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The Finnish National Police Board issues prohibition orders and conditional fines of €25k to two Curaçao licenced gambling operators

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  Article written by Antti Koivula, consulting legal advisor at Legal Gaming Two Curaçao based gambling operators, Nordic Tech Services N.V. and Viking Technology N.V. (“Companies”) had been aggressively marketing and selling their gambling products via phone for the Finnish customers, which attracted a lot of negative attention among the Finns. Multiple complaints were made…

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MediaTroopers Secures Maryland License

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  MediaTroopers, the pioneering digital marketing agency specializing in online sports betting and casino, announced this week that it received its Maryland license and is planning to launch activities in the Old Line State. Approved by the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency, MediaTroopers is now able to offer its decades of combined expertise and…

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LiveG24 obtains ISO 27001 certification for live games to conquer new markets

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  LiveG24, a software house specialising in the development of online games with live dealers, has obtained ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification for all its services. The certification was awarded after a long period in which the company passed numerous audits and checks. With the ISO 27001 certification, LiveG24 can guarantee its customers an information security management…

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Swedish Supreme Court to Rule on Svenska Spel-BOS Dispute

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  Sweden’s Supreme Court will hear a case on whether lottery operator Svenska Spel must hand over details of its commercial agreement with television channel TV4. The case stems from a dispute that concerns Svenska Spel scratchcard Trisslot, which appears on the TV4 talk show Nyhetsmorgon, where a guest scratches a Trisslot card every day…

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The Finnish Supreme Administrative Court rules that skill-based fantasy sports games belong to Veikkaus monopoly

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  Article written by Antti Koivula, consulting legal advisor at Legal Gaming On May 24, 2022 the Finnish Supreme Administrative Court delivered its judgment on IS-Liigapörssi-case (KHO:2022:60), in which the Supreme Administrative Court analysed whether skill-based fantasy sports games are within the scope of the Finnish Lotteries Act (1047/2001) (“Lotteries Act”) and thus belong to…

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Kindred secures gambling licence in the Netherlands

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  Kindred Group has been granted a gambling licence by the Netherlands Gambling Authority. The licence is an important part of Kindred’s strategy to operate in locally licenced markets and follows an extensive application process including successful completion of relevant audits. Kindred’s flagship brand Unibet will launch its Unibet.nl site in the coming days and…

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