Compliance Updates

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

Labour’s Tom Watson Calls for Mandatory Levy on Gambling Firms in UK

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  Tom Watson, Labour’s deputy leader, has called for imposing a mandatory levy on gambling firms. He said that some companies donated “frankly insulting” amount of money to fund addiction treatment and the voluntary system needed to be replaced. “The gambling market is broken and it’s up to the government to fix it. We don’t…

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MegaSportsWorld Gets Accreditation from PAGCOR

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  Philippines gaming regulator PAGCOR has accredited MegaSportsWorld (MSW) as the Sports Betting Systems provider with Bookmaker Service. The accreditation makes MSW the only company authorised to provide sports betting systems and services to all types of PAGCOR establishments including casinos, eCasino and eBingo outlets, sports bars, poker rooms, VIP clubs and slot machine arcades.…

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GiG granted affiliate licence in Romania

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  Gaming Innovation Group Inc. (GiG) has been granted a Class II licence, allowing GiG to enter the regulated Romanian market with affiliate marketing services. The licence allows GiG’s Media Services to refer traffic to online casino and sportsbook operators holding a licence to operate in Romania. GiG’s Media Services operates the media assets, the…

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Tabcorp $14,000 out of pocket for offering illegal inducements to gamble

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  Tabcorp has been convicted and ordered to pay over $14,000 in fines and costs for offering an illegal gambling inducement in NSW. The penalty was handed down in Sydney’s Downing Centre Local Court on 3 July after Tabcorp pleaded guilty to breaching NSW gaming laws. The prosecution follows an investigation by Liquor & Gaming…

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SkillOnNet Renews Licence of DrückGlück in Germany

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  SkillOnNet has renewed the licence of DrückGlück brand in Germany. The permit will allow SkillOnNet to operate its DrückGlück online casino service in Germany until at least 2021. DrückGlück also has renewed a sponsorship deal with local 2 Bundesliga football club Holstein Kiel, granting it branding placement rights on various surfaces inside the team’s…

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Namibia to Permit Legal Gambling Operations

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  Namibian Minister of Environment and Tourism, Pohamba Shifeta, has told that the rules and regulations in Namibia are ready to permit legal operation of slots once more. The remark from the minister came during a meeting in Oshakati with local slot operators prior to the drafting of the new Gambling and Entertainment Control Act…

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