Compliance Updates

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

Sweden to release details of license application process

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Sweden’s national lottery regulatory body, Lotteriinspektionen, will provide application documents for new licenses in the country in public domain from July 10. The licenses are envisaged by the new gambling bill, which will come into effect from January 1, 2019. The bill proposes changes in various aspects such as international cooperation, responsible gambling, supervision, and…

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Call in Germany for review of gambling regulation

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Georg Stecker, the chief executive of the Association of German Gaming Machine Manufacturers (Deutsche Automatenwirtschaft), has urged for a review of country’s gambling regulations. Analysing the present status of the industry at the Gaming Machine Industry Summit in Berlin, he called for a review of the present legislation on casinos, lottery and slot machines and…

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The Dutch start to enforce the Loot Box ban

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The Dutch gambling authority will enforce a new ban on loot boxes. They identified four games that offer loot boxes that are considered gambling. According to the public broadcast company these games are FIFA 18, DOTA 2, PlayerUnknown’s BattleGrounds and Rocket League. These games had until the 20th of june to make changes to the…

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Vietnamese lawmakers approved larger sports betting margin

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Vietnam’s National Assembly voted a bill that will grant locals to bet on certain international football games, on horse and dog racing as well. Vietnam’s move comes after the US Supreme Court revoked PASPA and allowed the segment to be legalised nationwide. Following the American example Vietnam also made improvements as the National Assembly passed…

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Norway to renew war against online gambling sites

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Norway has appointed a new army chief, so to say, in its war against unauthorised online gambling sites. The Norwegian government appointed Gunn Merete Paulset as the new general director of the Lotteri-og Stiftelsestilsynet, which is the Norwegian gaming authority. Paulset, an industry veteran, takes reigns during a crucial period in evolution of country’s online…

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New gambling law in Malta from July 1

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After a three-month standstill period in the European Commission, the new gambling law will come into force in Malta on July 1. The act was proposed in the Maltese Parliament this spring and introduced to the EC for an obligatory review. It aims to dismantle the country’s current gambling regulatory system. The existing system grants…

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