Compliance Updates

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

Rajasthan Government to Ban Online Gambling, Betting

The HALLO ECHO

  The Rajasthan state government is going to ban online gambling and betting. The state government will bring a bill in the ongoing assembly session to make online gambling a cognisable offence and introduce strict penal provisions including a jail term and steep fines. Considering online gambling and betting to be a social evil, the…

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Germany Passes New Law for Games with Loot Boxes

The HALLO ECHO

  The German federal parliament (Bundestag) has passed a new law for the games which have loot boxes. According to a report in Spiegel, the Bundestag have passed the amendment ensuring that every game or other application that features loot boxes or similar in-game offerings will likely be classified with an age rating of 18…

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Grupo Slots and Gaming Innovation Group receive approval to implement online gaming platform in Buenos Aires

The HALLO ECHO

  LOTBA S.E. (Lottery of the City of Buenos Aires – the City of Buenos Aires Gambling Regulator) approved the implementation of the technical project for the operation of online gaming presented by Grupo Slots S.A. and Gaming Innovation Group (GiG). Following the approval, the companies will make preparations for the final certification of the…

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NOGA Signs MoU with APAJO

The HALLO ECHO

  Netherlands Online Gambling Association (NOGA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with its Portuguese sister organisation, Associaço Portuguesa de Apostas e Jogos Online (APAJO). According to the provisions of the agreement, the two organisations will work together to facilitate channelling and responsible online gaming in both nations. Peter-Paul de Goei, managing director of…

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FansUnite Entertainment Applies for U.K. Gambling Licenses

The HALLO ECHO

  The licenses will enable FansUnite to serve as a B2C gambling operator and a B2B technology provider in the U.K. marketplace FansUnite Entertainment Inc. announced that its subsidiaries, Askott Entertainment (Malta) Limited and E.G.G. Ltd., have filed applications for both Business-toBusiness (“B2B”) and Business-to-Consumer (“B2C”) gambling licenses, respectively with the U.K. Gambling Commission (“Gambling…

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Parimatch became the first company in Ukraine to receive permission for a betting license

The HALLO ECHO

  After signing a law on the legalization of gambling, Ukraine moved closer to regulation’s European gambling market standards. Parimatch received the first official Ukrainian permission for a license for betting activities in Ukraine. On August 13, the law on the legalization of the gambling market came into force – one of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s…

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