Compliance Updates

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

Iowa Legalises Sports Betting

The HALLO ECHO

  Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed the sports betting bill and legalise sports betting in the state. The new law authorises sports betting for the state’s 19 casinos. Iowa is projected to eventually have more than $4 billion in annual sports wagers. Iowa’s market might be small compared to the likes of Pennsylvania and…

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Philippines President Changes His Stance on Gambling

The HALLO ECHO

  Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has softened his stance on gambling expansion. “That gambling-gambling, I will not meddle with it anymore, just do not enter. I cannot control it, really… I will let you in, but not extortion or drugs,” Rodrigo Duterte said while attending a campaign. “I am not trying to encourage you… I…

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Norwegian Government Introduces Strict Payment Processing Rules

The HALLO ECHO

  The Norwegian government has introduced new measures related to payment transactions to prevent gambling operators from offering unauthorised gambling services. The new payment regulation for gambling will restrict gambling operators from evading the authorities. The government has announced that no payments can be made to illegal gambling operators and neither can one receive any…

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Kosovo Gambling Ban in Force

The HALLO ECHO

  The new law in Kosovo, which prohibits all form of gambling with the exception of the lottery of Kosovo, has came into force last week. The law was adopted in March in a fast-tracked parliamentary procedure. The law was adopted under pressure from the international community for its poor results in fighting crime and…

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Gambling Companies Breaches Advertising Rules in New South Wales

The HALLO ECHO

  Gambling operators in New South Wales have got penalised for breaching new advertising rules which ban free bet sign up offers. In 2018, NSW lawmakers passed a law that banned free bet sign up offers aiming to draw customers to gambling websites. Such promotions can only be featured on racing websites. “Violators of the…

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Poland’s PZPN issues Warning Letter to Bookmakers

The HALLO ECHO

  The Polish Football Association (PZPN) has issued a special letter to the legally operating companies on the Polish bookmaking market, stated that the companies can’t offer bets on lower classes than 4th league and juniors. PZPN reminded the participants that they do not have permission to use the results of the lower classes (league…

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