Compliance Updates

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

Michigan Sports Betting Legislation to be Ready by Super Bowl

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  Michigan State Rep. Brandt Iden, R-Kalamazoo, an active force behind the drive to legalize sports betting in the state following the U.S. Supreme Court order, has said he aims to complete the legalities by the Super Bowl. He said: “My goal is to have this up and running by the Super Bowl. Casinos are…

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UKGC: £1.8m fine for Silverbond Enterprises

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  A land-based casino has received a £1.8m fine, an operator licence warning and had additional conditions added to its licence for social responsibility and money laundering failings. Silverbond Enterprises Limited received the penalties following a Gambling Commission investigation into its Park Lane Club in Mayfair. Social responsibility failings included not recognising the indicators of…

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Norsk Tipping Issues Warning on Local Polls Betting

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  Norsk Tipping, the state-owned gambling operator in Norway, has warned against betting on the results of the country’s local elections. The company argues that it encourages manipulation of the polls. Following a warning from the country’s gambling regulator Lotteri-og stiftelsestilsynet (Lottstift) regarding press coverage of odds offered by offshore operators, Norsk Tipping stated it…

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VGT Settles Intellectual Property Lawsuit Against Castle Hill

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  US-based Video Gaming Technologies has the settlement of its lawsuit against Castle Hill Gaming, Inc (CHG), for intellectual property infringement. The company filed the case in 2017 over alleged infringements of certain VGT trademarks, trade dress and trade secrets. As per the settlement terms, CHG will not use the game titles New Money, Arctic…

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GiG adds Betfred to GiG Comply’s partner portfolio

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  Gaming Innovation Group Inc. (GiG), has signed an agreement with UK operator Betfred for its marketing compliance screening tool, GiG Comply. Betfred has become the latest tier one operator, to sign up to GiG Comply, a web service technology which empowers operators to improve their compliance measures by monitoring third party marketing activities. With…

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FA Imposes Fine of £50,000 on Huddersfield Town

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  The Football Association has imposed a fine of £50,000 on Huddersfield Town Association Football Club for an oversized sponsorship logo on their kit for pre-season match. In July, Huddersfield Town announced a deal with Paddy Power, apparently the operator’s first shirt sponsorship agreement in the UK. A kit purporting to be Huddersfield’s first team…

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