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5 days ago | 
gamblingnews.com | Jerome Garcia |Jerome García
Norway’s gambling monopoly has been around the idea that no other entity, bar the state-owned operator, could offer gambling products. To enforce this, the regulator – Lottstift – has launched a dedicated online tip-off hotline to ensure that any illegal operators are acted against, and with the help of consumers who report those entities to begin with.
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5 days ago | 
gamblingnews.com | Jerome Garcia |Jerome García
DraftKings, one of arguably two dominant sports betting companies in the United States, has filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC), seeking permission to launch its political action committee (PAC), the firm’s first.
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1 week ago | 
gamblingnews.com | Jerome Garcia |Jerome García
Image Source: Pragmatic Play For one UK traveler by the X handle of @OwenHalstead13, things are looking up. The man, who shared a social media post of him winning £24,000 ($32,255) while putting down a £2 ($2.69) spin on Pragmatic Play’s Gates of Olympus 1000. And, to make things even better, Owen was on his way to his holiday in Ibiza.
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1 week ago | 
gamblingnews.com | Jerome Garcia |Jerome García
Alberta is set to become one of three provinces to host a more liberal gambling market designed to allow multiple operators in. Presently, only Ontario runs such a business model, but both British Columbia and Alberta are poised to follow it in creating a more universally accepted gambling framework.
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1 week ago | 
gamblingnews.com | Jerome Garcia |Jerome García
As Hawaii still struggles to pass an efficient gambling regulation, the proliferation of black-market operations has put most authorities on notice. In order to restrict the reach of these pernicious activities, more legislation has been passed in the city of Honolulu, with Bill 11, 12, and 13, all outlining a possible course of action against various sectors.
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1 week ago | 
gamblingnews.com | Jerome Garcia |Jerome García
Winning the lottery can feel great, but for one Australian who bagged AU$100m from a recent draw, there is little difference. The reason? They have not stepped forward to claim the reward, with the lottery already raising an issue over the fact.
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1 week ago | 
gamblingnews.com | Jerome Garcia |Jerome García
Pragmatic Play has introduced new games to strengthen its live casino portfolio, and particularly the poker segment, with the addition of Jacks or Better Draw Poker and Casino Hold’em. This is an ambitious undertaking that will see the company capitalize on the already popular titles and bring them to its live suite of games, seeking to further differentiate its offer from competitors and create brand-new experiences for players.
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1 week ago | 
gamblingnews.com | Jerome Garcia |Jerome García
Police in South Korea have shuttered a $384-million gambling ring, roughly 530 billion won, which has been operating on the territory of the country for the past five or so years. The website, which used female live dealers, has pocketed at least 27.1 billion won in illicit profits using this model.
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1 week ago | 
gamblingnews.com | Jerome Garcia |Jerome García
The International Center for Responsible Gaming (ICRG) has announced that the outgoing president, Arthur Paikowsky, will be succeeded by Michael Soll, who will begin his mandate on July 7, 2025. Soll will be replacing the incumbent at the helm of the body that has achieved numerous milestones in advancing the gambling industry’s collective understanding of gambling-related harm, leveraging academic, evidence-based research.
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1 week ago | 
gamblingnews.com | Jerome Garcia |Jerome García
Lawmakers in Wyoming are looking to up the tax on several gambling activities over the coming months, as per an idea pitched by the Wyoming Legislature’s Select Committee on Capital Financing and Investments. Among the activities that the state wants to levy higher taxes on are online sports betting, which should double its rate to 20% from the current 10%.
