Compliance Updates

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

Pennsylvania Gov. Names New Chairwoman for the Gaming Control Board

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Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has announced the appointment of Nedia Ralston to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. The governor also announced that Commissioner Denise J. Smyler will become chairwoman following the retirement of David Barasch. Wolf originally appointed Smyler to the PGCB in 2019. Prior to that, she served as General Counsel of the Commonwealth…

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Dutch Gambling Regulator Imposes €500,000 Fine on N1 Interactive Limited

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  Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has imposed a fine of €500,000 (£425,967.50) on Maltese-based company N1 Interactive Limited. Since the Netherlands operates a regulated offline gambling market, whereby online gambling is not yet (but soon to be) allowed, N1 received a fine for offering illegal gaming to Dutch players. Words like “Amsterdam” were used…

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Japan’s “IR Implementation Act” to Come into Effect Next Week

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  The Japanese Government has announced that the provisions of the Act on Promotion of Development of Specified Complex Tourist Facilities Areas, also known as the IR Implementation Act, will come into effect from July 19. The Act, originally passed into law in July 2018, outlines basic requirements for Japan’s IR and casino operations as…

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Leadstar Media Secures Affiliate License in Romania

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  Sports betting and media company Leadstar Media has secured an affiliate license to begin offering its affiliate marketing services in Romania. The Romanian online gambling market has been regulated since 2015 and requires operators, suppliers and affiliates to be licensed. Leadstar Media has acquired a Class II license from the National Gambling Office (ONJN).…

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Australian MP to Introduce a Bill to Ban Loot Boxes for Under 18s

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Tasmanian MP Andrew Wilkie is going to introduce a bill to Parliament next month to ban the sale of in-game loot boxes to those under 18 years of age. “We as a country accept that people over the age of 18 can gamble but let’s make that for adults and giving parents a warning,” Andrew…

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iSoftBet secures Greece supplier licence

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  Award-winning content and platform provider to supply multiple tier one operators ahead of summer 2021 opening – iSoftBet’s 20th regulated market iSoftBet, the leading online games supplier and content aggregator, has been granted a licence to supply its award-winning content and GAP aggregation platform to regulated operators in the newly regulating Greek market by…

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