Author: Olivia Cole

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) slammed gambling company Lucky Go Studio Ltd for an allegedly misleading advert. According to a complaint filed by one individual, an in-app video advert for the Lucky Goal application that was seen on November 25th, 2019, showed a person receiving a message that their credit card had been declined while forming a purchase on the Amazon website. They clicked on an on-screen text leading to the Lucky Goal app, played a game of roulette and generating an $85 win. Then, the person answered correctly to…

The UK competition gambling authority has given approval to the mega-merger of gambling giants of Flutter Entertainment and the Stars Group following a probe into the proposed deal. As a result of the probe, Flutter’s £10-billion acquisition of the Stars Group was cleared by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The investigation into the planned merger was announced at the beginning of February 2020. The probe found that despite the strong competition of gambling operators would not result in less favourable odds or less generous promotions to be provided to…

Earlier this week, Apple’s WebKit team announced in a blog post that it would unveil enhancements to the global technology developer’s Intelligent Tracking Prevention feature, as part for which full cookie blocking for third parties will be allowed. As the WebKit team revealed, Safari browser in macOS 10.15.4 and iPadOS 13.4 would include upgrades under which cookies for cross-site resources are blocked by default. This has made the change one of the most significant company’s moves in terms of privacy protection, as the improvement would further cut down on the…

New Zealand has adopted lockdown measures as a measure to prevent further spreading of coronavirus infection and retail gambling businesses ceased operation, but online gambling sites remain wide open for local customers, at a time when people are considered the most vulnerable. The Government has recommended that, under lever four of the coronavirus scale, only businesses that are absolutely essential for life necessities should be left operational, gambling services still remain available. The TAB, the largest racing and sports betting operator in Australia, however, has kept its online gambling services…

Online gambling operator 888 Holdings revealed yesterday that its 2020 core profit could suffer a blow in the high single-digit millions of dollars in case the disruptions in international sporting events schedule because of the coronavirus pandemic remain until September. The Covid-19 trading update published by 888 Holdings on March 24th made the company part of the gambling operators, such as GVC Holdings, Flutter Entertainment and William Hill, which have already issued warnings of an expected big hit to their earnings due to the cancellation of all major sports events.…

The largest gambling operators in Australia have been out of luck recently, with the local casino industry experiencing a shutdown. Crown Resorts and Star Entertainment are facing some difficulties in an effort to deal with the forced closures of their gaming floors and restaurants, with a long-time lockdown being considered as a major setback for both casino companies. Both Crown Resorts and Star Entertainment both halted trading after the announcement of the Federal Government that all clubs, pubs and casino venues across the country would be shut to tackle the…

Gambling operator Federal Group has required from owners of pubs in Tasmania to continue paying rent on leased poker machines, even at a time when hotel owners have been forced to shut their operations down due to spreading coronavirus. This move, however, has been described by Senator Jacqui Lambie as an effort to make easy money during a “wartime scenario”. The beginning of the week saw the federal subsidiary Network Gaming write to the leaseholders of state’s poker terminals to inform them that while Keno charges were set to be…

A Member of Parliament urged leading Scottish football clubs to cut their ties with the local gambling sector. Ronnie Cowan has written to all 42 professional football clubs and called them to sign a charter that is set to be released at Westminster on March 25th. Signing the agreement would see all sponsorship agreements between football clubs and gambling operators ended. Under the terms of the charter, football clubs would also stop displaying any gambling business’ promotional materials, both in print or digitally. Mr Cowan, who is a vice-chairman of…

The Australian telecom regulator has taken measures against a major broadcaster, threatening it with a massive monetary penalty for breaching the rules regarding gambling advertising during live sports events. On March 20th, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) announced that it had taken action against the commercial broadcaster Nine Network because of the bad timing of some gambling advertisements during the online streaming of the State of Origin matches from the National Rugby League in 2019. As revealed by the telecommunications watchdog, an investigation held by the ACMA found…