[ad_1] The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) announced that it has issued warnings to three gambling service providers because of regulatory violations. The three companies were accused of contraventions of subsections 15(2A) and 15AA(3)of the IGA. The official warnings have been sent to the owners of Rooli, Lucky Block and SlotCatalog, which the ACMA […]
[ad_1] Four years ago, one of Vice President Kamala Harris’ top donors—the billionaire cofounder of LinkedIn Reid Hoffman—celebrated the IPO of Airbnb, a company he was heavily invested in, by fashioning Monopoly boards where the game’s “jail” space is replaced by “government regulation.” Since Harris became the Democratic presidential nominee, many billionaire tech investors have […]
[ad_1] Since then, though, the expectations of the level of Apple’s capitulation have only grown more onerous. Algorithms that determine what the public sees online or through AI have to be registered with the Chinese authorities, and new AI legislation is largely focused on controlling the exact public-interfacing models that Western tech companies want to […]
[ad_1] The UK’s competition regulator is probing Alphabet’s investment in AI startup Anthropic. After opening public comments this summer, the Competition and Market Authority (CMA) said on Thursday it has “sufficient information” to begin an initial investigation into whether Alphabet’s reported $2.3 billion investment in the Claude AI chatbot maker harms competition in UK markets. […]
[ad_1] A new California law may soon allow Native American tribes to legally challenge the operations of certain small casinos, or card rooms, that have existed for decades in Los Angeles County and other parts of the state. These establishments, typically limited to table games rather than slot machines, represent vital revenue sources for their […]
[ad_1] For professional advisors like Baker Tilly Toronto, staying current in this business landscape is critical. And for insurance intermediaries, the key to thriving in this environment is to partner with experts like Baker Tilly Toronto that offer specialized expertise and strategic guidance. Steven Frye, Baker Tilly Toronto An ever-changing business landscape “With the massive […]
[ad_1] The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) continues its constant effort to fight of the gambling market. In its latest publication, the authority announced that it has ordered local internet service providers (ISPs) to block two more illegal gambling websites. Two Operators Added to ACMA’s Long List The ACMA said that its decision followed […]
[ad_1] Lawmakers in the Netherlands have supported the introduction of age verification measures for online gambling amid recent regulatory failures. The country, which launched regulated iGaming a few years ago, continues to struggle to hit the right regulatory balance. An End to Underage Gambling and Pornography Consumption The latest appeal for robust age verification measures […]
[ad_1] Although the latest figures from the Dutch Gaming Authority revealed a drop in the number of players using illegal gambling sites, black market gambling in the Netherlands remains a persistent threat. The regulator’s newest report claimed that 95% of registered accounts now belong to regulated online operators. However, the amount spent by the remaining […]
[ad_1] Is ethereum being left behind? As this chart shows, ethereum (ETH)—the second-largest cryptocurrency in terms of market cap—has lagged bitcoin (BTC) in investment returns over the past year. The blue line is BTC and the red line is ETH. (As of 12 p.m. EST on Oct. 1, 2024.) Source: TradingView Over the past year, […]
[ad_1] Soon you could see Waymo self-driving tech in Hyundai cars. The autonomous driving tech developer Waymo said this week that it would partner with the Korean automaker Hyundai to equip a fleet of its electric vehicles with self-driving technology. The vehicles, modified Ioniq 5s, will hit the road as part of Waymo’s self-driving ride-hail […]
[ad_1] Telegram CEO Pavel Durov today defended recent changes to his platform, amid concerns his arrest in France has made the messaging app more compliant with legal requests to share user data with the authorities. Durov attempted to minimize the significance of changes made to the app since he was arrested in August and charged […]
[ad_1] Both candidates at tonight’s vice-presidential debate agreed that housing costs are too high. And both Sen. J.D. Vance (R–Ohio) and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz had their favorite scapegoats to blame the problem on. For Vance, it was immigrants. “You’ve got housing that is totally unaffordable because we brought in millions of illegal immigrants to […]
[ad_1] For months, speculation has raged in Washington over the future of Lina Khan, the Federal Trade Commission chair and face of the Biden administration’s crusade against monopoly power. Overturning decades of antitrust norms, charged by Khan with failing to curb extreme concentrations of corporate power, the administration has routinely scrutinized major acquisitions traditionally ignored […]
[ad_1] Chinese regulators likely learned from the EU AI Act, says Jeffrey Ding, an assistant professor of Political Science at George Washington University. “Chinese policymakers and scholars have said that they’ve drawn on the EU’s Acts as inspiration for things in the past.” But at the same time, some of the measures taken by the […]
[ad_1] After officially hiking tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle imports earlier this month, the US government is getting even more serious about keeping China-made autos out of the country. On Monday, the US Commerce Department proposed a new rule that would ban some Chinese- and Russian-made automotive hardware and software from the US, with software […]
[ad_1] The new government in Thailand is exploring options for casino gambling at several locations across the country, including at least three in Bangkok, local media reports suggest. Last month, the country took a major step toward casino resort regulation. This happened after a draft casino bill was released which outlined key regulations related to […]
[ad_1] What are private investments? “Private investments” is a catch-all term referring to financial assets that do not trade on public stock, bond or derivatives markets. They include private equity, private debt, private real estate pools, venture capital, infrastructure and alternative strategies (a.k.a. hedge funds). Until recently, you had to be an accredited investor, with […]
[ad_1] The Netherlands is in the midst of a large-scale debate about its legislation concerning gambling, especially regarding advertisements by online gambling operators. Recent parliamentary discussions and inquiries raise questions regarding the impact of gambling advertisements on vulnerable groups, prompting calls for stricter oversight and urgent reforms. The Government Will Collect Additional Data State Secretary […]
[ad_1] The horseracing industry faces a significant challenge from unregulated illegal betting markets, which threaten the integrity of the sport while siphoning off billions of dollars in revenue. Perhaps the most notorious of those illegal operators is Citibet, an online platform that has become a significant concern for the Asian Racing Federation (ARF). Black Market […]
