Compliance Updates

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

Online Gambling Reforms Announced by UK APPG Gain Huge Support

The HALLO ECHO

  The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Gambling Related Harm has published recommendations for reforms to online gambling. The APPG’s new report sets out more than 30 recommendations for regulatory change, with the most notable proposal being a ban on gambling ads. Polling by Survation on behalf of Clean Up Gambling shows the public…

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UK Parliamentary Group Calls for Ban on Gambling Ads

The HALLO ECHO

  A report compiled by the UK MPs and members of the House of Lords has called for a ban on gambling ads and a limit of £2 on all online slots. The cross-party alliance also demands an overhaul of the country’s gambling regulations, plus a ban on VIP schemes and inducements. It also wants…

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Pinnacle re-launches in Sweden as fully licensed operator

The HALLO ECHO

  Pinnacle has re-opened its Swedish site after a two-year absence in which it applied for a licence under the new regulatory regime. The company received approval from the Swedish regulator in December 2019 but has waited for the right moment to launch. When Swedish football, the Allsvenskan, was given the green light to start…

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Ukraine Inches Closer to Gambling Legalisation

The HALLO ECHO

  According to the preliminary schedule of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the parliament may consider the bill on legalisation of gambling in Ukraine this week. Thus, according to the schedule, on June 18, MPs plan to review in the second reading the bill №2285-d on state regulation of activities related to the organisation and…

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EGBA Demonstrates Commitment To GDPR With Sectoral Code Of Conduct For Data Protection

The HALLO ECHO

  New Code establishes rules and best practices to strengthen data protection in the online gambling sector and is one of Europe’s first sector-specific initiatives to support compliance with the GDPR. BRUSSELS, 10 June 2020 – The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has published a Code of Conduct on data protection which establishes dedicated…

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Bulgarian Bill Proposes Closure of Most Casinos

The HALLO ECHO

  A political leader has presented a bill to the Bulgarian parliament which proposes the closure of most of the country’s casinos and gambling halls by the end of 2025. Put forward by Valeri Simeonov, leader of the National Front for Salvation of Bulgaria (NFSB), the bill proposes that casinos and gambling halls be allowed…

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