2301 stories by Erik Gibbs
Malta-Based Gaming Operator Glitnor Faces Fine Over AML Failures
With Malta under almost constant scrutiny to adhere to global financial policies, it continuously wants to make sure gaming operators do their part. Glitnor Services Limited is the latest to face penalties from Malta's Financial Supervisory Authority (FIAU). That's after the financial...
Streaming Platform Kick Allows Users to Ban Gambling and Bikini Content
Gone are the days of passive content consumption, where users were at the mercy of algorithms and pre-determined recommendations on streaming platforms. Kick, the still-young rival looking to dethrone Twitch, now allows users to take control of their feeds, including blocking certain...
POGOs Banned By Another Philippine City Amid Crackdown
Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) continue to run into trouble in the country amid allegations of widespread human trafficking and other crimes. The city of Pasig already banned them from operating there last year, and the city of Valenzuela has now followed...
Chinese Police Arrest More Than 90 in Gambling Gang Raid
China tries to keep almost all forms of gambling from taking place within its borders, even though it's an uphill battle. The latest example comes in the form of an illegal online gambling operation it shut down over the weekend. On Sunday,...
Thailand Alleged Serial Killer and Gambling Addict Awaits Trial
A woman police arrested in Bangkok, Thailand, just over two months ago is already a permanent fixture in the history books. Reportedly because of a severe online gambling addiction, she allegedly murdered 14 people, perhaps more, in what one police officer calls...
Gibraltar’s Gaming Ecosystem at Risk as Spain May Try to Close Border
Gibraltar, the 2.6-square-mile British Overseas Territory (BOT) connected to southern Spain, has once again found itself in a tug-of-war between the two countries. This time, depending on how the upcoming elections play out in Spain, the result could impact "The Rock's" gambling...
Brazil Takes Another Step Forward With Regulated Sports Betting Plans
Brazil is continuing to put together its sports betting regulations almost five years after lawmakers approved the activity. A new political regime that arrived at the beginning of 2023 is helping push the issue forward, and Congress will soon have more regulatory...
Germany’s Gaming Regulator to Get New Leader as of July 1
Germany's Fourth State Treaty on Gambling, which helped unify the country's diverse gambling laws, included a unique provision. It stated that the chair of the new gaming regulator could only serve for one year, and that year is up for Jörg Sibbel...
‘Pig Butchering’ and Gambling Scams in SE Asia on the Rise
A new report released this week by the US Institute of Peace (USIP) indicates that romance and illegal gambling scams operating out of areas like Myanmar in Southeast Asia may be getting worse. An "unholy alliance" between the Border Guard Force (BGF)...
Imperial Pacific International Can Lose Saipan Casino Exclusivity, Says Court
The final ruling that the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) needed to remove Imperial Pacific International (IPI) may have just arrived. The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has issued a ruling on the fledgling casino operator in Saipan,...
