Author: Olivia Cole

The latest money laundering allegations faced by SkyCity in Australia could imply that the much bigger operations of the gambling company in its home market of New Zealand could be involved in the wrongdoings, too. As Casino Guardian recently reported, the beginning of December 2022 saw the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) table allegations that billions of dollars were laundered through the Adelaide casino of SkyCity in a total of 124 breaches of the country’s Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act. The charges laid in the Australian Federal…

At the end of November and the beginning of December, rumours claiming that BetMGM is looking to expand its presence in the online gambling market of the US emerged. Also, some recent claims say that MGM is mature enough to finally end its five-year agreement with the UK gambling giant Entain by taking over the company. Entain is one of the largest British gambling and bookmaking websites. A large number of US customers may not be currently familiar with the brand but they are very likely to recognise a few…

Betr, the bookmaker backed by News Corp, has faced a monetary fine for trying to sign up a gambler, who has banned themselves from gambling services, as a customer ahead of the Melbourne Cup race. The company suffered an AU$20,655 fine that was imposed by the Northern Territory Racing Commission for violating the state’s online gambling code of conduct. According to allegations faced by the sports betting operator, Betr had directly marketed an offer to the self-excluded customer to establish a sports betting account with its gambling platform. According to…

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has cleared the largest sports betting operator in the country, Sportsbet, of any allegations of wrongdoing after the company faced some accusations that it had violated the existing ban on in-play betting in Australia. Earlier this year, the government statutory authority targeted the sports betting company over the release of an allegedly suspended betting offer in terms of the Brownlow Medal, which the best AFL (Australian Football League) player receives every season. The recipient of the prize is decided by umpires at the…

The British gambling and sports betting brand Ladbrokes has become the first gambling operator that faced sanctions from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after the regulator unveiled its new gambling regulations. The advertising watchdog has suspended several tweets of the gambling brand featuring football players from the English Premier League (EPL) after finding that the tweets could be found appealing to underage individuals. A promoted Ladbrokes tweet, seen in October 2022, contained an embedded video featuring EPL footballers Jesse Lingard, Philippe Coutinho and Kalidou Koulibaly, along with the question of…

The Norwegian Gambling Authority (Lotteritilsynet) announced it has decided to again put the daily fines against the Kindred Group on hold after determining the company’s Trannel subsidiary is not illegally targeting online players based in the country. The drama commenced in early September when the gambling watchdog unveiled plans to start imposing daily fines of NOK1.198 million, or approximately £99,919, against the operator for targeting local players without a proper licence. The penalty was supposed to come into effect three weeks after the announcement. The regulator changed its stance in…

On Monday, Australia’s Star Entertainment Group had its shares decline almost 18% following the New South Wales (NSW) government’s proposal of raising casino poker machine taxes in the state next year. If the new tax rate is approved, it will come into effect in July of next year and could potentially raise additional revenue of AU$364 million over the course of the following three years. To support the NSW proposal, Matt Kean, NSW Treasurer, ensured that the money, which will be raised through the increased tax would go to support…

Earlier this week, the corporate watchdog of Australia started legal action against former and current executives and directors of The Star Entertainment. The enforcement action followed public investigations into the gambling giant’s operations in New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland. The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) officially revealed that it has initiated civil proceedings in Federal Court against 11 people associated with The Start Entertainment, including former CEO Matthias Bekier, former chair John O’Neill, Sally Pitkin, Gerard Bradley, Richard Sheppard, Kathleen Lahey, Zlatko Todorcevski, and Ben Heap. The country’s…