Central Europe

Gespa Names Jean-Michel Cina as its New President

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  Gespa, the body that regulates gaming in the French-speaking parts of Switzerland, has named Jean-Michel Cina as its new president. He will take over from Jean-François Roth on January 1 for a four-year term. He will be the body’s second president, with Roth having held the position since Gespa was founded as Comlot in…

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Thuringia Proposes iGaming Monopoly in New Bill

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  Thuringia, a small state located in central Germany, is putting forward legislation that would give it autonomous control over iGaming within its borders. If passed, Lotto Thüringen, the company which currently owns the state-run lottery, would become the sole operator of the iGaming tables vertical in the state. The bill has been submitted to…

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Merkur Spielbanken Gets Responsible Gaming Recertification by G4

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  MERKUR SPIELBANKEN Sachsen-Anhalt GmbH & Co. KG, a Gauselmann Group company in which the Swiss Stadtcasino Baden AG also has a stake, was the first casino company to undergo the comprehensive certification process of the internationally renowned Global Gambling Guidance Group (G4) as early as 2015 and thus brought a new quality aspect into…

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Austrian Lotteries and Casino Austria Charged Over Advertising Regulation Breaches

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  An Austrian Senate ruling has concluded that two ads from Austrian Lotteries and Casino Austria breached the Austrian press code of honour after it was discovered that promotional content was not marked as such. The columns, written as editorial adverts, were published in Austrian newspapers Kronen Zeitung on 24 March and Kurier on 26…

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Polish Authorities Issue Warning on Illegal Gambling

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  Poland’s Ministry of Finance and National Revenue Administration have issued a warning reminding residents that gambling illegally is a criminal offence subject to fines of up to PLN4.4m (€975,740). Under article 23, sections one and three of Poland’s fiscal penal code, fines can cover the entire total of any winnings plus the money staked…

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HooYu Launches New KYC Solution for German Gambling Market

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  Leading KYC provider HooYu has launched a new KYC solution for the German gambling market. The single solution orchestrates Schufa identity data checks, KJM-approved facial biometrics and ID document validation, video verification with a live human agent, PEPs and Sanctions watchlist screening and payment card checks. This range of services can be orchestrated via…

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