Spelinspektionen, Sweden’s Gambling Inspectorate, has used its recently launched regulation to award gaming supplier licenses to three game development studios – Programutvecklarna i Norrköping AB, Skill On Net, and Synot Games. These B2B companies will be the first licensed gaming providers in Sweden, with the licenses coming into force on 1 July 2023 to remain […]

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) have created a new anti-money laundering task force, dubbed “Avarus.” The multi-agency task force will focus on “sophisticated, international groups with one purpose – to provide a shadow economy enabling crime.”

arrest of nine people involved in a Sydney-based multimillion-dollar crime ring

The authorities have had some success cracking down on major criminal operations recently, including an investigation that led to the arrest of nine people involved in a Sydney-based multimillion-dollar crime ring. The group was attempting to launder money across

Microsoft is planning to launch its own store for mobile games – both Android and iOS – possibly as soon as next year. The big determining factor for whether or not it becomes a reality will be if Microsoft’s planned $75bn acquisition of Activision Blizzard goes ahead. This deal is still awaiting clearance from regulators.

Microsoft Gaming chief executive Phil Spencer explained the plans, stating that the prospective app store would boost competition in the space. Certain antitrust authorities believe that Google and Apple’s app stores operate as a duopoly.

An aspiring lawyer in the UK will, in a few years, be an older, out-of-work former prison inmate unable to practice law. While finishing his education to become a licensed attorney, Tauseef Sadeeq decided to embezzle funds at the law firm where he was an apprentice, using the money to gamble.

Last week, a court judge convicted the 31-year-old of stealing £100,000 (US$121,770) of client compensation. His dishonesty

Sweet 16 upsets brewing

Is it too early to call March Madness 2023 “The Year of the Upset?” Maybe just for a few more days until the Sweet 16 tips off.

No. 1 Purdue has already been bounced out of the tournament thanks to No. 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson, the second 16 seed to ever knock out a top seed, as is No. 1 Kansas, which lost to No. 8 Arkansas in the Round of 32. 

staring down the barrel of disaster

Only Alabama and Houston are left holding it down for the number ones, and both are staring down the barrel of disaster. There is a very real possibility that all four top seeds

Sixteen teams remain in the 2023 NCAA  men’s college basketball tournament, aka “March Madness,”
after one of the wildest opening rounds in the last 20 years. In the most recent update by DraftKings, Alabama is the betting favorite to win the national championship at +350 odds. Houston is right behind at +360 odds when the Sweet 16 resumes later this week.

Penn Entertainment’s Barstool Sportsbook is the latest regulated operator to learn that gaming regulators are getting very serious about “can’t lose” marketing. This comes after the Massachusetts Gaming Commission took the company to task over a series of promotions featuring Barstool Sports employee/media personality Dan Katz (aka, The Big Cat). Katz is a Barstool Sports […]

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Incentive Games, who are building up a solid reputation as one of the leading free-to-play  game developers developer, have once again teamed up with bet365 – to launch an astonishing $10 million jackpot for the 2023 NCAA Championship. A leaderboard and prizes will also be available, based on points earned for correct predictions, paying the […]

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If the anti-gambling pundits in Australia didn’t already have enough reason to distrust the gaming industry, Star Entertainment is giving them another. In addition to providing money laundering assistance and falsifying official records, the casino operator has now admitted to more lawbreaking shenanigans as part of its daily routines.

In the latest blow to the Australian gaming ecosystem, Star has admitted that it illega

The snooker ecosystem is dealing with a few controversies that put into question its status as a “gentleman’s game.” The latest focuses on British champion player Mark King, who will spend some time on the sidelines while the World Snooker Tour (WST) investigates him over illegal betting claims.

King, who spent 20 years as one of the top players in the world, was defeated by Joe Perry in February when they met in the fi