An affiliate reportedly repurposed the branding of The Pools’ closed online casino to direct users to an unlicensed operator serving the UK. The report said the operator’s casino proposition had recently shut down.
The reported impersonation could direct UK users from The Pools’ former branding to an unlicensed operator.
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Betfair reportedly plans to leave Italy, with its affiliate programme due to end on 31 October 2026. A report citing company sources says anticipated regulatory changes could make the Exchange service commercially unsustainable, and that Betfair’s Sportsbook and casino operations are also expected to cease. No operational closure date has been announced.
Betfair is reportedly preparing to leave the Italian market, starting with the end of its affiliate programme on 31 October 2026. According to a report citing company sources, planned regulatory changes would make the Italian Exchange service no longer commercially sustainable, and Flutter has decided to cease Betfair Sportsbook and casino operations in the country as well. No operational closure date for the gambling services has been announced.
The Hellenic Gaming Commission says internet service providers must block access to unlicensed gambling websites listed on its blacklist. It warns that gambling without a licence from Greece may lead to administrative penalties and criminal sanctions.
A media investigation found 87 domains offering betting and withdrawals across six Telegram channels, a month after Brazil’s provisional measure prohibited betting platforms. The channels had more than 43 mil subscriptions, and none of the domains ended in .bet.br; the Finance Ministry’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting said it had blocked more than 47 mil illegal sites since the measure was issued.
Betting channels on Telegram are still advertising games and referral bonuses in Brazil, a month after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a provisional measure banning betting platforms, Metrópoles reported. Its investigation found 87 distinct domains advertised in six channels with more than 43 mil subscriptions combined. None of the 87 domains had the ending that had identified federally authorised platforms before the ban.
Turkish police used the AVCI system in raids across 39 provinces on 3 November, targeting 194 suspects in an illegal betting investigation. Prosecutors said 121 were jailed pending trial, 45 were released under judicial supervision and three without restrictions; authorities said the system helped identify suspected networks.
Ohio's Casino Control Commission confirmed that Robinhood, Gemini and Moomoo Financial had stopped offering new sports event contracts to Ohio customers, while Coinbase agreed to halt them by 13 November. The four firms join Plus500US in complying with cease-and-desist orders issued to 10 operators; two others have sued Ohio and three remain in discussions with the commission.
Robinhood, Gemini and Moomoo Financial have ceased providing new sports event contracts to Ohio customers, the Ohio Casino Control Commission told Legal Sports Report. Coinbase has agreed to halt its offerings by 13 November.