Law and Regulations

French regulator ANJ warns sportsbook operators

Having received complaints from players during the past month, that sports betting operators refused to accept their bets, the French gambling regulator L’autorité nationale des jeux ANJ issued a warning outlining deliberation on the issue.  According to ANJ’s statement “refusing to provide a service to a consumer is prohibited under …

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Tipico fined by KSA in Netherlands

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The gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) of Netherlands announced that a fine of €531,250 has been imposed on Malta-based online operator Tipico. The main reason is according to the regulator that Tipico has been offering online games of chance to Dutch consumers illegally, through the tipico.com website.  A fine of 200,000 …

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Gambling sector performing strongly as punters focus on the ‘virtual’ casino

THE past 18 months may have proved prosperous for many in the gambling industry, but the casino sector appears to be in the middle of a seismic shift in the way people enjoy its many attractions. There are currently around 150 physical casinos in the UK and if you think …

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Credit Cards to be banned in Irish bookmakers

The updated Code of Practice for safer gambling, introduced by the Irish Bookmakers’ Association (IBA), outlines a comprehensive set of industry commitments in terms of player protection measures. Among those commitments is the industry-wide ban on credit cards! According to the latest news the credit card ban will be in …

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ORYX Gaming Awarded License in Greece

MALTA, August 9, 2021 – Oryx Gaming, a Bragg Gaming Group (TSX:BRAG, OTC: BRGGF), announced today that it has been granted a license to supply its exclusive content via its proprietary remote games server to operators in Greece by the Hellenic Gaming Commission. ORYX is now live and fully compliant in the jurisdiction, which has moved from an …

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A Brief Guide to Gambling Regulations in South America

Latin America has one of the largest gambling markets in the world with over 300 million people involved in this way of entertainment. Despite the great popularity of online casinos and betting on this continent, not all countries have developed online gambling regulations or allow players to enjoy the fun …

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PokerMatch nets Ukrainian license

Online poker operator PokerMatch which is planning on organising a live series of games in Ukraine, conducting the event like a sports tournament, secured a license from the Gambling and Lotteries Regulation Commission in Ukraine to offer its services to players in the East European country. PokerMatch’s CEO Victor Kyrychenko, …

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GambleAware publishes new prevalence methodology

Gambling has been a form of entertainment for centuries, but it’s only been the last few years that attention to responsible gambling has been so great. In the UK, much of that can be attributed to the United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC), which licenses online betting sites and live gambling …

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Northern Ireland one step closer to regulate gaming

Northern Ireland’s Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey announced that the country will reform the gambling laws for the first time in the last 35 years! The proposed amendments reportedly will include provision to open betting outlets on Sundays, while it will also make allowing children to play gaming machines an offence, …

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Online casinos prepare themselves for Dutch market entry

As of April 1st, the Dutch gaming authority has started processing applications for their brand-new online gambling license. With this license, online casinos will be eligible to legally offer their services to the Dutch market. The Dutch are one of the last countries to implement such a gambling license, but …

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Sri Lanka’s new project looking to establish gaming in the coming weeks

Sri Lanka’s Economic Commission will regulate gaming activities and licence procedures in light of a $1.4bn project by the state-owned Chinese engineering firm Local media in Sri Lanka reported that a Chinese-controlled special economic zone, to be established in Colombo Port City will soon have a regulation that will cover …

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Casumo fined £6M by UK Gambling Commission

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The British Gambling Commission found that Casumo breached anti-money laundering rules and failed to ensure that players were gambling responsibly and for this the UKGC imposed a £6M fine. Casumo said that it has cooperated fully with the UKGC on the in-depth review of its compliance-related gambling procedures, which commenced under …

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Danish regulator blocks 55 operators

Danish Gambling Authority Spillemyndigheden

After a legal battle, the Danish Gambling Authority Spillemyndigheden won the right to block 55 websites operating within the country without a legal license! Initially, Spillemyndigheden requested the websites to stop operating, but since they didn’t comply the case was taken to court!  There Spillemyndigheden proved that all of the …

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India’s Rajasthan state to ban online gambling and betting

The Land of Kings as literally Rajasthan is translated, the northwestern and largest India state by area, covering 10.5% of the total country area with a population of 65 million, is reportedly going to ban online gambling and betting. The state government will bring a bill in the ongoing assembly …

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UK’s road map out of lockdown sees Betting shops reopening in April

Another 45 days and the wait is over! According to the United Kingdom’s government plan to reopen the economy, betting shops are going to reopen on April 12. Adult gaming centres, bingo halls and casinos will have to wait a bit longer, since they are planned to open on May …

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Bwin leave Russian market after legislation changes

Russian law changes made in late 2020 lead top operators such as Bwin out of the Russian iGaming market. Prior to those law amendments, bookies were obliged to transfer 5% of their income to sports federations each quarter as targeted payments for the development of professional and youth sports. This …

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Habanero secures license from Malta Gaming Authority

Next generation international slots and table games provider Habanero gets Critical Supply Licence from the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA), reaching a major milestone after three years of outstanding growth and development across the globe and having established itself as one of Europe’s best and most innovative studios having teamed up …

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