Compliance Updates

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

500.com Restarts Operations in Sweden

The HALLO ECHO

  The Multi Group (TMG), a Malta-based subsidiary of the China-based online lottery service provider 500.com Limited has resumed its operations in Sweden. The company has obtained a renewal of its e-Gaming license for two years for secondary lottery and casino from Sweden’s e-Gaming regulatory authority. Revenue created by TMG amounts to 89.7% of the…

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GLI Becomes Authorized Certification Lab for iGaming and Mobile Sports Betting in Michigan

The HALLO ECHO

  The Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) approved the New Jersey-based Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) as the first independent test lab  for iGaming and mobile sports betting in Michigan.  MGR has become the only authorized company that test and certify iGaming and mobile sports betting in the state. “We are honored that the Michigan Gaming…

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Videoslots Sports granted Swedish licence

The HALLO ECHO

  New sportsbook set for October launch  Leading online casino Videoslots.com has been given the green light to roll out a new sportsbook in Sweden. The popular operator has been handed a licence by the Swedish Gambling Authority and is now set for a mid-October launch via its own proprietary platform. Videoslots has also put…

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Google Faces Investigation Over Gambling Offers and Ads in Italy

The HALLO ECHO

  Google Inc., Google Ireland Limited and Google Italy are facing investigations by Italian authorities over displaying of gambling ads on top of their page. Italy had imposed a complete ban on all forms of gambling ads by passing Dignity Decree in 2018. Article 9 of the Decree bans ads of the foreign gambling operators…

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Nepal Police Suspect Emergence of Illegal Gambling Dens During Covid-19 Pandemic

The HALLO ECHO

  The Nepal Police is suspecting that illegal gambling dens have thrived during the past six months of Covid-19 lockdown and restrictions. Every year, Nepal Police crackdown on hundreds of illegal gambling dens which are operated mostly in private houses across the country. But during the coronavirus pandemic, not many raids have been conducted as…

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Newstip Postponement Dutch Regulations

The HALLO ECHO

  The Dutch Remote Gambling Act is expected to come into effect on 1 March 2021 in stead of the previous target date 1 January 2021. In June Minister for Justice and Security Sander Dekker already confirmed a possible postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic with a couple of months. A letter from Minister Dekker…

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