03/13/19 Florida operators to forfeit US$6 million A federal jury convicted the owners/operators of Racetrack Bingo turning profit from an illegal gambling scheme and money laundering.
03/13/19 Pennsylvania town rejects video gambling machines The Upper Leacock Township rejected a proposal to install the machines at a town’s convenience store.
03/06/19 East Windsor casino hits major setback The MMCT venture has been delayed by an ongoing investigation after former DoI secretary may have lied to federal investigators.
03/01/19 Latvia shuts down 20 gambling sites The gambling authority in Latvia announced it has closed access to 20 illegal gambling sites in order to strengthen the regulated industry.
02/26/19 Cambodia gets included on money laundering list The FATF has added the country to its list of states with anti-money laundering and combatting the financing of terrorism deficiencies.
02/26/19 DoJ’s Wire Act opinion gets further criticism The iDEA Growth trade association, an advocate for the expanding iGaming market, filed a lawsuit against the DoJ in the New Hampshire District Court.
02/20/19 Massachusetts company swings at Wynn Sterling Suffolk Racecourse LLC filed a lawsuit arguing that the Las Vegas operator shouldn’t have won the licence for the Encore Boston Harbor.
02/19/19 Malta strikes down three IGaming licences The MGA has cancelled Bet Service Group’s and World-of-bets.eu’s licences and suspended Betixx for an undetermined period of time.
02/15/19 Illegal casino raided in Cyprus British bases authorities raided an illegal casino in Ypsonas, Limassol, and charged the people responsible for it.
01/31/19 Wynn and Genting settle on design claim Both operators have agreed a settlement on a dispute in which Wynn claimed Genting had copied its appearance in the Resorts World Las Vegas.
01/25/19 Canada’s BC continues to investigate money laundering The government of British Columbia will keep the website used to post anonymous tips of money laundering open for another month.
01/24/19 Belgium to sanction Betway The Belgian Gaming Commission has started sanction proceedings against Betway over an alleged “lack of transparency.”
01/21/19 Money laundering concerns rise in Canada A recent study shows that suspected money laundering has risen in BC but local authorities say they didn’t receive any information.
01/10/19 UKGC urges operators to fight money laundering The regulator reminded licensees their “duties” involving organised crime and money laundering, detailed in the Gambling Act 2005.
01/10/19 US tribe to retake revenue-sharing payments An arbitration panel ruled the Seneca tribe must retake revenue-sharing payments after it halted and retained more than US$100 million.
