Spain’s gaming regulator Direccion General de Ordenacion del Juego (DGOJ) announced that it will begin accepting new applications from online gambling operators interested in developing the regulated market in Spain. The legal online gambling market in Spain is developing quite well, and local regulators have decided to issue new licenses …
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In order to prevent problem gambling, the gambling regulator of Macau proposed to prohibit casino for employees after a day’s work. Suspension should extend only to those who are directly involved in gaming operations, especially card dealers. The ban provides punishment from $ 125 to 1,250 for those employees who …
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The developer of the game content A Nossa Aposta – Jogos e Apostas Online, S.A. received a license for activities from the gambling regulator of Portugal SRIJ. The operator will operate on the local market under the Nossa Aposta domain. Players will be offered a number of online gambling games, …
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This news was announced by the vice-president of the Ukrainian Hockey Federation (FHU) Georgy Zubko. Two hockey players of the national team of Ukraine Eduard Zakharchenko and Vladimir Varivoda can be disqualified for life for intention to surrender the World Cup 2017 to South Korea. FHU disqualified both players in …
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One of the two leading political parties in Great Britain is considering the possibility of an additional tax on gambling for the benefit of funding the National Health Service (NHS). The tax provides for the replacement of the system of voluntary donations of the GambleAware organization. The option of introducing …
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The Dutch authorities have decided to temporarily increase the tax rate for the period from July 2018 to January 2019. This measure is taken due to the fact that the local gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit wants to implement all the necessary adjustments enshrined in the new law on gambling. The tax …
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Columbia’s gambling regulator Coljuegos issued the first license to make online gambling activities in the country. The license was the company Wplay.co, which belongs to the manufacturer of electronic game machines Aquila Global Group. Local authorities are preparing to block the work of unlicensed companies in the country. Earlier this …
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The turnover of the gambling market in Georgia is more than $4 billion. But online sector is not regulated in anyway. Local authorities believe that the best way out of this situation is to prohibit local players from accessing foreign gambling sites. They consider a variant of radical measures, namely, …
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The government of Japan from next year plans to start selling all kinds of lottery tickets over the Internet. It is assumed that this will increase the amount of lottery sales, because users can quickly and easily buy tickets to participate in the drawings. Full-scale implementation of online sales will …
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In the state of Indiana will begin its work the first terrestrial casino Tropicana. The total investment in the project was $ 50 million. John Chazzar, CEO of Tropicana Ent, states that the opening of the casino will be a new milestone in the development of the state, as in …
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The Portuguese Local Regulator (SRIJ) issued the ninth permission to make activities in the field of online gambling – to operator Sociedade Figueira Praia. This company will work on the Internet under the brand Casino Portugal, which has signed an agreement with iSoftBet. Currently, Casino Portugal already has a local …
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Swedish gaming company LeoVegas is officially exiting the Australian market, following the introduction of the country’s new online gambling amendment bill. LeoVegas has already informed its affiliates that it would be halting its service in Australia as of September 10th 2017, with local players subsequently unable to access LeoVegas.com after …
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The Czech authorities intend to impose a ban on offers in the online casino for the receipt of bonuses and the opportunity to play with the help of freebet. This move is dictated by concerns about the relationship between the proposed shares in the online casino and problems with the …
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The Malta Gaming Authority on the way to fulfilling its regulatory function has taken another step towards achieving efficiency and innovation through the use of information technology in regulatory processes. A new system for managing relationships with licensees will be made available through a special secure web portal. It is …
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In 2012, as soon as the current president of China, Xi Jinping came to power, he held a large-scale campaign against corruption. The China leader said that this problem could threaten the party’s ability to hold on to power if it is not stopped. The first employees of the state …
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The situation with the regulation of casinos in the Indian state of Goa remains uncertain because of strong opposition among politicians. Authorities in the Indian state of Goa announced that over the next three years, floating casinos are planned to be completely removed from the Mandovi River. The new location …
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In April 2011, the sites of the four largest poker rooms (PokerStars, FullTilt Poker, Absolute Poker and UltimateBet Poker) were blocked by the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States, and players’ accounts were frozen indefinitely. The government accused operators of the illegal organization of online gambling and suspicion …
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The new legislative conditions will be adopted in the Swedish gambling industry, which should put an end to the monopoly in the gambling industry of the country Svenska Spel. Despite the fact that legislators intend to hold further debate on this issue, the updated legislation can enter into force only …
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Despite the fact that the sphere of gambling brought a huge profit to the Chinese state, the Chinese authorities are ready to take the most stringent measures against the online casino Joy. This casino is an opportunity for gamblers through VPN. At the moment, officials are considering another bill that …
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Online poker operator PokerStars has informed its Australian players that it would depart from the local market in mid-September, following the recent approval of the Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2017. The “mid-September” departure date is in line with expectations because the Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill states that it will become …
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