Compliance Updates

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

UNL redesigns its website to comply with principles of the European Lotteries

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  Ukrainian National Lottery (UNL) has redesigned its website in its bid to comply with the principles of The “European State Lotteries and Toto Association.” General Director of UNL Andrei Bochkovsky said that his organisation will comply with all the principles, as it received the membership certificate of the continental body in 2018. For getting…

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USA bans online interstate gambling

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  The U.S. Government has banned all forms of online gambling involving interstate transactions. The U.S. Justice Department reversed its stand from 2011, according to which only interstate sports betting was illegal. However, as per the new clarification, all online gambling involving interstate transactions is now prohibited. The ruling will not affect online gambling in…

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Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands new casino law

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  The Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) has created a new casino law that is intended to protect the casino industry from financial fraud or misuse of financial instruments. The bill was signed earlier by the former Governor Victor, but introduced by the current lieutenant governor Arnold Palacios. The new rule was formulated to…

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Sweden to make stricter regulations on gambling ads

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  Sweden’s Minister on Public Administration, Ardalan Shekarabi said the government will be making more stringent regulations on gambling advertisements. He also summoned representatives of the gambling industry to parliament for a discussion on this topic. “The Swedish people are tired of the extremely aggressive marketing, the unrestrained advertising,” the minister told SVT. “If the…

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Ukrainian city mayor claims gambling ban in Ukraine failed

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  In a surprising development, Boris Filatov, the mayor of Dnipro city, has claimed that the gambling ban in Ukraine has failed. He made this statement at a forum titled “From Kruty to Brussels. We are going our way” which was conducted in Kyiv. The mayor supported legalising gambling industry in the country as well.…

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EGBA Calls For Dutch Online Gambling Regulation

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  The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has issued its support for Minister Sander Dekker’s ongoing work to modernise the Dutch gambling framework and urges the Senate to approve his proposals in the next weeks. The Netherlands is currently one of only three EU countries who do not regulate online gambling – leaving its…

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