecticut tribes sue insurance carrier over Covid-19-related casino losses The Mohegan and the Mashantucket Pequot tribes have filed lawsuits against their insurance carrier over casino losses incurred over the last year.
06/17/21 Football Index to begin returning player funds The Viscount of Jersey is expected to release Football Index funds from its player protection account from June 22.
06/17/21 Court slashes another fine issued by Swedish gambling regulator The Administrative Court has cut a fine that the Swedish gambling regulator issued against Kindred’s Spooniker last year.
06/16/21 ASA dismiss complaint against Ladbrokes The UK advertising watchdog has dismissed a complaint that Ladbrokes had aimed a gambling ad at minors.
06/16/21 Court repeals Swedish gaming regulator’s €2m fine against Betsson Sweden’s Administrative Court has quashed the fine that the regulator Spelinspektionen issued against Betsson last June.
06/10/21 New Louisiana gambling chief resigns Mike Noel, former state police chief of staff, has resigned from the leadership of the gambling authority before being confirmed by Senate due to concerns over his participation on a fatal arrest.
06/09/21 Football Index to return £3.5m to customers after court decision The High Court set Match 26 as the cut-off to the payment of Football Index dividends.
06/07/21 Court reduces Swedish regulator’s fines against two operators A court of appeal has reduced fines issued against Genesis Global and Aspire Global’s AG Communications in 2019.
06/04/21 German court favours operators in dispute over igaming losses A German court has ruled that online gaming operators are not obliged to reimburse players for gaming losses if they played on unlicensed casino games.
