Tether.bet shut down its operations after scrutiny over alleged links to an unlicensed gambling service targeting UK customers. The site's alleged connections to George Cottrell and Reform UK figure Nigel Farage were also reported; the source describes calls for formal investigations but gives no confirmed enforcement action.
The allegations concern potential unlicensed gambling activity affecting the UK market.
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Pixbet faces accusations of using deceased people’s tax identification numbers to launder money. The outlet also reported a suspension affecting the Brazilian sports betting operator.
Representatives of Fundación Primero Justicia and betting-shop owners alleged that money was being offered to legislators to secure approval of a proposed gambling bill in the Dominican Republic. Miguel Surún Hernández asked the attorney general's office to investigate; the proposal, approved by the Chamber of Deputies, is due to return to the Senate for review. The allegations remain unverified in the report.
It was reported that Meta faces scrutiny in Australia following a 14 August report identifying offshore casino advertisements on Facebook and Instagram. A bill introduced on 2 July would empower ACMA to order the removal of illegal gambling advertisements. The proposal would also require banks and payment providers to block transfers to designated illegal operators.
Spain’s Consumer Ministry reportedly identified Need for Spin, linked to GBL Solutions N.V., as allegedly operating in Spain without the required national gambling licence. The platform and its associated domain do not appear in the DGOJ’s register of authorised operators, according to the report.
Italy’s Supreme Court rejected appeals concerning Calabrian betting outlets linked to unlicensed foreign bookmaker Sogno di Tolosa. The ADM assessments cover tax years 2014–2019. The court confirmed that foreign bookmakers without an Italian concession and their collection outlets share liability for the betting tax.
Italy's Supreme Court, the Corte di Cassazione, has rejected a series of appeals against betting tax assessments issued by the Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM) for outlets in Calabria connected to the foreign bookmaker Sogno di Tolosa, which holds no Italian concession or authorisation to operate in the country. The court held that the single betting tax is owed by the foreign bookmaker without a concession and by the collection points acting on its behalf, according to the rulings. The assessments cover tax years 2014 to 2019.