AGCO orders Unibet to pay CA 48 000 for alleged advertising infractions
Unibet has been fined CA$48,000 (US$37,128) for breaching Ontario’s rules on advertising and inducements
Unibet has been fined CA$48,000 (US$37,128) for breaching Ontario’s rules on publicizing and inducements.
Specifically, the penalty is for “alleged infractions” of the Registrar’s Standards for Internet Gaming, said the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO).
Standard 2.05 prohibits marketing materials that “communicate gambling inducements, bonuses and credits,” except on an operator’s website or – one time a participant has granted their consent – through unmediated advertising.
However, Unibet allegedly stone-broke this rule by posting or airing multiple “broad gaming inducements” between 19 and 22 May. These promoted “generous receive offers,” the AGCO said.
“We look all registered operators to achieve and maintain the luxuriously standards of responsible for(p) gambling, player trade protection and game integrity,” remarked Tom Mungham, the AGCO’s Chief Executive and Registrar.
“The AGCO testament uphold to supervise these gaming sites’ activities, and ensure they are encounter their obligations under Ontario’s Gaming Control Act and the Standards.”
The AGCO went on to military issue a more superior general caveat to operators, stating: “The Standards were assign inwards set to protect Ontarians.
It added: “Ontario strictly prohibits unsubtle public advertising of bonuses and other play inducements, and the AGCO testament carry on to accept regulatory action.”
Unibet may appeal to the aptly named Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT), an adjudicatory physical structure independent of the AGCO.
Several other betting brands hold been issued fines in Ontario. In May, BetMGM Canada and PointsBet received penalties totalling CA$48,000 and CA$30,000, respectively. Even to a greater extent recently, DraftKings Canada was fined CA$100,000.
Like Unibet, these operators received penalties for breaching Ontario’s rules on marketing and inducements.