Compliance Updates

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

Greentube Alderney’s Admiral Casino achieves safer gambling accreditation

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  Greentube Alderney’s online brand Admiral Casino has achieved accreditation against the GamCare Safer Gambling Standard in the UK, providing proof of its credentials in protecting people from experiencing gambling-related harm. The Advanced Level 2 accreditation from the leading UK gambling charity has been secured by Admiral Casino following an independent quality assessment of the…

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Dutch Govt Eliminates Loophole Allowing Minors to Gamble

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  The Dutch Government has taken steps to eliminate a loophole in regulations that potentially allowed minors to deposit funds in gambling accounts and place bets. The loophole had been identified by the national gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA). While it stressed that no examples had been observed of the loophole being used by minors, some…

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UKGC Imposes £1.17M Fine on Sky Betting and Gaming

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  The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has imposed a fine of £1.17m on online gambling business Bonne Terre Limited, trading as Sky Betting and Gaming, for sending promotional emails to customers who had self-excluded or opted out of receiving marketing. On 2 November 2021, the operator distributed a Sky Vegas promotional offer of “Bet £5…

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Armenian Parliament Restricts Advertising of Gambling

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  By a vote of 63 to 23 abstentions, the Armenian parliament has passed in the second and final reading a set of changes to the law on advertising, which restrict the advertisement of gambling by casinos, lotteries, bookmakers or other organisations that provide the opportunity to make bets. The changes also ensure a level…

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Bragg Granted Ontario Gaming-Related Supplier License

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  Authorization presents significant opportunities in emerging Canadian market Bragg Gaming Group, today announced that it is among the very first iGaming suppliers to have been granted a license by the AGCO, the regulatory agency responsible for the oversight of the modern open and regulated iGaming and sports betting market in Ontario. The license will…

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Macau’s Chief Executive to be Granted Power to Revoke Gaming Licenses if National Security Law Violated

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  The Macau SAR Government has told the Legislative Assembly (AL) that the revised gaming bill would grant the Chief Executive the power to rapidly terminate a concessionaires’ gaming licence via an administrative order if it was deemed they had violated national security laws. The AL Second Standing Committee continued its closed-door discussions with government…

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