Compliance Updates

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

German sports-betting licences for GVC Holdings

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  GVC Holdings PLC, the global sports-betting and gaming Group, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded four sports-betting licences in Germany. On 9 October the German regulator issued licences for the bwin, SportingBet, Ladbrokes and Gamebookers brands to enable each of them to offer sports-betting products to customers across Germany. This is…

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Swiss Federal Casino Commission Adds More Websites to iGaming Blacklist

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  The Swiss Federal Casino Commission (ESBK) has added 36 new online gambling domains to its blacklist of illegal operators. The latest additions include Coingaming Group’s Sportsbet.io, the current official betting partner of English Premiership side Arsenal FC. The sites must be blocked by Swiss telecommunications service providers on the orders of ESBK. Sportsbet.io partnered…

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Greek Regulator Begins Online Gaming Licence Process

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  The Hellenic Gaming Commission has begun the application process for new online gaming licences. The regulator said submissions can now be made online for all legal entities, including shareholders, key executives, manufacturers, technology suppliers and certification bodies. Two types of licences are available – to conduct online betting and to conduct other online games…

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EvenBet extends B2B MGA licence to cover casino games offering

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  Innovative mini-games functionality now included within licence Leading online gaming software developer EvenBet Gaming has been granted an extension to its existing supplier licence by the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA), which will allow the company to offer its gaming platform alongside the core poker offering. The platform provider, which secured its MGA licence earlier…

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Cambodia’s National Assembly Approves Draft Law on Commercial Gaming Management

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  The National Assembly of Cambodia has approved the draft law on commercial gaming management, which was intended to bring casinos and other gaming facilities in the kingdom under control. Aun Pornmoniroth, Minister of Economy and Finance in Cambodia, said the bill sets a minimum capital for the investment in a casino and provides measures…

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Russian President Vladimir Putin Tightens Tax Controls

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  Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill into law that will require casino operators to step up their identification of patrons in a bid to improve tax revenue. It obliges the company to ensure the provision in the cashier’s receipt of the customer’s surname, first name, the series and number of the client’s…

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