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Michigan Gaming Control Board issues nine cease-and-desist letters

13 February 2025 at 6:35am UTC-5
The Michigan Gaming Control Board has issued nine cease-and-desist letters for violations of state gaming laws. The affected websites offer a range of casino-style games, such ...

Paramount+ under fire for broadcasting offshore gambling ads

12 February 2025 at 7:42am UTC-5
American streaming site Paramount+ is facing scrutiny for broadcasting advertisements for an offshore gambling company during a New Zealand A-league soccer match. According to ...

Maryland regulator sends cease-and-desist letters to sweepstakes platforms

16 January 2025 at 6:51am UTC-5
The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency has sent 11 cease-and-desist letters to sweepstakes operators. Despite six operators responding to the letters, none of the sites ...

Singapore bans online prediction site Polymarket

13 January 2025 at 5:08am UTC-5
As of this month, Polymarket betting is considered illegal by the Gaming Regulatory Authority (GRA) of Singapore.  Polymarket is a blockchain-based prediction trading ...

Data reveals increased gambling addiction in Japan

9 January 2025 at 1:36am UTC-5
Data revealed in a report by the Society Concerned about Gambling Addiction (SCGA), a Japanese gambling addiction support body, shows that the number of consultation requests the ...

Indonesia blocks nearly 50,000 online gambling ads online in the New Year

7 January 2025 at 3:55am UTC-5
Between 1 January and 6 January, Indonesia’s Communication and Digital Affairs Ministry announced that it had blocked 43,063 digital advertisements related to online gambling ...