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Retail Employee Facing Charges for Theft Of Winning Oregon Lottery Ticket
Salem, Ore. (Oct – A store employee is facing charges after they were caught stealing a winning lottery ticket as part of a Retail Integrity Check operation conducted by Oregon State Police (OSP)...
PA Gaming Control Board Places Seven Individuals on the Involuntary Interactive Exclusion List for Online Gaming Fraud
HARRISBURG, PA, July 24, 2024 – The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (“Board”) on Wednesday approved recommendations by its Office of Enforcement Counsel (“OEC”) for the placement of...
Court Declares illegal Advertising of Betting Houses During Hours of Protection for Minors
The courts have backed the CNTV ruling that declares commercials from these controversial platforms illegal, as they affect the education of children and adolescents. CHIILE (July 12, 2024) —...
Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s to Decide on Whether Cash-Paying Electronic Game Terminals Constitute Unlicensed Gambling Machines
HARRISBURG, Pa. (June 21, 2024) — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s upcoming decision on whether cash-paying electronic game terminals constitute unlicensed gambling machines is a pivotal mo...
Reimbursement of Losses in Unauthorized Sports Betting
Hearing date on May 2, 2024 at 11:30 a.m. in the matter of I ZR 88/23 (reimbursement of losses in unauthorized sports betting) Date: May 2, 2024 Accreditation deadline: April 30, 2024 10:00 A.M Cam...
Philadelphia City Council Faces Lawsuit Over Casino-Style ‘Skill Game’ Regulations
Installations of the untaxed and unregulated gaming machines have skyrocketed in recent years, serving as both a boon for small businesses and a hub for criminal behavior, officials say. PHILADELPH...
Aristocrat Sues Light & Wonder Over Alleged Copy of Dragon Link Game
MACAU, SAR (March 13, 2024) — Global gaming content and technology company Aristocrat Leisure, has taken legal action against its main competitor over allegations of an unauthorised replicati...
Lottery.com Inc. Defaults on the Loan
Woodford Eurasia expresses deep concern over recent misleading statements published by Lottery.com Inc., which falsely imply the conclusion of their ongoing legal dispute. Contrary to these claim...
Court Rules Ksa Cannot Operate a Monopoly when Granting Licenses for Organizing Games of Chance
The Gaming Authority was not allowed to refuse a gambling license for Bosch’s gaming company ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (February 29, 2024) — The Dutch Gaming Authority (Ksa) m...
U.S. District Court Judge Ruled That Casinos Have No Legal Obligation to Prevent Gambling Addicts from Betting
Atlantic City (February 5, 2024) — The recent ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Madeline Cox Arleo suggests that Atlantic City’s casinos have no legal obligation to intervene and pre...
Legal Battle Erupts Between a Small Town Lottery Operator and the PCSO Over STL License Cancellation
PHILIPPINES (January 24, 2024) — According to local media reports a legal dispute has developed between Diamond Millenium Corporation (DMC) and the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO...
PA Gaming Control Board Levies $27,500 In Fines
Board also took action on five adults for gambling at casinos while leaving minors unattended HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (“Board”) approved two consent agreements to...
Malta Gaming Authority Has Suspended Rush Gaming Licence
MALTA (January 9, 2024) — The Malta Gaming Authority is suspending the authorisation awarded to Rush Gaming Ltd (the ‘ Authorised Person’), holder of MGA licence MGA/B2C/701/2019, effecti...
Organización Nacional de Ciegos Espanoles (O.N.C.E) Christmas Extra Distributes More Than 35 Million Euros in Major Prizes
In points of Catalonia, Andalusia, the Canary Islands, the Valencian Community, Madrid, Castilla-La Mancha or Aragon. MADRID, Spain (January 1, 2024) — The ONCE Christmas Extra has di...
Expert: More People Can Sue the Betting Companies After Sweden’s Patent and Market Appeal Court Unique Verdict
SWEDEN (December 21, 2023) — TV4 News Program ‘Nyheterna’ has told in several articles about Per, who gambled away more than seven million kroner in just a few years. During the ...
The Attorney General Responds to a Request for an Official Advisory Opinion in Accordance with § 2.2-505 of the Code of Virginia
VIRGINIA (December 12, 2023) — The Attorney General responds to a request for an official advisory opinion in accordance with § 2.2-505 of the Code of Virginia. Issue Presented You inquire r...
Public Health Advocacy Institute Files Class Action Against Draftkings in Massachusetts
BOSTON, MA (December 8, 2023) — Today, the Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI) and its Center for Public Health Litigation filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of Massachusetts citizen...
The TC Declares the Extinction Appeal Filed Against the Royal Decree on Commercial Communications of Gaming Activities
SPAIN (December 4, 2023) — The Plenary Session of the Constitutional Court (TC) has unanimously declared the extinction due to sudden disappearance of the object of the question of unconstitu...
Richard Desmond Invokes EU Law to Sue Gambling Commission
Ex-Express owner is expected to claim regulator made errors during bidding war for national lottery contract LONDON, U.K. (December 4, 2023) — A prominent Brexit-backing media tycoon is invok...
Entain plc Statement Regarding KSA Decisions
November 30, 2023 — Entain plc (LSE: ENT), the global sports betting and gaming group, notes the disclosure of decisions by the Netherlands Gambling Authority (Kansspelautoriteit; “KSA...
Pagcor Wins Appeal; P38M Notices of Charge Lifted by Commission on Audit
MANILA, Philippines (November 30, 2023) — THE Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) has won its appeal to the Commission on Audit for the lifting of notices of charge (NCs) for...
Australian State Decides Poker is Illegal Outside of Casinos
HOBART, Tasmania (November 29, 2023) — According to local media reports the Australian Poker League (APL) has faced temporary suspension of its operations in venues across Tasmania by the Tas...
Lottery to Lay Criminal Complaints Against Former Board Members
Pretoria, South Africa (November 24, 2023) — The board of the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) plans to lay criminal complaints against former board members allegedly implicated in corru...