Compliance Updates

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

Stakelogic makes US debut in Michigan

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  Tier one slot developer has been granted a Provisional Internet Gaming Supplier License by the state regulator Stakelogic, the in-demand developer of chart-topping online casino content, has made its hotly anticipated debut in the US market after securing a provisional license to operate in the fast-growing Michigan market. With its Provisional Internet Gaming Supplier…

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ACMA Moves to Block Major Illegal Gambling Website

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  The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has requested Australian internet service providers (ISPs) to block the illegal gambling website thepokies.net. This is one of the most significant websites to be blocked since the ACMA started using this regulatory tool in November 2019. Payments to the site are estimated to run into tens of…

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PokerStars and Casumo Approved for Ontario Licences

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  The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) issued the approval to PokerStars parent company TSG Interactive Canada; detailing that the licence is effective from 8 June 2022, expiring on 7 June 2024. The decision will make PokerStars the latest business cleared to operate in the province following on from the launch of Ontario’s…

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I&B Ministry of India Issues Advisory to Media to Not Promote Online Betting Platforms

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  Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in India (I&B ministry) has issued an advisory to print, electronic and digital media to refrain from advertising online betting platforms. The advisory comes in light of instances of a number of advertisements of online betting websites/platforms appearing in print, electronic, social and online media. Betting and gambling, illegal…

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UK’s Advertising Standards Authority Clarifies Content Marketing Rules for Gambling Advertising

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  The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the UK’s advertisement watchdog, has issued further guidance on the rules applied to “content marketing” of gambling services/products on social media and other digital channels. The guidance was published as a “remit statement” responding to queries by operators, related to its 2021 “CAP Code on marketing communications appearing on…

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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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