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BMM Testlabs Singapore Announces Promotion of Vineet Malhotra to Vice President of Technical Services and Compliance, Asia

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  BMM Testlabs, the world’s original gaming test lab and product certification consultancy, is pleased to announce the promotion of Vineet Malhotra to Vice President of Technical Services and Compliance, Asia. Malhotra will report to the Senior Vice President of Operations for the APAC region. Kirk White, Executive Vice President and General Manager, APACAF, commented,:I…

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AIGF to Contest Tamil Nadu Online Gaming Ban

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  The All India Gaming Federation (AIGF) has declared its intention to challenge the recently approved bill to ban online gaming in Tamil Nadu, India. AIGF CEO Roland Landers says the organisation will contest the legality of the legislation, arguing that “it conflated games of skill with games of chance.” Landers said that the bill’s…

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TN Governor Ravi Grants Assent to Bill Banning Online Gambling

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  Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi on Monday, April 10, 2023, granted his assent to the re-adopted Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Bill, 2022 (L.A. Bill No. 53 of 2022). Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said the assent was a “good consequence” of the resolution on the Governor adopted by…

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Singapore Gambling Regulatory Authority to Crack Down on Use of Crypto Assets

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  Singapore’s new gambling regulator, the Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA), announced it has no plans to legalise the use of cryptocurrency within its land-based gaming industry as it continues to explore the use of crypto across video game and social gaming platforms. In what appears to be a continuation of Singapore’s general opposition to the…

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India: 89 Booked for Gambling in Paldi

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  As many as 89 people were booked by the Ahmedabad police late Monday night for gambling in Paldi area of Ahmedabad with more than Rs 1.58 crore of muddamal (property seized in connection with a criminal case) and cash. “The people got together for a wedding engagement ceremony to be held Tuesday. As a…

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China to Help Cambodia in Cracking Down on Cross-Border and Online Gambling

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  China has promised to help Cambodia crack down on illegal online gambling and illegal cross-border gambling as part of efforts to further strengthen bilateral ties between the two Asian nations. Tackling transnational crime, specifically illegal gambling, human trafficking and drugs, was among the key topics outlined by Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian during…

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