Compliance Updates

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

German Media Body Vaunet Calls for Advertising Regulatory Rethink

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  Vaunet, the association of private media businesses in Germany, has called on state lawmakers to remove advertising restrictions set to impact broadcasters in the new gambling regulatory framework currently under discussion. It believes the restrictions, such as daily periods where advertising is not permitted and the wording of certain elements of the draft document…

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APE achieves ISO 9001:2015 Certification

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  Asia Pioneer Entertainment Holdings Limited is delighted to announce that Asia Pioneer Entertainment Limited (APE), a Macau Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureaus (DICJ) licensed gaming machine agent, has been awarded ISO 9001:2015 certification of its “Provision of repairing service of electronic gaming machine parts”. The on-site audit completed successfully under the standard ISO 9001:2015…

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Gibraltar’s GLA Suspends Operating Licence of Addison Global

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  Gibraltar’s Gambling Licensing Authority (GLA) has suspended the operating licence of Addison Global, which operates under the brand name MoPlay. The move follows advice from the Gambling Commissioner, who according to a Government press statement, has been working with company executives on restructuring proposals put forward by the shareholder of the company, who gave…

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EGBA Proposes Changes for German iGaming Market

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  The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has outlined several recommendations aimed at improving the proposals for a Third State Treaty on gambling. EGBA welcomes the progress towards developing a new online gambling regulation but warns that the draft treaty proposals are inconsistent, overly restrictive in the context of current consumer demand and jeopardise…

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Betway Secures Portuguese Licence

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  Betway has secured a licence from the Comissao de Jogos do Turismo (SRJI) to operate B2C online casino and betting services in Portugal. The government agency which leads licencing initiatives for Portugal’s gambling marketplace, sanctioned by the nation’s Tourism Board has granted online gambling rights to Betway’s Malta operating subsidiary GM Gaming Ltd. Portugal…

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UKGC Temporarily Suspends Operating License of Matchbook

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  The UK Gambling Commission has temporarily suspended the operating license of Sports betting exchange operator Matchbook. Matchbook’s UK customers reported receiving emails informing them that the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) had “taken the decision to temporarily suspend the operating license of Triplebet Ltd (Matchbook). As a result from 23:59 on 17 February 2020 we…

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