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BetDeluxe is fined by the ACMA for violating gambling spam rules
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) penalised online gambling company BetDeluxe AU$50,172 (€32,164) following...
Feb 23, 20231 min read


EU extends deadline for amending property taxation
On Monday, lawmakers revisited the issue of decreased VAT on properties, with some attempting to instill a feeling of urgency as the...
Feb 23, 20233 min read


Raiffeisen acknowledges OFAC investigation into Russia and Ukraine business
Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI), based in Austria, says it received a request for information from the United States Treasury...
Feb 22, 20232 min read


Stoiximan secures Greek Super League title sponsorship
Stoiximan, a Greek online betting company, has agreed to become the new title sponsor of the Super League, the country's highest club...
Feb 22, 20231 min read


Bethard will be sold by Esports Entertainment for €9.5 million
Esports Entertainment Group has agreed to sell its Bethard online casino and sportsbook company for €9.5 million (£8.4 million/$10.2...
Feb 21, 20232 min read


Wagner's leader made $250 million from his sanctioned empire.
According to corporate records, the sanctioned Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin earned more than $250 million from his global...
Feb 21, 20233 min read


SEC and CFTC fine Options Clearing Corp. $22 million for internal rule violations
Options Clearing Corp. (OCC) agreed to pay $22 million as part of settlements with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and...
Feb 20, 20232 min read


Galois hedge fund closes after half of its assets are stranded on FTX
Kevin Zhou, co-founder, says the fund is no longer viable and sells a claim on a defunct cryptocurrency platform for 16 cents on the...
Feb 20, 20232 min read


Parliament has passed the ELTIF 2.0 regulations
The European Parliament has approved amendments to the framework governing European Long-Term Investment Funds (Eltif). The European...
Feb 17, 20231 min read


10Bet operator has been fined £620,000 for AML and protection violations
Blue Star Planet, trading as 10Bet, has been fined £620,000 (€698,271/$746,716) by the UK Gambling Commission for a series of breaches in...
Feb 17, 20233 min read


Plastic taxes: a guide to new European legislation
According to Grzegorz Peszko of the World Bank, European countries are setting the way for extensive plastic packaging tariffs, reshaping...
Feb 16, 20235 min read


After a Singapore gambling scam, a Chinese national is sentenced to prison
A Chinese individual who duped two people out of millions of dollars in Singapore was recently sentenced to 12 years in jail. During her...
Feb 16, 20232 min read


HMRC sends 'nudge' letters to 2,000 companies about R&D tax evasion
The move is part of a government-wide drive on incorrect and fraudulent R&D tax claims, which cost the government £469 million last year....
Feb 15, 20232 min read


An Israeli sports technology firm has expanded to Cyprus
The choice of i-BrainTech is considered as a statement of confidence in Cyprus. The Israeli sports technology business i-BrainTech, a...
Feb 15, 20233 min read


Cyprus's economy is anticipated to slow down in the face of tough external conditions
According to the European Commission's preliminary winter economic forecasts for 2023, delivered by Economy Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni...
Feb 14, 20234 min read


A judge has ruled against including a compliance monitor in the Boeing DPA
A federal judge in Texas denied a plea by the families of those killed in two Boeing 737 MAX disasters to modify the conditions of a...
Feb 14, 20232 min read


What do we know about Google's AI chatbot, Bard, versus ChatGPT?
Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) and rival Microsoft (MSFT.O) are back in a fight to govern the internet zeitgeist, with Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O)...
Feb 13, 20232 min read


BGC encourages the new UK Culture Secretary to oppose increased gaming taxes
The chief executive of the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), Michael Dugher, has urged Britain's new Secretary of State for Culture,...
Feb 13, 20232 min read


Barclays is under investigation by the FCA for "persistent" KYC and AML failures
Barclays PLC is being investigated by Britain's financial regulator for alleged compliance and anti-money laundering system failures....
Feb 13, 20233 min read


Kraken will pay $30 million for an unregistered cryptocurrency "staking" product.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) hit cryptocurrency exchange Kraken with $30 million in fines and fees on Thursday, as part...
Feb 10, 20232 min read
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