Compliance Updates

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

Belgium restricts iGaming advertising

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  Belgium’s government has issued stricter regulations against iGaming advertising, as part of its effort to protect children from the ill-effects of all forms of gambling. The Belgian parliament okayed the new regulations after close to a year of deliberations. The most significant feature of the new regulations is the total ban on online casino…

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Betway Ltd. awarded ISO 27001 certification

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  Worldwide standard for information security achieved by Betway Ltd. following accredited certification by eCOGRA   Betway Ltd. has gained its ISO 27001 certificate, the worldwide standard for information security, demonstrating the company’s commitment to handling customer data safely and securely. The externally accredited certification has been awarded by trusted international testing agency eCOGRA. Benefits…

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Silcock Leisure’s Justin Prescott joins bacta SR Exchange panel

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  The bacta Social Responsibility Exchange will take place in London on 21st November, the day immediately prior to the bacta Convention and AGM. The free-to-attend event offers a packed day with high profile speakers, panel discussions and workshops, all focused on achieving best practice. From the outset the event was designed to be inclusive,…

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Russia extends battle against offshore betting

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  Russia continues its activities to curb the menace of illegal offshore betting companies. Recently, Yandex, the popular Russian search engine, has excluded links to offshore betting companies from its search results. Yandex excludes websites associated with the bookmakers as well. The search engine is merely complying with the Russian law. According to the relevant…

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Casinos Austria complies with ECA Responsible Gambling Standard

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  Casinos Austria, one of the oldest casino companies in Austria, has completed the certification formalities that would make it compliant with the ECA Responsible Gambling Framework. An independent audit conducted by Austrian Standards approved the procedures. The company has become up-to-date in complying standards in Responsible Gambling for the licensed land-based casinos industry that…

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Belgium anti-lootbox policies distance game developers

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  The stringent stance that Belgium government has taken against loot boxes is distancing the game developers. Kingdom Hearts Union X [Cross], Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia, and Mobius Final Fantasy have declared that they are stopping functioning in Belgium. Kingdom Hearts Union X [Cross] will stop operating in Belgium on December 6th, 2018. Dissidia…

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