Tag Archives: DoJ

CMA probes Google on abusive adtech practices stifling competition

SBC News CMA probes Google on abusive adtech practices stifling competition

UK advertisers and media platforms have been drawn to a ‘provisional assessment’ by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) scrutinising Google’s practices. Published on 6 September, the CMA disclosed a series of ‘provisional objections’ regarding how Google’s policies and practices favour its ad-tech solutions. Due for further investigation, the CMA suspects that “Google may have broken competition law by using …

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Cantor Fitzgerald seeks $22 million US betting probe settlement

SBC News Cantor Fitzgerald seeks $22 million US betting probe settlement

The Wall Street Journal has reported this weekend that Cantor Fitzgerald LP’s sports betting subsidiary CG Technology has agreed to pay $22.5 million to the US government in forfeiture of the firm’s connection with illegal gambling and money laundering activities. Cantor governance has pushed for a non-prosecution agreement with the US Government, with CG Technology admitting responsibility of aiding and …

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ESPN – DOJ & NFL agreed sports betting to be a ‘game of skill’

SBC News ESPN - DOJ & NFL agreed sports betting to be a ‘game of skill’

US sports network ESPN has disclosed that the Department of Justice and the NFL in legal documents have considered, sports betting to be a ‘game of skill’. The definition used by both parties may become a vital distinction in the progress of legalised sports betting within the US. ESPN, North America’s biggest sports broadcaster, discovered the documents by searching public …

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Politics holding up PokerStars in New Jersey

SBC News Politics holding up PokerStars in New Jersey

PokerStars’ attempts to get licensed in New Jersey have seemingly come a cropper because of the political ambitions of Governor Chris Christie and the might of anti-online gambling campaigner Sheldon Adelson. Christie has designs on the Republican nomination for the White House and the general consensus is that major donor and Las Vegas Sands owner Adelson will have a huge …

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