Law and Regulations

Online poker will be allowed in Pennsylvania

Located in the northeast of the US, Pennsylvania will become the fourth state in the country after New Jersey, Nevada and Delaware with legitimate online poker and gambling. The Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed a bill that would allow residents of the state to play online poker, online casinos and …

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Riga will close 42 gambling halls for five years

The gambling industry in Latvia is one of the lines of business demonstrating stable growth. At the end of 2016, the industry is ready to reach the pre-crisis level, but the changed policy of the state with regard to the sphere of gambling puts into question not only its development, …

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Belgium toughens advertising gambling

At the end of July, the Belgian government considered two bills imposing new restrictions on gambling. Now the authorities insist on adopting a tougher law on advertising gambling, which would completely prohibit advertising of all types of gambling during live broadcasts of sports events. Minister of Justice Cohen Hins, who …

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Yuriy Lutsenko for legitimizing gambling business

The General prosecutor of Ukraine Yuriy Lutsenko supports the legalization of the gambling business “in the established manner, with the issuance of licenses”. The politician explained that it is necessary to place such establishments not in villages and cities, and especially not near schools and institutions. According to the Prosecutor …

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Colombia has issued a fourth license for online gambling

Colombia’s Gambling Commission Coljuegos has issued a fourth permit to work in online gambling. Another operator became Colbet, which will operate on the Internet under the Colbet.co domain. The license will enable the operator to offer online sports betting to clients. It is reported that the Colbet website only recently …

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Cambodia will allow gambling for residents

The government of Cambodia plans to lift the ban for local residents to gamble in the casino. At this step, the authorities will go because of the continued competitiveness of the region and the attractiveness of international gambling operators, most likely, will have to weaken the regulation of the industry. …

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Switzerland legalized online games

Until recently, online gambling in Switzerland was illegal, while the relevant law prohibiting the provision of similar services wasn’t in the country. Unternational industry operators could freely provide services to local players. Now the Swiss parliament has finally voted for changes in the gambling legislation of the country, regulating the …

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Colombia issued the first international license to the Belgian operator

The Belgian casino operator Gaming1 announced the receipt of a license for Colombian gambling regulator Coljuegos at online casinos and sports betting. In the Colombian market, Gaming1 will work in cooperation with the local operator Vicca Group. The both sides agreed to launch the game site Zamba.co, which will be …

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Spain will increase the number of gambling licenses

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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Macau prohibits after hours gambling for casino employees

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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Portugal issued license to Nossa Aposta

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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Ukrainian hockey players may be disqualified for life

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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UK plans to increase tax on gambling

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 will increase the tax on gambling for six months

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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Colombia legalized online gambling

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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