Compliance Updates

The most recent compliance updates of the online and land based gaming industry in the European Union, Asia, Russia and Americas

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Interpol Illegal Gambling Investigation Leads to 5100 Arrests

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Reading Time: 3 minutes   In a massive international operation targeting illegal football gambling and its associated criminal activity, authorities made over 5100 arrests and recovered more than USD 59 million in illicit proceeds. The operation, code-named SOGA X and conducted between June and July 2024, was a collaborative effort involving INTERPOL and 28 countries…

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Swedish Gambling Authority’s supervision of the gambling market

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Reading Time: 3 minutes The Swedish National Audit Office has examined the Swedish Gambling Authority’s supervision of the Swedish gambling market. The overall conclusion is that supervision is not sufficiently effective to meet the expectations expressed by the Riksdag and Government in connection with the reregulation of the gambling. market. This particularly concerns the fact…

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Dutch Gaming Authority Imposes Penalty Payment Order on BlokDance BV

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Reading Time: < 1 minute   The Dutch Gaming Authority (KSA) has imposed a penalty payment on BlockDance BV for offering unlicensed games of chance. Offering games of chance without the required license is prohibited in the Netherlands. If the party does not cease the violation and keep it ceased, it will be imposed a…

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UGC Once Again Appeals to Google to Stop Blocking Legal Gambling Ads

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Reading Time: 2 minutes   The Ukrainian Gambling Council (UGC) has appealed to Google to stop blocking all advertising of Ukrainian licensed gambling organisers, as it does not comply with the current legislation, leads to losses for both business and the state budget of Ukraine, and helps illegal operators to enrich themselves. Combating illegal online…

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574 Slot Machines, Bingo Halls and Online Betting Modules were Destroyed by Coljuegos

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  The Illegal Operations Control Department destroyed 574 gambling items that had been seized because they were operating without authorization in departments such as Cundinamarca, Atlántico, Valle del Cauca, among others, and which stopped transferring around $63.545 million to the health system. “The destroyed items were valued at around $169 million and belonged to criminal…

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Bulgaria’s National Revenue Agency Shuts Down More Than 2500 Unlicensed Gambling Websites This Year

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Reading Time: < 1 minute   So far this year, Bulgaria’s National Revenue Agency (NRA) has shut down over 2500 gambling websites operated by entities without an active gambling licence under the gambling law, NRA said in a press release. In September, NRA Executive Director Rumen Spetsov issued over 640 decisions to halt the operations…

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