Category Archives: Betting

MGA confirms departure of Dr Sant as General Counsel 

The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) seeks a new General Counsel, confirming that incumbent Dr Yanica Sant has chosen to end her four-year tenure as legal lead of the regulatory authority.  Updating stakeholders, the MGA confirmed that Sant would remain in office until February 2022, continuing to fulfil functions that “MGA’s management consider to not give …

Dutch Minister states that online market is ‘larger than previously thought’

A recent letter to the Dutch House of Representatives has revealed two key updates on the current ‘state of affairs’ with regards to the Netherlands’ newly launched online gambling market. In the letter to the country’s parliamentarians last week, Sander Dekker, Minister for Legal Protection, asserted that a key ‘preliminary’ conclusion is that ‘the size …

Pinnacle Solution: The more profitable answer to those still ‘line copying’

Too much ‘line copying action’ was one of the reasons Pinnacle stepped into the B2B space back in 2018, allowing operators to benefit from its trading and risk management expertise – particularly on the esports side – rather than trying to compete against them. Three years on and Pinnacle Solution continues to knock back an …

‘Why We Kneel, How We Rise’ wins William Hill 2021 SBOTY 

Cricket legend Michael Holding’s “Why We Kneel, How We Rise” has won the William Hill 2021 ‘Sports Book of the Year’ Award.    Award judges described Holding’s book one of the most important sports books of the modern age – providing a roots analysis of black athletes facing prejudice and racism and its toll on performance …

Italian sting implicates Malta businesses in money laundering network 

Italy’s federal police force has arrested 12 suspects connected to its ‘Operation Game Over II’ criminal investigation of illegal and mafia-associated gambling websites.  A dozen individuals have been charged on counts of criminal conspiracy to carry out the ‘fraudulent conveyance of assets’ through illicit online gambling businesses. Investigators cited that the suspects were processing illegal …

KSA targets 15 affiliates for gambling advertising violations

The Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Dutch Gambling Authority, has taken action against 15 advertisers, labelling the firms as ‘so-called affiliates’, for marketing illegal gambling products. A total of 22 investigations were conducted by the authority, which found that 15 websites had been advertising unlicensed online games of chance in violation of the terms of the KOA …

Tombola to charge Dutch affiliates €1125 per website for compliance check

Tombola has become the first operator to require affiliates to complete a mandatory compliance check before commencing operations with the company, specifically those serving the Dutch market. The international online bingo website now requires all Netherlands-facing affiliates to undergo a compliance check with XY Legal Solutions BV at a cost of €1125 per website, with …

KSA forms expert panel to oversee CRUKS self-exclusion conflicts 

Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) – the Netherlands gambling authority – has announced the appointment of its panel of experts that will provide oversight on involuntary registrations submitted to CRUKS – the central self-exclusion registry.  The launch of the KOA Regime on 1 October saw the Netherlands regulate its online gambling marketplace. As a compliance command of the …

YGAM Founder Lee Willows joins Better Change Board of Directors

Gambling harm prevention organisation Better Change has appointed Lee Willows to its Board of Directors as a Non-Executive Director. Willows’ will work to incorporate his three-decades experience in education and lived experience of problem gambling into his new role, having founded the Young Gambler’s Education Trust (YGAM) in 2014, serving as Chief Executive of the …