Florida Gaming Control Commission sends out cease-and-desists to illegal online gaming operators
The Florida Gaming Control Commission has sent out several cease-and-desist letters to offshore bookmakers and casinos illegally operating in Florida.
The online gambling hosts included Milvus-owned BetUS.com.pa, Harp Media-owned Bovada.lv, and Duranbah Limited-owned MyBookie.ag.
These platforms offered illegal wagers to users in the Sunshine State, which went against the Gaming Control Commission’s regulations.
Florida Gaming Control Commission Executive Director, Ross Marshman, said, “Gaming, both land-based and online, is strictly regulated in Florida. For example, when it comes to slot machine gaming, counting the eight legal, state-licensed slot machine businesses, and the six tribal gaming locations currently operated by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, there are only fourteen legal slot machine businesses in Florida.”
The Seminole Tribe-owned online gaming platform Hard Rock Bet is currently the only legal online gambling website available to Floridians.
The Florida Gaming Control Commission isn’t the only US regulator cracking down on illegal operators.
The Michigan Gaming Control Board also sent out a cease-and-desist letter to the online gaming platform MyBookie.ag at the end of January after it offered casino-like games to Michigan players without a valid gambling license.
Meanwhile, Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency sent 11 cease-and-desist letters to sweepstakes operators in mid-January.
Charlotte Capewell brings her passion for storytelling and expertise in writing, researching, and the gambling industry to every article she writes. Her specialties include the US gambling industry, regulator legislation, igaming, and more.
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