Jakarta. State-owned Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) is collaborating with the Financial Services Authority (OJK) to detect accounts used by online gambling operators, its CEO said on Friday. The bank has the technology to identify gambling accounts before reporting them to the OJK for further action, Royke Tumilaar said. “When we detect indications of gambling accounts,...
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BC.Game brand banned in Sweden
A BC.Game brand has been banned from operating online gambling services in Sweden after being found by the regulator to lack the necessary licence. The Swedish Gambling Authority, Spelinspektionen, said an investigation found the brand, owned by Small House, does not have the correct accreditation to offer igaming content to customers. However, the regulator said BC.Game’s...
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Vermont Launches Problem Gambling Support Website
click to enlarge Six months after Vermont legalized sports betting, the state has a new website that is intended to help people who have developed gambling problems. VTGamblingHelp.org invites people to “choose to change your game.” It offers a live chat function and a number to call for help: 1-800-GAMBLER. Users can also use the website...
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Increased gambling tax in Sweden comes into effect
Sweden’s increased excise tax on gambling comes into effect from today, Monday, July 1. The new tax, up to 22 per cent from 18 per cent, covers all verticals and received mixed reaction from across the industry in Sweden before being approved by the government in May. The gambling regulator, Spelinspektionen, said while it had...
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Meridianbet granted South African sports betting licence
Golden Matrix Group’s Meridianbet operator brand has received a sports betting licence in South Africa. The accreditation from the Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board allows the B2B and B2C company to operate sports betting across South Africa. A separate Manufacturer Licence from the regulator allows Meridianbet to licence its proprietary sports betting software within...
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Indonesia Intensifies Fight Against Online Gambling, Launches Three Operations
Jakarta. The Indonesian government has launched a campaign against online gambling, with the newly formed Task Force for Eradicating Online Gambling initiating three immediate operations. On Thursday, Chief Security Minister Hadi Tjahjanto announced efforts aimed at eliminating online gambling through law enforcement actions. “We will conduct three operations: firstly, freezing of accounts; secondly, cracking down...
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OPP launch investigation into Jontay Porter betting scandal | CBC News
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has launched an investigation probing former Toronto Raptor Jontay Porter’s betting scandal, a spokesperson for the force confirmed Wednesday. Porter, who once played centre for the Raptors, was banned for life from the NBA in April after a league probe found he disclosed confidential information to sports bettors and wagered...
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Florida sports betting challenge turned down by U.S. Supreme Court
The court’s decision keeps online sports betting in Florida in the hands of the state’s Seminole Tribe. Dara Kam | News Service of Florida Video: Inside the Seminole Hard Rock casino and the world’s first guitar-shaped hotel Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Florida opened Thursday after a $1.5 billion expansion. Janine Zeitlin, jzeitlin@news-press.com In...
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Chief Cultural Affairs Minister Clarifies Statement on Social Assistance for Online Gamblers
Jakarta. Chief Cultural Affairs Minister Muhadjir Effendy has clarified his statement regarding the provision of social assistance (bansos) to online gambling victims. Muhadjir emphasized that the recipients of the social assistance will be the family members of the victims, not the perpetrators. “It needs to be understood clearly and not taken out of context. Perpetrators...
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Jokowi Vows Massive Crackdown on Online Gambling
Jakarta. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo vowed on Wednesday to launch a massive crackdown on online gambling, which he said involves transnational networks. In a video message, the president announced that his government will establish a task force against online gambling to expedite operations. “The government is making serious efforts to combat and eradicate online gambling....
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The government promised to ban online gambling ads. Nothing has happened – ABC listen
Mark KempsterI don’t understand why it’s taken so long with such bipartisan support that all the recommendations in the report had, there was 31 different recommendations, and basically the government haven’t addressed any of them when they promised when they came into power that they would address all parliamentary inquiry findings within six months. So...
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Six nabbed over online gambling sites
PUBLISHED : 3 Jun 2024 at 05:25 Small Medium Large Six people have been arrested over their suspected links to two illegal gambling sites, which authorities believe are affiliated with a criminal organisation in Cambodia. Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) commissioner, Pol Lt Gen Worawat Watnakhonbancha, said on Sunday the arrests followed...