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Kazakh President Signs Amendments to Law on Gambling Industry

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  Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed the law “On Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Gambling.” Bookmakers will be moved to Kapshagay and Schuchinsk gambling zones. Earlier it was reported that the government of Kazakhstan wanted to create three new game zones in the country, however, deputies…

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Singapore to Establish New Gambling Regulatory Authority in 2021

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Singapore is set to establish a new Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA) by 2021 to consolidate and optimise all gambling regulatory resources within a single agency. The GRA will see the current Casino Regulatory Authority (CRA), which oversees Singapore’s casinos, and the Gambling Regulatory Unit, which regulates remote gambling services and “fruit machines,” come under one…

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Duterte Hints at More Stringent Online Gaming Regulations

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  Rodrigo Duterte, president of the Philippines, has hinted at more stringent online gaming regulation. He claims that he is planning to impose further regulations on the country’s online gaming industry, but ruled out a ban on the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). He added that further tightening of POGO regulations could be a reasonable…

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APE achieves ISO 9001:2015 Certification

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  Asia Pioneer Entertainment Holdings Limited is delighted to announce that Asia Pioneer Entertainment Limited (APE), a Macau Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureaus (DICJ) licensed gaming machine agent, has been awarded ISO 9001:2015 certification of its “Provision of repairing service of electronic gaming machine parts”. The on-site audit completed successfully under the standard ISO 9001:2015…

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Bangladesh HC Declares Gambling Illegal

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  The High Court of Bangladesh has declared gambling illegal at 13 clubs in five districts and other areas across the country. The bench of Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif and Justice Md Mahmud Hassan Talukder delivered the verdict opn, after disposing of a rule issued in this regard. The clubs are Dhaka Club, Uttara Club,…

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Yokohama to Establish Committee for IR Operator Selection

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  Yokohama city has revealed that it will establish a selection committee based on city ordinances for selecting a private operator responsible for the IR project. The government’s IR Basic Policy draft states, “It is necessary to establish appropriate selection systems, such as a third party committee, to ensure fair scrutiny.” The city intends to…

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