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The most recent compliance updates of the online and land based gaming industry in the European Union, Asia, Russia and Americas
New regulations on the documentation of gambling will enter into force on 18 January 2019. On 28 December 2018, the Minister of Finance amends the ordinance on the documentation of entities operating in the field of gambling. Pos. 26 Overview: Entries for documentation kept in paper form shall be made in a permanent and…
read moreGenesis Global can confirm that it has successfully implemented an integration to the Swedish self-exclusion register Spelpaus. Following the introduction of the new Swedish iGaming legislation on 1 January 2019, Genesis Global received a number of incoming contacts from Swedish players claiming that they were allowed to register and play on Genesis websites despite…
read morePoland’s Ministry of Finance has created a ministry of prohibited websites, and there are more than 5,400 domains already in the list. The telecommunications and payment companies could be fined with PLN 250,000 penalty for allowing access to these websites and thereby breaking the gambling law. As of January 2nd this year there were…
read moreFour European casino companies have filed lawsuit against the government of Andorra for favouring Jocs SA in a recent controversial casino licensing process. Jocs SA, a regional company, had won the bidding process for a casino in Andorra la Vella after a controversial bidding process. All the companies that lost out raised their voice…
read moreSpillemyndigheden, the gambling authority of Denmark, has censured social media giant Facebook for promoting illegal gambling websites on its platform. The gambling authority has been taking stringent action against illegal gambling websites, as it is concerned about the lack of options about such websites in tracking the money or taxes associated with it. The…
read moreAs announced earlier in 2018, the Malta Gaming Authority has launched the first of two phases of its Sandbox Framework for the acceptance of Virtual Financial Assets (VFA) and the use of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) within the Gaming Industry on 1 January 2019. During this phase, the Authority will be accepting applications for the use of DLT assets, directly…
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