Former Ballon D'or winner Michael Own has been tapped by the English Gambling Authority (Ksa). The former Footballer of Liverpool, Real Madrid and Manchester United, among others, has a online casino games promoted who did not have an English Gaming license. The casino only had a license from Curaçao.
Michael Owen promoted the Point casino that is registered in Curaçao, and does not have a UK license. However, only casinos that are registered in the United Kingdom may be promoted on the UK market. In the tweet, Owen said “ " I strongly believe in the power of crypto, so partnering with an innovative platform like Punt Casino feels like a natural fit.”
After this tweet, Punt Casino was immediately blocked by the British government, so that British browsers could no longer visit the website. Owen also deleted the tweet. The UK advertising Commission has also tapped Owen for promoting an NFT.
Michael Owen claimed in a tweet that the NFT he was promoting was to " provide the very first (NFTS) that cannot lose their initial value”. Which is permanently untrue. The British advertising Commission has ordered Owen to remove the tweet.
Owen additionally also received a lot of criticism to process from football fans and people who delve into NFT s. a number of fans claim that Owen's claims involve not being able to lose value from the NFT against the criminal incitement. However, they believe in Owen's goodness and say they believe he is being deceived by the people behind the project.