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In Nevada and the Station Casinos brand of prominent land-based casino operator Red Rock Resorts Incorporated has reportedly cleared a major hurdle in its plan to bring a new gambling-friendly development to the city of North Las Vegas. According to a report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper, the North Las Vegas Planning Commission last…

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Gaming Authorities ・ 27 May 2022

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Ireland could soon implement new gambling marketing rules

In Ireland and an influential government committee has reportedly recommended instituting a prohibition against the broadcasting of any gambling advertisements on television before nine o'clock in the evening. According to a Tuesday report from the Irish Examiner newspaper, the Committee of Justice has advised the implementation of a ban on the…

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Some of the largest online casino and sportsbetting operators in the United Kingdom have reportedly been quietly lobbying the government not to implement a wide range of proposed safeguards including new affordability checks. According to a Saturday report from The Guardian newspaper, executives from Flutter Entertainment, Entain and Bet365 met…

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Gambling Addiction ・ 27 October 2022

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Online casino fined £1.2m after sending promo offer to gambling addicts

Sky Vegas sent the "Bet £5 get 100 free spins" offer to 41395 customers who had self-excluded and 249159 customers who had unsubscribed from emails, The Guardian reports. Flutter UK and Ireland, which owns Sky Vegas, apologised for the email, which it said was sent in error. Andrew Rhodes, chief executive of the Gambling Commission, said:…

Gambling Addiction ・ 10 March 2022

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Sky Vegas fined almost £1.2m after sending recovering addicts `free spins´

Sky Vegas has been fined £1.17 million by the gambling watchdog for sending'free casino spins' promotions to recovering addicts. The Gambling Commission said Sky Vegas, which is owned by betting giant Flutter, sent an offer of'Bet £5 get 100 free spins' to 41395 people who had voluntarily self-excluded in an effort to stop gambling. In November,…

Bonuses ・ 09 March 2022

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Steep sanction for SkyVegas.com

In the United Kingdom and the Gambling Commission regulator has reportedly hit SkyVegas.com with a £1.2 million ($1.5 million) penalty after determining that the online casino had wrongly sent marketing materials to recovering gambling addicts. According to a report from The Guardian newspaper, the watchdog launched an investigation into the domain…

Gaming Authorities ・ 09 March 2022

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MPs criticise UK gambling regulator for trying to reduce addiction

A committee of MPs has produced a report criticising the gambling industry regulator for trying to reduce addiction and urging ministers to take it into special measures. The findings by the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on betting and gaming have been described as "ludicrous" by a campaigner for regulatory reform and met with a frosty…

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Flutter Acquiring Online Bingo Operator Tombola for $543m

Flutter Entertainment has come to an agreement to purchase the UK-based online bingo operator Tombola for approximately £402m ($543m). The gambling group announced the news of this acquisition on Thursday. the deal is expected to be completed during the first quarter of 2020 This is set to be an all-cash deal for 100% of Tombola. The deal is…

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Online casino Sky Vegas is facing threat of legal action

Legal action could be taken against online casino Sky Vegas after promotional emails were sent to recovering gambling addicts, a law firm has said. Sky Vegas, which is owned by Flutter UK&I, apologised last week after promotional emails were mistakenly sent to those who had opted out of betting correspondence. Law firm PGMBM said it is exploring…

Law ・ 11 November 2021

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The creeping hypocrisy of Safer Gambling Week

This November, we have seen the return of Safer Gambling Week for its fifth year. Organised by several trade associations involved in the gambling industry, the week is supposed to be all about raising awareness of problematic gambling habits and starting a dialogue between operators and customers about how to keep an eye on their gambling. So far…

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Sky Vegas Offered Free Spins to Self-Excluded Gamblers

Sky Vegas, an online casino brand owned by Flutter Entertainment, is now under investigation by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) over allegations that it offered free spins to gambling addicts. The operator allegedly sent promotional messages to gamblers who had self-excluded and people who had opted out of receiving marketing communications. Sky…

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Gambling addicts who banned themselves from betting website were offered freebies at online casino

Sky Bet offered free spins to recovering gambling addicts who had banned themselves from the online bookmaker. A message from its casino brand Sky Vegas, thought to have been sent to thousands of vulnerable ex-players, said they'd be given 100 spins in return for a £5 bet. The Gambling Commission watchdog is investigating, with Sky Bet saying it…

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More Flutter Trouble as Sky Vegas Targeted Gambling Addicts

Sky Vegas, a Flutter Entertainment-owned online gaming brand, landed in hot regulatory waters after several UK customers who had self-excluded themselves from gambling reported to have been targeted with free spin offers by the brand, an article in The Guardian reveals. Sky Vegas sent promotional messages offering 100 free spins as a bonus against…

Gambling Addiction ・ 03 November 2021

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Gambling Commission “looking into” Sky Bet over self-exclusion breach

Players who said they had self-excluded from Sky Bet or from online gambling altogether - as well as customers who had opted out of receiving marketing materials - said on social media that they had been offered free spins via an email from Sky Bet's online casino platform Sky Vegas. A spokesperson for the Gambling Commission told iGB the regulator…

Gaming Authorities ・ 04 November 2021

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Sky Vegas online casino offered free ‘spins’ to recovering addicts

The online casino Sky Vegas offered free "spins" to recovering addicts during the industry's annual Safer Gambling Week, prompting concern that the messages could trigger relapses. The UK Gambling Commission is investigating the incident, which has emerged in the same week that Sky Vegas' parent company, Flutter, boasted of its improved safer…

Gambling Addiction ・ 03 November 2021

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Federal backing for Catawba Indian Nation casino endeavor

The effort from the Catawba Indian Nation to bring a $273 million casino resort to the southern American state of North Carolina has reportedly received a huge boost courtesy of the United States House of Representatives. According to a report from The Charlotte Observer newspaper, the 435-seat body overwhelmingly passed House Resolution 1619 on…

Politics ・ 03 November 2021

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In Cyprus and the value of the local gambling industry reportedly more than doubled over the course of the five years from 2016 to account for roughly 2.98% of the island nation's most recent annual gross domestic product (GDP). According to a report from the Cyprus Mail newspaper, this figure was revealed yesterday as part of the fourth Play Safe…

Industry ・ 05 October 2021

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Needless to say, nobody is a fan of marketing emails. The spam messages are not just annoying but also distracting at times. These are mostly directed towards attracting the eyes of the potential customers as well as making them aware of any new services or innovations taking place at places a punter is regular too. The sale boosting strategy to…

Gaming Authorities ・ 24 July 2021

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ACMA Requests Local ISPs to Block Access to Illegal Gambling Operations of Kings Chance Service

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has addressed the country's Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and urged them to suspend access to some more illegal offshore gambling platforms. The latest request of the communications and media regulator is for the Australian ISPs to block the Kings Chance Service. After receiving numerous…

Law ・ 01 July 2021

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Constant Evolution of the UK Online Casino Market

There are a lot of ongoing changes in the UK gambling sector. As technology advances and new types of games hit the marketplace, the regulators are making sure that they stay on top of all of the latest developments. They want to make sure that at-risk gamblers are not getting exposed to any detrimental types of games. With the prevalence of online…

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