Compliance Updates

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

Is it true that Indian government is planning to legalise online gambling?

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  Rumours are abuzz about Indian government’s plans to regulate online gambling in the country. Overall, gambling is prohibited in India, apart from a few jurisdictions. However, there have been recent staccato calls for legalisation of online gambling. In fact, there exists a few companies who make use of the grey area in the legality…

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The Current Absurdity of the Dutch Online Gambling Law

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  The Senate of the Netherlands has been discussing a bill that proposes to regulate online gambling in the country. A vote has been scheduled to take place this week. The bill was passed by the lower house in 2016 and has been languishing for two years because other issues were given priority. This article…

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MGA: Licence Cancelled for Bet Service Group Limited

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  The Malta Gaming Authority is hereby notifying that Bet Service Group Limited, gaming licence MGA/B2C/344/2016, has been cancelled as of 18 February, 2019. Bet Service Group Limited has thus been directed to proceed with the cancellation process of the Authorisation, and to suspend all gaming operations with immediate effect.  In addition, a notice on the Authorised Person’s website/s is to be…

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Breaking News: Dutch Senate votes to legalize online gambling

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  The Netherlands Senate voted today in favor of the country’s long-awaited online gaming legislation, which was approved by the House of Representatives back in 2014. The new regulatory regime will allow operators to secure online sports betting and casino gaming licenses to serve Dutch consumers, subject to secondary legislation that is yet to be…

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Bangladesh bans online gambling websites

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  Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has asked all the internet gateway providers and Telecom department to run an internet safety solution programme to block online gambling websites. BTRC is believed to have received an instruction to effect the same from the country’s government. The telecom regulator has sent the order to block the websites…

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Norway warns six Malta-based gambling companies

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  Norway has warned six Malta-based online gambling companies for illegally targeting Norwegian players. According to news reports, the Norwegian government also blocked the transactions of these companies. As per the existing law in Norway, only two state-run companies – Norsk Tipping, which operates sports betting and casino games, and Norsk Rikstoto, which provides race…

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