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Betfair fined over AU$871,000 by Australian regulator for gambling violations
30 July 2025 at 6:15am UTC-4
Online sportsbook operator Betfair has paid an AU$871,660 penalty after an investigation led by the Australian Communications and Media Authority found Betfair had breached ...
Allywn North America exec appointed CEO of The Lottery Corporation in Australia
29 July 2025 at 6:12am UTC-4
Australian lottery provider The Lottery Corporation has announced Wayne Pickup as its new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer.
Pickup, currently the Chief Executive ...
Apple iSports confirms acquisition of LBC Enterprises
28 July 2025 at 7:27am UTC-4
Australian online gaming technology and infrastructure provider Apple iSports has agreed to take over online gambling platform operator LBC Enterprises.
The deal is expected to ...
Australian regulator issues remedial direction to ReadyBet for targeting self-excluded players
28 July 2025 at 6:42am UTC-4
The Australian Communications and Media Authority has issued a remedial direction to Australian sportsbook ReadyBet after the operator targeted customers who had registered with ...
PointsBet rejects Betr takeover, raises concerns over VIP-heavy customer base
24 July 2025 at 7:38am UTC-4
Australian sportsbook PointsBet has rejected a takeover offer from rival Betr, telling the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) that more than half of Betr’s gambling profits in ...
ACMA blocks five more illegal gambling websites
18 July 2025 at 7:34am UTC-4
Media and online gambling regulator Australian Communications and Media Authority has directed Internet service providers to block access to five unlicensed gambling websites that ...
Betr makes improved takeover offer for PointsBet
18 July 2025 at 7:15am UTC-4
Australian sports and horse racing betting operator Betr Entertainment has made an all-scrip, off-market takeover offer for all remaining fully paid ordinary shares in Australian ...
New Zealand online gambling legalization bill clears first hurdle
15 July 2025 at 6:44am UTC-4
A bill that will legalize New Zealand’s currently unregulated online gambling market has cleared its first legislative hurdle, earning its first reading in Parliament.
It ...
New Zealand’s closed licensing regime presents ‘good test case’ for better regulation
3 July 2025 at 11:56am UTC-4
BetComply Co-Founder and Chief Compliance Officer Mike de Graaff has voiced optimism over New Zealand’s impending igaming regulation, which limits the market to just 15 licenses ...
New Zealand introduces online casino bill to parliament
2 July 2025 at 7:09am UTC-4
New Zealand has introduced the Online Casino Gambling Bill to its House of Representatives, taking a step closer to the legalization of igaming in the country.
While sports ...
