Penalties & FinesBritish Columbia Gaming
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B.C. Lottery Corp. relents after 9-year battle to keep secret records linked to $700k fine (2/10/2020)
(British Columbia) -- After fighting the CBC for nine years over the release of money laundering records, the B.C. Lottery Corporation is finally relenting. After three...
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Iowa Gaming
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Bettendorf casino fined after mom sneaks teen son inside (2/7/2020)
(Iowa) -- The Isle of Capri Casino in Bettendorf was fined $10,000 Tuesday by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission after a mother helped her underage son get onto the...
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Harrah's and Horseshoe casinos fined $50,000 for underage gambling violations (10/8/2019)
(Iowa) -- Harrah’s and Horseshoe casinos in Council Bluffs have been fined a total $50,000 for two instances of allowing underage patrons onto their gambling...
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Casinos in Council Bluffs fined for underage gambling violations (10/7/2019)
(Iowa) -- The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission approved fines for two casinos last week at their meeting in Waterloo. Racing and Gaming Administrator, Brian Ohorilko...
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Harrah's and Horseshoe fined $50,000 for underage gambling violations (10/7/2019)
(Iowa) -- Harrah's and Horseshoe casinos in Council Bluffs have been fined a total $50,000 for two instances of allowing underage patrons onto their gambling floors...
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Casinos in Council Bluffs fined for underage gambling violations (10/3/2019)
(Iowa) -- The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission approved fines for two casinos today at their meeting in Waterloo. Racing and Gaming Administrator, Brian Ohorilko says...
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Prairie Meadows Casino Fined Again for Underage Gambling in Iowa (8/30/2019)
(Iowa) -- Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino was fined $20,000 — for the second straight year — after Iowa authorities said an underage patron was gambling...
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Iowa casino fined for underage gambling violation (8/27/2019)
(Iowa) -- Iowa's casino gambling oversight commission has fined an Altoona casino for allowing a 19-year-old man to gamble and drink alcohol there earlier this year...
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Casinos in Altoona, Council Bluffs fined by regulators (8/26/2019)
(Iowa) -- Two Iowa casinos will pay fines for violations of gambling regulations. Iowa Racing and Gaming Administrator, Brian Ohorilko, says William Hill — which...
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Casinos in Larchwood and Osceola pay fines for gambling violations (6/15/2019)
(Iowa) -- The Grand Falls and Lakeside casinos each agreed to fines for gambling violations Thursday at the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission meeting. Commission...
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Malta Gaming
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Gaming firm averts sanctions after record fine (1/19/2020)
(Malta) -- A company that illegally processed millions of euros worth of payments for an online gambling operation will not face any criminal charges after reaching a...
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Penn National
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Hollywood Casino fined $20,000 by state for holding ‘unapproved’ poker tournament, other errors (1/16/2020)
(Pennsylvania) -- Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course has been fined $20,000 by the state for holding poker tournaments last year that were not properly...
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Gaming Control Board fines Penn National casino (1/15/2020)
(Pennsylvania) -- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board fined Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association LLC, operator of Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course...
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Hollywood Casino fined for unapproved poker tournaments (1/15/2020)
(Pennsylvania) -- The operator of Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course has been fined $20,000 for holding poker tournaments that had not been approved by the...
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Card Clubs
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California's 2nd-largest card room fined nearly $6M for misleading regulators (12/9/2019)
(California) -- California’s second-largest card room is paying state and federal regulators nearly $6 million for misleading gambling regulators and failing to do...
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Hawaiian Gardens Casino hit with $3.15m fine for misleading regulators (12/7/2019)
(California) -- California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has issued a settlement of $3.15m against Hawaiian Gardens Casino. The state’s second largest card room...
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California’s 2nd largest card room pays $6 million in fines (12/6/2019)
(California) -- California’s second-largest card room is paying state and federal regulators nearly $6 million for misleading gambling regulators and failing to do...
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Hawaiian Gardens Casino Fined $6M for Misleading Regulators, Failing to Deter Money Laundering (12/5/2019)
(California) -- California’s second-largest card room is paying state and federal regulators nearly $6 million for misleading gambling regulators and failing to do...
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Hawaiian Gardens casino to pay California $3.15 million, admits misleading regulators (12/5/2019)
(California) -- The Gardens Casino, a card room that underpins the one-square-mile city of Hawaiian Gardens, has agreed to pay $3.15 million to settle allegations...
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New Jersey Gaming
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Gaming regulators hit internet companies with $150K in fines in November (12/8/2019)
(New Jersey) -- State gaming regulators doled out more than $150,000 in fines to multiple gaming companies last month for infractions ranging from offering unapproved...
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New Jersey doles out $150k in online gambling, betting fines (12/4/2019)
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey’s online gambling and sports betting operators just got taken to the state’s regulatory woodshed for a variety of shortcomings. As...
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New Jersey fines DraftKings for self-exclusion, ‘cooling off’ failures (6/19/2019)
(New Jersey) -- Daily fantasy sports cum sports betting / online casino operator DraftKings has been fined by New Jersey regulators for violating rules on protecting...
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Steve Wynn
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Steve Wynn to pay $20 million in a settlement with Wynn Resorts (11/28/2019)
(Nevada) -- Wynn Resorts has agreed to accept $41 million from former Chief Executive and Chairman Steve Wynn and insurance carriers as part of a settlement stemming...
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Don’t expect fireworks as Nevada gaming regulators seek to declare Steve Wynn ‘unsuitable’ (10/26/2019)
(Nevada) -- Almost assuredly, the Nevada Gaming Commission will soon hold a public hearing on the five-count complaint against Steve Wynn, in which the Gaming Control...
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Industry banishment that casino regulators seek to impose on Steve Wynn is rare in Nevada (10/17/2019)
(Nevada) -- Steve Wynn could become just the 25th person to be declared “unsuitable” for operating a casino or gaming establishment in Nevada since 1980 and the first...
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Steve Wynn faces ban from casino industry after Nevada gambling regulators file complaint (10/17/2019)
(Nevada) -- Nevada gambling regulators on Monday filed a complaint against Steve Wynn, saying that the casino magnate’s alleged sexual misconduct has damaged the...
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Hopi Tribe
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Hopis penalized for safe drinking water violations (11/25/2019)
(Arizona) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says the Hopi Tribe has violated the Safe Drinking Water Act and must pay a penalty. The act protects public...
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Pennsylvania Gaming
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PGCB fines Downs Racing following underage gaming incidents (10/31/2019)
(Pennsylvania) -- Operator Downs Racing has been fined by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) for inadequate age controls on its gaming products
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Which Site Will Be First To Offer Online Poker In Pennsylvania, And When? (10/11/2019)
(Pennsylvania) -- As we approach the three-month mark for legal online gambling in Pennsylvania, poker players in the state are still twiddling their thumbs and...
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$150,000 fine from PGCB for Downs Racing (10/2/2019)
(Pennsylvania) -- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today approved a fine of $150,000 against Downs Racing, L.P., operator of Mohegan Sun Pocono Downs, for not...
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Rhode Island Gaming
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Settling a contract fight, Twin River to pay $180K fine, spend twice as much as usual on Lincoln casino (10/21/2019)
(Rhode Island) -- Twin River Worldwide Holdings has agreed to pay Rhode Island $180,000 and more than double the amount it spends each year improving its Lincoln casino...
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Wynn Resorts
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Gaming Control Board: Yank Steve Wynn's gaming license, levy fine (10/15/2019)
(Las Vegas) -- The Nevada Gaming Control Board, the investigative arm of Nevada’s Gaming Commission, is recommending that Steve Wynn lose his gaming license and...
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Nevada regulators in uncharted waters in Steve Wynn suitability case (10/15/2019)
(Nevada) -- It could take months for regulators to determine Steve Wynn’s suitability to continue to hold a gaming license in the wake of a complaint filed Monday.
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Mohegan Sun
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Tight labor market exacts a price: Pa. casino fined $152,500 for failing to hire enough security (10/3/2019)
(Pennsylvania) -- The state’s tight labor market has proven to be costly for one Pennsylvania casino. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on Wednesday fined...
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Mohegan Sun Pocono receives $150K fine over repeated security staffing issues (10/3/2019)
(Pennsylvania) -- Downs Racing, L.P, a subsidiary of Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, owner and operator of Mohegan Sun Pocono, has been fined by the Pennsylvania...
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Fantasy Sports
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Fantasy Sports Company Agrees To Pay $30,000 For Unlawfully Operating in NJ (8/30/2019)
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey’s two-year-old fantasy sports law has claimed its first victim. On Aug. 22, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and the Division of...
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eSports
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Six CS:GO Players Arrested in Australia Over Esports Match-Fixing Racket Face Ten Years in Prison (8/26/2019)
(Australia) -- Australian police have arrested six individuals on suspicion of deliberately throwing Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) matches in an attempt to...
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Resorts World Catskills
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Struggling Resorts World Catskills Unveils Expanded Poker Room (8/7/2019)
(New York) -- Resorts World Catskills may not be bringing in the revenue that was expected from the casino complex since opening in February 2018, but that isn’t...
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Mascot Issue
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U of I professor calls NCAA to punish university over policy violations (7/31/2019)
(Illinois) -- A University of Illinois faculty member wrote a letter to the NCAA, saying the university is violating its policy on the use of Native American mascots in...
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Mobile Gaming
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Bill seeks Sh2m fine for use of phones to gamble online (6/28/2019)
(Kenya) -- Using a mobile phone to place a bet on an online gaming platform will attract a fine of up to Sh2 million or a maximum jail term of two years in the proposed...
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Payday Loans
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Fort Worth firm allegedly violated payday loan laws for years. Now it’s paying $39.7M. (6/28/2019)
(Texas) -- In times of desperation or financial uncertainty, a payday loan can be a way to get cash, quick — so long as the applicant accepts the terms and...
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New Hampshire Gaming
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Glitch Allowed Self-Identified "Problem Gamblers" To Continue Betting In New Jersey (6/22/2019)
(New Jersey) -- "Problem gambling" was and will continue to be a hot topic for all states looking to partake in the regulated sports betting market, and this...
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Peoria Tribe
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Peoria Tribe issues $2 million fine against casino managers (6/15/2019)
(Oklahoma) -- The Peoria Tribe is seeking more than $2 million from the former managers of its casino in Oklahoma after being hit with a federal enforcement action. On...
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Indiana Gaming
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Hoosier Park fined over access to slots (6/1/2019)
(Indiana) -- Harrah's Hoosier Park has been fined $10,000 by the state after acknowledging one of its slot machines was opened by an access card that had dozens of...
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Wynn Boston Harbor
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Wynn Has Paid $35 Million Fine, Won't Appeal Finding Against CEO (5/28/2019)
(Massachusetts) -- Wynn Resorts announced Tuesday that it has paid a $35 million fine levied by state gambling regulators, clearing the way for the company's casino...
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Wynn Resorts pays $35.5M fine imposed by Massachusetts Gaming Commission (5/28/2019)
(Massachusetts) -- Wynn Resorts on Tuesday paid the $35 million fine imposed on it by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission and the $500,000 fine imposed on CEO Matt...
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Wynn Resorts won’t appeal Gaming Commission’s $35m fine (5/28/2019)
(Massachusetts) -- Wynn Resorts said Tuesday that it will not appeal the decision of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to fine the gambling giant $35 million, while...
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Wynn Resorts, CEO Matt Maddox won’t appeal Mass. fines and conditions (5/28/2019)
(Massachusetts) -- With the opening of the $2.6 billion Encore Boston Harbor resort casino less than five weeks away, Wynn Resorts said it won’t appeal the fines...
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State gambling regulators put out bid for Wynn monitor (5/27/2019)
(Massachusetts) -- The Massachusetts Gaming Commission is seeking bids for an independent monitor to keep tabs on Wynn Resorts Ltd. as the company operates its $2.6...
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Russia Gaming
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Russia: FAS Finds Google Guilty of Casino Advertising (5/27/2019)
(Russia) -- Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of Russia has found Google guilty of advertising gambling companies in AdWords. Currently, gambling advertisement,...
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Other News
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Bettendorf casino fined after mother sneaks son in (2/5/2020)
(Iowa) -- The Isle of Capri Casino in Bettendorf was fined $10,000 Tuesday by the Racing and Gaming Commission after a mother helped her underage son get onto the...
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‘Shell-shocked’ bookmakers face big fines for underage betting at Royal Ascot (1/27/2020)
(UK) -- Racecourse bookmakers say they are “shell-shocked” at a decision by the Gambling Commission to ramp up punishments meted out for failing to prevent...
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Dutch gaming regulator issued record-setting annual fines (12/30/2019)
(Netherlands) -- In the Netherlands and the past twelve months have reportedly seen the nation’s Kansspelautoriteit gaming regulator issue fines against online...
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Montana's US Attorney's office collects $9.5M in penalties (12/24/2019)
(Montana) -- The U.S. Attorney's office in Montana collected $9.5 million in civil and criminal penalties in the fiscal year that ended on Sept. 30. Nearly $8...
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Three underage gamblers snuck into the Rivers Casino Philadelphia. It cost the casino $62,500 in fines (12/18/2019)
(Pennsylvania) -- State regulators on Wednesday fined a Philadelphia casino $62,500 for failing to prevent underage patrons from sneaking into the casino and gambling....
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Ex-Louisiana racing commissioner fined $50,000 for ethical conflict from Bobby Jindal era (11/30/2019)
(Louisiana) -- A state administrative court has leveled $50,000 in penalties against a Louisiana horseman who served for nearly three years on the State Racing...
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Ladbrokes Dodges Regulator Fine for £1 Million Hush Money Payments (10/28/2019)
(UK) -- British retail-betting giant Ladbrokes has swerved a financial penalty after it was found to have bought the silence of the victims of a gambling-addicted...
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Ladbrokes escapes fine for secrecy over gambler’s £1m theft (10/26/2019)
(UK) -- Ladbrokes is set to escape a fine for telling the victims of a £1m theft by a customer with a gambling problem that it would only compensate them if they...
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Swedish court reduces Casino Cosmopol’s money laundering penalty (10/14/2019)
(Sweden) -- Sweden’s Administrative Court has moved to reduce Casino Cosmopol’s penalty fee for breaching licence conditions related to money laundering and...
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Riders Billy Lee and Robbie Colgan hit with hefty bans (10/10/2019)
(Ireland) -- Billy Lee has been hit with an eight-day ban for using his whip with excessive frequency during Space Traveller's last-gasp success in the Group 2...
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Harrahs, Horseshoe casinos fined $50,000 for incidents involving two minors (10/9/2019)
(Iowa) -- Harrah’s and Horseshoe casinos in Council Bluffs are being fined $50,000 for incidents involving two minors who were allowed on the premises.
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Harrah's and Horseshoe casinos fined $50,000 for underage gambling violations (10/8/2019)
(Iowa) -- Harrah’s and Horseshoe casinos in Council Bluffs have been fined a total $50,000 for two instances of allowing underage patrons onto their gambling...
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Big jump in CRA fines on Singapore casino sector 2018-19 (10/4/2019)
(Singapore) -- Singapore’s Casino Regulatory Authority (CRA) imposed for financial year ended March 31 an aggregate of SGD745,000 (US$540,000) in fines on the city...
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UKGC Fines Silverbond Enterprises £1.8m After Investigation (9/12/2019)
(UK) -- The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has fined Silverbond Enterprises, the operating company behind the Park Lane Club casino in Mayfair, London, £1.8m ($2.2m...
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Imperial Palace fined, loses in court (9/5/2019)
(Saipan) -- September is not getting off to a particularly good start for the Imperial Pacific International (IPI), as they have been fined $375,000 by the Commonwealth...
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Alice Springs casino fined over drunken gamblers (9/3/2019)
(Australia) -- Almost right smack dab in the middle of Australia lies the modestly-sized city of Alice Springs. With roughly 30,000 inhabitants, it pales in comparison...
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Prairie Meadows fined $20K after minor caught gambling, drinking (8/27/2019)
(Iowa) -- The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission has fined Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino over a minor caught gambling and drinking at the casino in April.
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Ladbrokes Coral hit by £5.9m penalty over vulnerable gamblers (7/30/2019)
(UK) -- Ladbrokes Coral will pay a £5.9m penalty, one of the largest imposed by the Gambling Commission, over multiple failures to step in as problem gamblers lost...
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Gambling firms fork out £19.6m in record year for fines (6/27/2019)
(UK) -- UK gambling firms paid out a record £19.6m in penalties last year for failing to protect problem gamblers and crack down on money laundering. The largest...
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UK Gambling Operator Gamesys Limited Penalised by the UK Gambling Commission (6/18/2019)
(UK) -- In its home country, Gamesys Limited has been penalized by the United Kingdom Gambling Commission for breaching the commission’s rules on social...
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