Legal
DILG Secretary Vows Strict Action on Illegal Online Lottery Operators
MANILA, Philippines (October 25, 2023) –According to local media reports the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. has committed su...
Court Rules Online Gambling an Offence Under Common Gaming Houses Act 1953
MALAYSIA, October 19, 2023 — Bernama, Malaysian National News Agency, reported the Court of Appeal yesterday ruled that online gambling is an offence under the Common Gaming Houses Act 19...
PA Gaming Control Board Levies $73,075 In Fines
HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (“Board”) approved four consent agreements today presented by the Board’s Office of Enforcement Counsel (“OEC”) during its public me...
Ticketek Pays $500,000 Penalty for Repeat Spam Breaches
(October 19, 2023) — Australian ticketing company Ticketek Pty Ltd has paid a $515,040 infringement notice for sending around 98,000 texts and emails across 2022 that were in breach of Austra...
ASA Upholds Complaints Against Mobile App Game Operator Hutch Games or Failing to Disclose Presence of Loot Boxes
UNITED KINGDOM (October 5, 2023) — The UK Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint against Hutch Games Ltd, a mobile app game operator, for misleading app store listings tha...
Everi Payments Announces Win in Patent Lawsuit
LAS VEGAS, Sept. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Everi Payments Inc., the wholly owned subsidiary and FinTech business of Everi Holdings Inc. (NYSE: EVRI) (“Everi” or “the Company...
State Targets Fantasy Sports Firms
FLORIDA (September 25, 2023) — Three daily fantasy-sports operators were sent cease-and-desist letters last week after Florida gambling regulators accused them of offering potentially illega...
Supreme Court Decision Affirms ILGA’s Powers to Consider Impact of Gaming Machines on the Community
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (September 21, 2023) — On 20 September 2023 the NSW Court of Appeal handed down its decision in the matter of the NSW Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (ILGA) v...
Tower Hotel Operator Charged for Failing to Have YourPlay Available
MELBOURNE, Victoris (September 14, 2023) — The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) has charged Rumotel Pty Ltd, the operator of the Tower Hotel in Hawthorn East for breac...
A Member of the Legislative Body Criticizes the Filing Charges Against Pagcor Chairman
MANILA, Philippines (September 9, 2023) — According to a local media outlet Cavite Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. slammed the filing of what he termed as “trumped-up” charges against the chairm...
SkyCity Under Threat of Having Casino Licence Suspended
NEW ZEALAND (September 4, 2023) — Gaming company SkyCity is under threat of having its casino licence suspended. The Department of Internal Affairs, which regulates the sector, has applied to...
UAE Announces National Lottery and Commercial Gaming Authority
UAE establishes General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority Dubai (September 3, 2023) — The UAE has announced a new federal authority to manage commercial gaming and a national lottery ...
The Online Gaming Sector in Curaçao
The government of Curaçao is currently in the process of realizing a complete reform and modernization of its (online) gambling legislation through a new law that will be named the Landsverordenin...
