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.
01/09/19 Taxes drop for Dutch pokies after court ruling A Dutch court ruled PokerStars is located outside the EU so players won’t have to pay the 29% tax on winnings.
01/07/19 Malaysian Police raid illegal machines warehouse The authorities have struck a blow against illegal gambling as they raided a gambling simulator machines’ warehouse in Serdang.
01/07/19 Philippines orders Kazuo Okada’s arrest A Philippine court ordered the pachinko billionaire’s arrest soon after the DOJ recommended to file charges against him.
01/04/19 Denmark swings at Facebook over illegal sites The Danish gambling authority has criticised Facebook for allowing illegal websites to be promoted on the social network.
01/04/19 Casino operators confirm lawsuit against Andorra Four European companies have confirmed a lawsuit against the government for favouring Jocs SA in a recent casino licensing process.
