Compliance Updates

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

Spillemyndigheden Reprimands Reel for AML Breach

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  Denmark’s gaming regulator Spillemyndigheden has reprimanded operator Reel Denmark Limited over violations of the country’s money laundering legislation. Reel were found to be in breach of the Money Laundering Act after allowing a player to deposit DKK2.4m (€320,000) into their account between 2019 and 2020, without having sufficient knowledge regarding the source of the…

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Slovenia Set to Liberalise Gaming Market

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  Slovenia’s National Assembly has approved amendments to the country’s Gaming Act on their second reading. A final vote on the changes will be held in March. The Gaming Act’s amendments aim to liberalise the gaming market, scrapping most curbs on casino ownership and employee licensing and allowing five lottery organisers rather than the current…

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Nepal Govt Revokes Licenses of Two Casinos for Failing to Pay Royalties

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  The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation in Nepal has cancelled the operating licenses of two casinos for failing to pay their royalties. As per news reports, the two casinos, Yak & Yeti Hotel in Kathmandu and Dreamland Hotel in Nepalgunj, have been ordered to shut down after ignoring the government’s request to…

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Fubo Gaming Secures Market Access for Mobile Sports Betting in Mississippi, Louisiana and Missouri

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  Fubo Gaming has announced that it has secured market access agreements for Fubo Sportsbook in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Missouri through Caesars Entertainment Inc, bringing the company’s total to 10 states. The agreements provide statewide mobile access for sports betting, with the launch of Fubo Sportsbook subject to obtaining requisite regulatory approvals and, in certain…

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Belgium’s Casino De Spa Secures Dutch iGaming Licence

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  The Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has issued a new iGaming licence to Belgium’s Casino de Spa, one of the oldest land-based casinos in the world. The licence will enable Casino de Spa to offer online games of chance over the internet to players in the Netherlands. The new permit came into effect on…

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CAESARS SPORTSBOOK EXPANDS SPORTS BETTING FOOTPRINT TO WASHINGTON STATE

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  Caesars Entertainment Inc. announced the expansion of Caesars Sportsbook to Washington state following its receipt of a sports wagering license from the Washington State Gambling Commission. Ahead of the biggest sports betting day of the year, Caesars Sportsbook has partnered with Muckleshoot Casino, Spokane Tribe Casino and its sister property, Chewelah Casino, to provide in-person sports betting services…

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