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Bally’s scales back Star takeover as Bruce Mathieson steps up with AU$100M https://bit.ly/4jtXBda 💰 The revised deal sees Bally’s reduce its investment to AU$200M, with Star’s largest shareholder plugging the gap. 🗓️ A shareholder vote is set for June, but with approvals pending, Bally’s says it’s already prepping its “Day One” turnaround plan.

The NCAA is stepping up its responsible gambling campaign as player harassment and sports betting scandals persist https://bit.ly/43Nd4An 🎯 NCAA’s “Draw the Line” initiative aired during March Madness amid ongoing integrity investigations involving multiple college programs. 📱 Star athletes like Duke’s Cooper Flagg say teammates routinely receive angry DMs from bettors when they miss prop bets. "We just kind of see it and laugh at it," Flagg told iGB. 🚨 Federal authorities are still probing an alleged point-shaving ring tied to pro and college basketball, with connections to at least six D1 programs.

Hawaii is on the brink of legalizing digital sports betting https://bit.ly/4iaVf1J 🏝️ The state senate has approved HB 1308, sending the bill back to the house for a final vote before it heads to the governor’s desk. 📜 If signed, Hawaii would become the first state in 2025 to greenlight online wagering, despite vocal opposition from state agencies and advocacy groups. ⚡ The bill includes an emergency provision, allowing regulators to fast-track the market’s launch, even without a set go-live date.

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📢 Brazil Central Bank president calls for more power to block illegal betting sites. https://lnkd.in/eH-YAecG Gabriel Galípolo, President of the Central Bank of Brazil, told the Parliamentary Inquiry Commission on betting that the bank doesn’t hold the necessary powers to block unlicensed operators. 🚓 Galípolo said the Central Bank can only intervene if an illegal betting site is linked to financial crimes such as money laundering. 💰 The Bank’s executive secretary, Rogério Antônio Lucca, estimated between BRL20 billion and BRL30 billion per month will be spent on illegal betting in Brazil in 2025. 

🇬🇧 UK Gambling Commission warns of AI deepfakes in ’emerging’ money laundering risks. https://lnkd.in/eFG6z-UY In an update to its AML and terrorist financing risks guidance, the UK regulator flagged a number of money laundering and terrorist financing risks facing gambling operators. ❌ The risks ranged from AI deepfakes and crypto crash games to unlicensed suppliers and illicit mule accounts. 🖥️ The Commission stated that all operators must train staff in the assessment of customer documentation for AI-generated documents. 💳 Land-based operators have also been advised to run closed-loop payment processes. 

It’s been a week since the latest episode in the EveryMatrix Effect series dropped — and it’s already making waves. In this instalment, the spotlight is on EngageSuite, EveryMatrix’s powerful loyalty and gamification solution designed to elevate player engagement and retention. With EngageSuite, operators can: ✅ Leverage a full suite of loyalty and gamification tools — modular, flexible, and built for results. ✅ Deliver highly personalised journeys that adapt to each player's preferences. ✅ Reward players with a mix of monetary and non-monetary incentives that grow with their experience. Haven’t watched it yet? Now’s the time to catch up ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eiJUFCja

🧑⚖️ Dutch regulator raps Circus Gran Casino over role model violation. https://lnkd.in/eG-NemBE Kansspelautoriteit issued a warning to the operator after it breached rules on the use of “role models” in its marketing activities. 🏒 Circus Gran Casino used professional athletes from a Limburg ice hockey team to promote its local branch in Maastricht. 📺 KSA began enforcing a ban on the use of role models in advertising in June 2022. ⚖️ Responding to the charge, Circus Gran Casino said the rules on the use of role models was not “sufficiently” clear. 

🚨 AUSTRAC claim against Entain highlights criminal player activity. https://lnkd.in/emPS-C45 The operator group has been accused of not reporting criminal account holders across a number of brands in an ongoing case brought by the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC). ❌ AUSTRAC has accused the operator of “serious and systematic” non-compliance with AML and counter-terrorism financing laws. 💳 One account flagged in the report had a lifetime turnover of over $57.3m within the space of a couple of years, while another had refused to provide source of wealth information. 📣 Entain has acknowledged the allegations and said it would take some time to review AUSTRAC’s Statement of Claim.