Lottoland fined with £760,000 for failures in social responsibility and anti-money laundering (AML) measures between October 2019 and November 2020. The Gambling Commission has warned EU Lotto, the operator of Lottoland, and handed it a £760,000 fine for failures in social responsibility and anti-money laundering (AML) measures between October 2019 and November 2020. The regulator found that the operator had used “ineffective” threshold triggers for financial risk and had failed to identify customers that frequently changed their deposit limits as at...

Brazilian Series of Poker (BSOP) Millions event will run later this year from November 24 to December 5 and will be the first BSOP Millions since 2019. PokerStars.net sponsored Brazilian Series of Poker (BSOP) Millions returns this November. Held at WTC Sheraton Golden Hall in São Paulo, there will be 50 tournaments across 12-days, and R$ 15.000.000,00 (approx. $2.8m) guaranteed. A highlight event will be the R$ 3.500,00 NLHE Main Event, guaranteeing R$7 million. For those who want to get involved for...

Chris Philp will take over responsibility for gambling as the government continues its review of legislation for the sector. The Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has confirmed that the new parliamentary under secretary of state Chris Philp will replace John Whittingdale and will take over responsibility for gambling as the government continues its review of legislation for the sector. Philp replaces John Whittingdale, who was removed from the post in last week’s cabinet reshuffle after just six months in...

American Gaming Association According released its annual survey which shows acceptance of gambling has grown as the US legal market expands. American Gaming Association (AGA) has released research that shows that two-thirds of adults view the gaming industry as a positive economic contributor that provides high-quality jobs while 73 per cent support legalised sports betting in their state. The AGA’s annual survey also shows that nearly seven in 10 Americans believe the gaming industry behaves responsibly, and a majority (57 per...

Eventus International – Offering iGaming Meeting Platforms from Europe to Africa in 2021 As the only media partner from Romania of Eventus International we have received the following press release: With in-person events making a comeback, the Eventus International Team is set for October and November, offering international gaming experts three unmissable C-level events. The Eventus International team will be kicking off with the 4th Annual Cyprus Gaming Show from 5 – 6 October 2021 at Crowne Plaza Limassol, offering global gaming...

World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), at its 20th edition has come to a close as the biggest WCOOP edition ever in history. World Championship of Online Poker, the prestigious PokerStars event and its 20th edition has come to a close as the biggest WCOOP ever, awarding a massive $126,543,330 in prize money to the PokerStars community. Taking place from August 22 to September 15, the series attracted more than 1.4 million entries across the 102-event schedule and exceeded its...

More than 2,300 participants attended the 8th annual Exact Time Gambling conference on September 14. After centralizing the data, it turned out that the 8th edition of the Exact time in Gambling conference was the event in the gambling industry in Romania with the largest number of participants and, at the same time, the largest event organised by Casino Life & Business Magazine. The pandemic, introduced last year, has created a new system for attending conferences, the online one, a system...