Compliance Updates

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

Italian VLT Market Suffers Setback due to New Rules

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  The Video Lottery Terminal (VLT) market of Italy is suffering from the major setback as they have to comply with any restrictions imposed. Italian gaming company Gamenet reported that VLT revenue of the first two weeks of 2020 has reduced by one third as compared to the same time period of last year. According…

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Germany Announces New Gambling Regulatory Authority

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  A new national regulatory authority on gambling has been announced in Germany. The country’s 16 federal states have agreed to the new treaty which will allow operators to offer online casino and poker. Previously, it has been illegal to gamble online on casino games in the majority of Germany’s states, with online casinos outlawed.…

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Goa Government Forms Special Team to Inspect Casinos

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  The state government of Goa has formed a special team to inspect the carrying capacity of offshore casinos in the state. The mandate of the special team also allows them to inspect onshore Star hotel casinos in Goa. The team has been constituted after the government suffered losses in revenue due to some offshore…

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Spain to Change Gambling Regulations Next Month

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  The changes to gambling regulations in Spain could happen in February. According to Spain’s Minister of Consumer Affairs, Alberto Garzón, they will reveal the regulatory changes for the gambling industry in “two or three weeks.” After announcing his interest in regulating the operations of the industry, Garzón said that he will discuss with representatives…

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Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Says Pace-O-Matic’s Pennsylvania Skill Games Are Legal

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  Pace-O-Matic of Pennsylvania (POM of PA), the entity that markets Pennsylvania Skill games, received a substantial victory in today’s Commonwealth Court opinion, which makes clear our games are legal. Matt Haverstick, Esq., who represented POM of PA in the lawsuit said, “The Commonwealth Court agreed that our games are presumptively legal. The injunction was denied for…

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FIFA develops new and enhanced integrity resources for member associations and confederations

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  FIFA has launched a new and enhanced integrity toolkit that aims to protect the integrity of football and help member associations and confederations to strengthen and further enhance existing measures in place to protect national and regional-level football matches and competitions from match manipulation. Building on the successful integrity programme developed and implemented during the 2018…

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