📢 Kazakhstan has issued a manhunt for the alleged organizers of 1win. The Financial Monitoring Agency reported that the individuals are suspected of violence, unlawful deprivation of liberty, and organizing illegal gambling activities through the online casino 1win, which generated a criminal income of 3.8 billion tenge (€7.1 million).
📕 In the UK, the police have closed the case against politicians accused of dishonest betting. In June, a scandal erupted when several politicians close to the Prime Minister were suspected of betting on upcoming parliamentary elections using insider information. The police were unable to gather sufficient evidence to charge the party officials, so the criminal case was closed. However, the UKGC will conduct its own investigation.
✈️ Georgian company Aviator LLC won $330 million in a lawsuit against Spribe and Adjarabet for copyright infringement. The operator used the name and logo of Aviator in its popular crash game of the same name.
🌠 Investors have sued Entain in Turkey over a 44% drop in stock value following an investigation into bribery. The investors are seeking compensation amounting to €178 million.
🫣 An Austrian court has ordered Bet-at-home to pay nearly €3 million to a problem gambler. The court found that the claimant was suffering from gambling addiction and that the gambling company exploited this issue without taking any measures to restrict the addicted player from betting.
💻 In Australia, four more illegal gambling websites have been blocked: Casino Australia Online, PokiesBet, Pokiesman, and Smart Pokies. From April to June, the local regulator ACMA blocked an additional 50 websites and 359 URLs, including Richard Casino, Dundee Slots, A Big Candy, Jackpoty, John Vegas Casino, and others.
📱 In India, Telegram may be banned. The platform is suspected of facilitating the spread of illegal gambling. The final decision will depend on the results of the investigation.
🏎 In the Netherlands, the regulator KSA reminded the Formula 1 team Stake F1 Team that the casino Stake, which is the exclusive title sponsor of the team, does not have a local license. Consequently, the team should not have advertised this casino at the Dutch Grand Prix that took place last Sunday. Stake F1 Team did not heed the regulator's advice, explaining that the casino does not target players from the Netherlands and that there was insufficient time for changes. No response from KSA has been received yet. In places where Stake advertising is not possible, the team usually uses the brand Kick—a gaming and streaming platform supported by Stake co-founders Ed Craven and Bijan Tehrani.
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