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Gambling fines in March 2022
Regulators tracked by Croupier imposed 9 sanctions on gambling companies in March 2022, worth about €534k in total. The largest was €131,000 against PLAYES, PLC, imposed by Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (Spanish gambling regulator).
How the month compares
| Month | Decisions | Total, EUR |
|---|---|---|
| March 2022 | 9 | €534k |
| February 2022 | 8 | €23.2m |
| March 2021 | 2 | €33.2k |
Against February 2022 the total is down 98% and the number of decisions is up 12%. Against March 2021 the total is about 16 times higher.
By regulator
| Regulator | Decisions | Total, EUR |
|---|---|---|
| DGOJ Spain | 9 | €534k |
By type of breach
| Breach | Decisions |
|---|---|
| Advertising | 5 |
| Safer gambling | 3 |
| Minors | 2 |
| Unlicensed gambling | 2 |
A decision can concern more than one type of breach.
All decisions in March 2022, largest first
| Date | Regulator | Company | Breaches | Amount | Status | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Mar 2022 | DGOJSpain | PLAYES, PLC | Minors, Safer gamblingFine | €131,000 | Final | Regulator's notice |
| 24 Mar 2022 | DGOJSpain | RANK DIGITAL ESPAÑA, S.A.Grupo Rank | Unlicensed gamblingFine | €127,500 | Final | Regulator's notice |
| 21 Mar 2022 | DGOJSpain | TÓMBOLA INTERNATIONAL MALTA, PLC | Minors, Safer gamblingFine | €125,000 | Final | Regulator's notice |
| 21 Mar 2022 | DGOJSpain | BENITOS TEAM, S.L.theblackpearlexperience.com | Unlicensed gamblingFine | €100,000 | Final | Regulator's notice |
| 24 Mar 2022 | DGOJSpain | DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT IBÉRICA, SA | AdvertisingFine | €10,000 | Final | Regulator's notice |
| 18 Mar 2022 | DGOJSpain | EURASIA SOLUTIONS, PLC | Advertising, Safer gamblingFine | €10,000 | Final | Regulator's notice |
| 18 Mar 2022 | DGOJSpain | CODERE ONLINE, SAUCodere Online | AdvertisingFine | €10,000 | Final | Regulator's notice |
| 18 Mar 2022 | DGOJSpain | BETWAY SPAIN, SA | AdvertisingFine | €10,000 | Final | Regulator's notice |
| 18 Mar 2022 | DGOJSpain | BETFAIR INTERNATIONAL, PLC | AdvertisingFine | €10,000 | Final | Regulator's notice |
About these figures
A sanction is counted in the month of the regulator's decision. The figures cover FINTRAC (Canada), IGC (Indiana (US)), IRGC (Iowa (US)), GSC (Isle of Man), FIAU (Malta), MGC (Massachusetts (US)), MGC (Missouri (US)), KSA (Netherlands), NGCB (Nevada (US)), NICC (New South Wales), Lotteritilsynet (Norway), AGCO (Ontario (Canada)), PGCB (Pennsylvania (US)), DGOJ (Spain), SWC (Tennessee (US)), UKGC (United Kingdom), FinCEN (United States), VGCCC (Victoria (Australia)); regulators that do not publish their decisions in a form we can read are not included, so this is not a total for the whole industry.
Regulators often publish a decision weeks after taking it, so the figures for a month can still rise; this page is rebuilt whenever a record is added. Last record for this month added 2026-10-06. Amounts are taken from the decisions; euro figures are converted at the European Central Bank reference rate on the date of the decision. How records are collected and checked.