Compliance Updates

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

Enteractive Breakfast Briefing: The responsible approach to customer engagement within the iGaming industry

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  Marketing in the aftermath of GDPR and being ahead of the game for ePrivacy Regulation   Malta, Wednesday 5th September 2018: Leading provider of retention solutions, Enteractive, is holding a Breakfast Briefing later this month, which will explore the most effective and safest ways for iGaming operators to engage with their customers following the…

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Gaming Innovation Group Launches GiG Comply and Signs With Mr Green as First Client

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STOCKHOLM, Aug. 30, 2018 — Gaming Innovation Group Inc. (GiG) has signed an agreement with Mr Green, one of the brands of MRG Group (MRG), for the provision of its newly launched, innovative B2B marketing compliance technology, GiG Comply. This monitoring service is designed in response to operators’ needs to further strengthen control over third party…

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Blizzard withdraws paid loot boxes in Belgium

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Blizzard has announced the imminent removal of paid loot boxes and chests from Overwatch and Heroes of the Storm players in Belgium following the country’s Gambling Commission ruling that the loot boxes violated Belgium’s gambling regulations. “While we at Blizzard were surprised by this conclusion and do not share the same opinion, we have decided…

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Ukraine exempts poker from anti-gambling laws

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Ukrainian government has re-inducted poker into the list of national sports, thereby exempting it from the purview of anti-gambling legislation. In the the newly published Register of Recognized Sports from the Ministry of Youth and Sport of Ukraine, in Document 3780, Poker is one  of the entries. Poker was removed from the list of bnational…

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NBA 2K loot boxes cleared in Belgium

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2K Games has issued a press release that the in-game purchases system in NBA 2K loot boxes has been declared  to comply with Belgian gambling laws. “Specifically, we will be turning off the ability to purchase packs with premium (non-earned) currency/[Virtual Currency],” reads a 2K statement. “Gamers are still able to acquire packs with MyTeam…

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LeoVegas pursues Spanish gambling license Spain licence after Sweden application

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LeoVegas, a Sweden-based casino company, has started pursuing a casino license in Spain. The company has already applied for a new licence in Sweden. Philip Doftvik, head of corporate finance and investor relations at LeoVegas, said that the company “welcomes” regulation in Sweden and that it has been “looking forward” to applying for a licence…

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