Compliance Updates

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

Switzerland to decide on International operators

The HALLO ECHO

The Swiss government is all prepared to organise a referendum to take decisions on online gambling operators possessing international licenses. Gambling operators authorised internationally endured a significant setback in Europe on account of the Swiss legislators vote to oppose operations to land-based casino operators. The voters could ultimately have their final word on the matter…

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Spain France to Share Player Pools “in the Coming Weeks”

The HALLO ECHO

Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ), the Spanish online gambling regulator – has announced the issuing of cross-border online poker licenses “in the coming weeks”. This will make the first stage of liquidity-sharing project between Spain, France, Italy and Portugal feasible. Online gambling regulators from Europe´s four ring-fenced countries concurred on a “basis of cooperation” in…

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Casinos, gaming machines and online gambling to be overseen by independent regulator in Ireland

The HALLO ECHO

It is in compliance with a proposed new law that an Independent regulator should to be established for the gambling industry. Informing the Cabinet, David Stanton the Minister of State for Equality, Immigration and Integration appealed the consent to draft a new general scheme of the Gambling Control Bill. Since 2013, a proposed set of…

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Dutch Gambling Regulator Focuses on Minors Protection from Predatory Operators in 2018–2019 Agenda

The HALLO ECHO

In compliance with the regulator’s Supervisory Agenda 2018–2019 one of the supreme priority of the Dutch Gaming Authority will be to defend minors from indulging in gambling activities over the next two years. This agenda of the regulatory body for the upcoming year was published on their official website on Monday. Kansspelautoriteit said that they will…

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Italy Could Launch Online Gambling Licensing Process This Week

The HALLO ECHO

Italy is expected to launch the call for bids from online gambling operators by the end of this week, Italian gambling news outlet AgiproNews reported on Monday.   The call will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. According to unnamed sources, this may happen on Wednesday, or no later than Friday. The launch of the…

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Fintech startups and banks face off on new rules over European payments and data access

The HALLO ECHO

A huge group of over 70 European fintech companies is sending caution that new EU rules on payments processing could unfairly pit them against large banks and ruin the industry if they are passed into law. The rules that are a part of the European Union’s Payment Services Directive (PSD) would prohibit the practice of “screen scraping,” a…

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