The Belgian Gaming Commission (Kansspelcommissie) has issued fines to 79 players who took part in gambling activities on unlicensed website BetClic.com. Operated by BetClic Everest, the website is licensed in various other countries, but has not yet acquired a licence in the Belgian market. Although players will face fines of just €200 ($233), the Kansspelcommissie now plans to target other punters that placed larger bets on the website. Various media reports suggest fines for these players could reach as much as €16,000. Belgium is known for its strict regulation of the national gambling market and has a lengthy blacklist of…

BBC – Billionaire James Packer and David Gyngell were cited for “offensive behaviour”, which carries a fine of A$500 ($467, £276) if uncontested. Police had launched an investigation into the incident on Sunday although no official complaint was filed. The cause of the brawl between the two friends still remains unclear. “Police today issued a 46-year-old man and a 48-year-old man with a Criminal Infringement Notice for offensive behaviour,” the New South Wales police statement said, without identifying the men by name. The brawl has been widely reported in Australian media, with photos reportedly selling for a six-figure sum. Photographs…

Legal US Poker Sites – The Baltimore Sun reports that Maryland state legislators passed a bill on April 4 which would fine gamblers under 21 caught playing in a land-based casino. For the bill to become official, the bill will have to be signed by Governor Martin O’Malley. The bill is endorsed by Maryland casino operators, due to the deterrent factor provided by the fines and penalties for those who break the law. Prior to the bill’s passage, underage gamblers had no discouragement besides being thrown out of the casino, while the casino itself faced its own stiff fines. The…

Poker News – According a report by GamingIntelligence, a French court has recommended that €40,000 in fines be handed down to bwin.party co-Chief Executive Officers Norbert Teufelberger and Manfred Bodner for the group’s activities in France prior the adoption of the gambling legislation in force today. Teufelberger and Bodner are being charged with iGaming violations by a court in the commune of Nanterre (12 km outside of Paris), with violations that date back over a decade ago when the group offered betting services to France’s citizens. Although the original complainants French monopoly operators La Française des Jeux (FDJ) and Pari-Mutuel…

Card Player – Maryland is looking at imposing penalties for those caught gambling while underage at casinos in the state. Under the proposed law change, a first offense would be a fine up to $100, a second would be $500 and a third $1,000. The third would also force those underage to participate in gambling addiction treatment. According to the Maryland State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency, there were 47 violations for underage gambling in state casinos during calendar 2013, resulting in fines totaling $30,000 for the casinos. A pair of bills are in the legislature at the moment. They…

The Nevada Gaming Commission approved a $1 million fine against the Seeno family’s Nevada casino operations Thursday, after the Peppermill chain admitted to ordering an employee to steal proprietary data from rivals through a slot machine spying scam. The Nevada Gaming Commission voted 3-0 to approve the steep fine, which Peppermill’s ownership agreed to pay last week. One commissioner recused himself from the vote and another abstained, according to Karl Bennison with the regulatory agency. Peppermill President William Paganetti read a brief statement at the Las Vegas hearing, apologizing for the casino’s action, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “I’m…