The Masked Singer Brand Partnership with Online Gambling Operator PlayOJO Gets Massive Criticism

The Masked Singer Brand Partnership with Online Gambling Operator PlayOJO Gets Massive Criticism

The Masked Singer singing competition has triggered massive criticism after announcing a deal with the UK online gambling site and application PlayOJO. As the Daily Star reported, Bandicoot, which is the production company of the show, revealed that it has inked an agreement under which it will launch some new digital games featuring themes associated with the Masked Singer show. Customers will be able to choose from slot games, bingo and scratchcards in return for the chance to get a maximum prize worth £200,000. Probably one of the major reasons…

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Australian Gambling Regulators’ Actions against Crown Resorts Come a Little Too Late

Australian Gambling Regulators’ Actions against Crown Resorts Come a Little Too Late

Several years ago, in September 2014, the shocking news that the joint venture of Crown Resorts in Macau – Melco Crown – was bringing in Chinese high-roller players by using the services of junket operators associated with organised crime, came to light. According to reports at the time, the junket operators were linked to criminal gangs that have been known for money laundering, people trafficking, debt collection, etc. One of them was Suncity – a company long known by law enforcement authorities on a global scale for its Triad ties.…

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Crown Melbourne Suspected of Almost 300 Junket Criminal Transactions

Crown Melbourne Suspected of Almost 300 Junket Criminal Transactions

A financial crimes watchdog in Australia exposed that almost 300 criminal transactions that were related to junket tours were made at Crown Melbourne. Casino operators have reported around 500 criminal junket tours transactions to the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (Austrac). That means that more than half of them were completed at Victoria’s Crown Casino, according to the information revealed by the watchdog. Earlier this month, junket tour operators were warned by Austrac that they were used by overseas criminal organisations for money-laundering schemes. Although tourists from China are…

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Sydney Gaming Rooms Try to Transform Into Purpose-Built Smoking Areas

Sydney Gaming Rooms Try to Transform Into Purpose-Built Smoking Areas

Pubs in Sydney are looking for loopholes that will allow gaming rooms to be transformed into smoking lounges. It was reported that the Bellevue and Woollahra hotels have already applied for a permit by the Woollahra Municipal Council to turn their gaming rooms into unenclosed venues that will allow their customers to smoke. Thanks to a loophole in the law, the Woollahra Hotel is planning to renovate the roof over its gaming room by creating voids. This way, the gaming space will technically not be considered enclosed and patrons will…

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Online Gambling Market’s GGY Grows by 29% in October, UKGC Reveals

Online Gambling Market’s GGY Grows by 29% in October, UKGC Reveals

The gambling regulatory body in the UK has once again published some data revealing how the renewed stricter lockdown measures against the coronavirus infection have affected local players’ gambling behaviour. As the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) explained at the time it published the report, the data reflects the period between March and October 2020 and covers both land-based and online gambling. While compiling the report, the gambling watchdog used data provided by UK high-street Licensed Betting Operators (LBOs). According to the UKGC report, which was published yesterday by the regulatory…

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Crown Resorts to Open Non-Gambling Services at Sydney’s Barangaroo Casino by the End of December

Crown Resorts to Open Non-Gambling Services at Sydney’s Barangaroo Casino by the End of December

Despite all investigation and regulatory hurdles, Crown Resorts will be able to open its non-gaming operations at its Barangaroo casino in Sydney in less than two weeks. This has become possible after the Australian gambling giant received an interim liquor licence from the authorities of New South Wales (NSW). On December 16th, the Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority (ILGA) revealed that it had given an interim liquor licence to the hotel, bars and some restaurants which are part of Crown Sydney. The move comes only a few weeks after the…

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London Casinos Cease Operations as of December 16th, Following Coronavirus Cases Increase

London Casinos Cease Operations as of December 16th, Following Coronavirus Cases Increase

Casinos in London are ceasing operation once again, as the city is forced into lockdown because of the increase in the number of coronavirus cases, which Mayor Siddique Khan has described as quite concerning. The closure comes after the casino venues had been only recently allowed to resume operation after a four-week lockdown that ended on December 2nd. Previously, London casinos were forced to work under an 11 PM curfew after the initial lockdown left them closed until August. And while the country’s gambling sector has been trying to deal…

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Merkur Cashino Appeals Blackburn Council’s Decision to Reject Proposed Gaming Arcade

Merkur Cashino Appeals Blackburn Council’s Decision to Reject Proposed Gaming Arcade

The Council’s decision to reject the establishment of a 24-hour adult gaming arcade in Blackburn’s town centre is taken to appeal by Merkur Cashino, the operator that has been willing to run the proposed arcade. Earlier this year, the company filed an application seeking permission to turn the premises of an empty shop in Blackburn’s town centre into a venue offering low-stakes gambling and entertainment options such as bingo and slot machines. However, the City Council rejected the application and now Merkur Cashino has revealed that it intends to appeal…

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Crown Resorts Faces New Class Action for Allegedly Misleading Investors about Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws

Crown Resorts Faces New Class Action for Allegedly Misleading Investors about Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws

Crown Resorts is facing another hurdle, with a new shareholder class action looming over the company. The share price of the Australian gambling giant fell by 8% on October 19th, reducing the operator’s market value by $500 million, after Crown Resorts has been accused of misleading investors about the company’s compliance with anti-money laundering legislation for almost six years. In October, the financial crime regulatory body AUSTRAC of the country revealed that it was investigating alleged anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing violations associated with the operations of Crown Melbourne casino.…

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Google Rolls Out New Google Ads Feature to Allow YouTube Users Block Gambling and Alcohol Adverts

Google Rolls Out New Google Ads Feature to Allow YouTube Users Block Gambling and Alcohol Adverts

YouTube will allow its users to choose not to see the majority of gambling and alcohol ads in case they do not want to see them. This will be possible through some tools that are expected to be officially released by Google in the UK in 2021. As The Guardian reported, Google has decided to take the measure as a response to some users’ feedback. Some people have been concerned by, in their opinion, the large number of gambling and alcohol adverts they were seeing online, including on YouTube and…

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