Compliance Updates

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

South Africa makes progress in gambling legislation

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  Gambling legislation has been a hotly debated topic in South Africa, especially the newly proposed National Gambling Amendment Bill. The latest news is that the legislators are closer to reach an agreement over the proposals of the bill. Garron Whitesman, a Cape Town-based gaming lawyer sounds optimistic. “Whilst it is still very early days…

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Belgium launches criminal investigation on EA’s FIFA loot boxes

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  The Belgian government has initiated a criminal probe into the lootboxes bundled with Electronic Art’s (EA) FIFA game. The government had earlier declared loot boxes to be a form of gambling. However, EA, as the publisher of FIFA, has refused to modify the randomised card pack loot boxes in accordance with the country’s gambling…

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HooYu signs agreement with Bear Group

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  HooYu, the UK-based peer-to-peer online ID verification service, has signed a partnership with the Guernsey-based gambling operator Bear Group, which runs casinos in UK such as Slingo and SpinGenie. According to the agreement, Bear Group will use the HooYu platform to ensure mandatory compliance and social responsibility requirements as well as to detect fraud…

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Armenia changes gambling rule on allowable age

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  Armenia has changed the section of gambling regulation that deals with the permissible age on gambling. Gamblers in the country’s casinos must be at least 21 years of age from now on. In fact, this particular provision has been there since September 2014. But with the new amendment, casinos must have a provision to…

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Swedish court rule against media outlets on gambling ad case

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  A Swedish court has ruled in favour of the country’s regulatory authority Lotteriinspektionen in a case against media outlets regarding online gambling advertising. The court effectively curtailed the media’s ability to generate advertising income from the ads of licensed online gambling companies. The case started in September 2013 after Lotteriinspektionen issued orders and slapped…

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CMA announces results of online gambling probe

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  The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the regulatory body responsible for competition and consumer enforcement in the UK, has released the report of the investigation that it started two years ago about the unfair practices in online gambling industry. The main focus of the probe the options for players to withdraw their funds and…

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