Compliance Updates

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

Online Tribal Gaming Bill Proposed by US Congressmen

The HALLO ECHO

  Two US Congressmen have proposed a bill that essentially introduces online tribal gaming in the US. Any wager placed on a site with a server located on tribal lands would be considered to be betting on tribal lands – something already legal across many US states. House Bill 4308 has been proposed by Luis…

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Ukrainian Parliamentary Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy Publishes Final Gambling Tax Bill

The HALLO ECHO

  The Parliamentary Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy has published the final gambling tax bill that will accompany Ukraine’s new gambling legislation, which was passed last year. The committee has made a number of minor changes and clarifications after reading bill 2713-D for a second time. On its first reading, the committee introduced…

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RMG agrees media rights renewals with British racecourses

The HALLO ECHO

  Racecourse Media Group (RMG) is delighted to announce it has agreed British racecourse licence extensions for audio-visual and data rights for a new five-year term. The renewals cover 35 racecourses for their LBO rights and 33 racecourses for all other aspects of their media rights including streaming (Watch & Bet), direct to home (DTH),…

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Yahoo Stops Paid Fantasy Sports Contests in Connecticut

The HALLO ECHO

  Yahoo has stopped conducting paid fantasy sports contests in the Connecticut fantasy sports marketplace in response to the state’s new law that requires any sports gambling or fantasy sports operator to first reach a cooperative agreement with either the state lottery or one of its two sanctioned tribes. All free Yahoo Fantasy Sports experiences…

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Futbol Sites Receives Seventh U.S Market Gaming Vendor License

The HALLO ECHO

  Futbol Sites, the wholly owned sports media subsidiary of Playmaker Capital Inc., has further strengthened the company’s U.S. market presence through the announcement of Futbol Sites’ seventh U.S. market gaming vendor license. Futbol Sites currently holds licenses in New Jersey, Colorado, Indiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and West Virginia. With nearly four million U.S. unique…

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ANJ Appoints Christel Fiorina as Director of Markets Compliance and Players Protection

The HALLO ECHO

French gaming regulator l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) has appointed Christel Fiorina as its new Director of Markets Compliance and Players Protection. In her new role, she will oversee the economic regulation of the French gambling market, by controlling the commercial and promotional strategies of operators. In addition, Fiorina will also be tasked with taking…

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