Compliance Updates
Digital Fuel Marketing boost US presence with Sports Wagering registrant certificate approval in Indiana
iGaming specialists Digital Fuel Marketing have boosted their position in the fast-growing US market with the company now approved to offer sports wagering support services in Indiana.
Receipt of a Sports Wagering Registrant Certificate of Registration from the Indiana Gaming Commission is another step forward in Digital Fuel Marketing’s expansion strategy across the US, on the back of the agency having previously announced approval to operate in both New Jersey (2017) and Pennsylvania (2019).
Digital Fuel Marketing can now offer marketing strategy, media buying and customer lifetime management services to operators in the Hoosier State, as well as affiliate marketing solutions on a fixed fee basis. With the agency offering the same suite of services to customers in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey, this now gives Digital Fuel Marketing access to a variety of new commercial agreements across multiple states.
As the US sports betting market opens up, Digital Fuel Marketing’s early positioning within the market in Indiana, Pennsylvania and New Jersey places them in a strong position to bring their customer acquisition strategies to US operators in regulated States. With three years’ experience working in the US already, delivering campaigns across gaming products, Digital Fuel Marketing comes armed with a deep understanding of the US market and how to react to its growing demands.
Founded in 2013, Digital Fuel Marketing has seen robust growth over the last seven years. Their global reach, with offices in Australia and the UK as well as a presence in the US, allows them to be on call for their iGaming clients day and night. The team boast extensive wagering industry experience gained at the likes of Mansion, Coral, Ladbrokes, Tabcorp and 32 Red, putting them in a unique position to offer insight into the nuances of the sector. They are wagering industry experts delivering creative, brand building and revenue generating solutions through digital marketing for the iGaming sector worldwide.
Digital Fuel Marketing Founder and CEO, Toby Oddy, commented “Our approval to offer sports wagering support services from the Indiana Gaming Commission is a fantastic opportunity for Digital Fuel Marketing to develop our offering to the rapidly establishing US sports betting market. Digital Fuel Marketing is thrilled to be among the first-movers in the iGaming customer acquisition space and this approval is our chance to lead the way.”
Carey Theil
Greyhound Advocates Applaud Oregon Governor Tina Kotek for Signing Historic Internet Betting Ban on Greyhound Races
The largest greyhound protection group in the world thanked Oregon Governor Tina Kotek for signing a bill to outlaw the processing of internet bets on dog races, calling the new law a landmark victory for greyhound advocates.
“This is the biggest victory for American greyhound advocates since Florida outlawed dog racing in 2018. The walls are closing in on the final remnants of this cruel industry,” said GREY2K USA Executive Director Carey Theil.
Internet wagers on dog races can only be legally processed in two states, Oregon and North Dakota. More than $155 million was gambled on dog racing in 2024 through these Advance Deposit Wagering platforms, with Oregon processing 57% of all internet greyhound bets nationwide. House Bill 3020 phases out the processing of greyhound bets by July 1, 2027. It also ends remote gambling on dog races in Oregon, known as simulcasting.
Greyhound racing is a dying industry, and only continues to exist at two tracks in West Virginia. Florida voters outlawed the activity in 2018 by a vote of 69% to 31%, closing twelve operational racetracks. A bill to prohibit gambling on dog racing nationwide was introduced in the 118th Congress. The bipartisan Greyhound Protection Act earned the support of 80 cosponsors and more than 250 humane groups, anti-gambling organizations, and local animal shelters.
Since 2022, greyhound simulcasting has been outlawed in the seven states of Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Oregon. When all of these laws take effect, gambling on greyhound racing will only be legal in fourteen states.
All mainstream animal protection groups oppose dog racing due to animal welfare concerns. At the final two tracks in West Virginia, state records indicate that 487 greyhounds were injured in 2024 including 162 dogs that suffered broken bones and thirteen greyhounds that died. Thousands of dogs also endure lives of confinement at West Virginia tracks, kept in cages barely large enough for them to stand up or turn around for long hours each day.
Formed in February of 2001, GREY2K USA is the largest greyhound protection organization in the US with more than 300,000 supporters. As a non-profit 501(c)4 organization, the group works to pass stronger greyhound protection laws and end the cruelty of dog racing on both national and international levels. GREY2K USA also promotes the rescue and adoption of greyhounds across the globe.
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Compliance Updates
UK Gambling Commission Publishes Further Data on the Gambling Industry in Great Britain
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has published further data on the gambling industry in Great Britain.
This data, sourced from operators, reflects the period between March 2020 and March 2025, inclusive, and covers online and in-person gambling covering Licensed Betting Operators (LBOs) found on Britain’s high streets.
This release compares Quarter 4 (Q4) of financial year 2024 to 2025, with Q4 of 2023 to 2024, looking at how the market has changed in comparative periods over a year.
The latest operator data shows:
• online total Gross Gambling Yield (GGY) in Q4 (January to March) was £1.45 billion, an increase of 7% from Q4 the previous year. The overall number of total bets and/or spins increased 5% Year-on-Year (YoY), to 25.2 billion, whilst the average monthly active accounts in the quarter increased 2%, to 13.5 million.
• real event betting GGY increased by 5% YoY to £596 million. The number of bets decreased 1%, while the average monthly active accounts in Q4 decreased 2%.
• slots GGY increased 11% to £689 million YoY. The number of spins increased 6% to 23.4 billion while the average monthly active accounts in Q4 increased 6% to 4.5 million per month.
• the number of online slots sessions lasting longer than an hour increased by 5% YoY to 10.1 million. The average session length stayed consistent at 17 minutes. Approximately 6% of all sessions lasted more than one hour, the same as the Q4 the previous year.
• LBO GGY decreased by 3% to £554 million in Q4 2024 to 2025, compared to the same quarter last year. The number of total bets and spins decreased by 5% to 3.1 billion.
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Former World Championship semi-finalist Andy Jenkins has been handed an 11-year ban and £17580 fine for match-fixing.
Following a hearing before the DRA Disciplinary Committee Jenkins was found guilty of fixing 12 matches between 22 February 2022 and 5 July 2023 and passing information relating to this to bettors.
Jenkins also admitted using his own account to place 88 bets on matches between 17 March 2022 and 4 May 2023, breaching a DRA rule preventing any player from betting on any darts event.
The UK Gambling Commission’s Sports Betting Intelligence Unit (SBIU) supported the investigation by facilitating information gathered in the course of its enquiries.
Full details of Jenkins’ failures can be found on the DRA website.
John Pierce, Commission Director of Enforcement, said: “This case sends a strong and unequivocal message to all sportspeople – if you fix matches, you are likely to be caught and face serious consequences.
“Betting customers in Britain deserve confidence that the markets they engage with are fair and free from corruption.
“Our Sports Betting Intelligence Unit will continue to work closely with partners such as the Darts Regulation Authority to identify and prevent match-fixing.”
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