Compliance Updates

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

FOBTs proceeds in the UK with the battle

The HALLO ECHO

Bookmakers acknowledged the use of judicial review strategy as the “last resort.” As the UK government attempts to bring down the maximum stake on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) to £2, bookmakers are in the process of preparing diverse strategies to halt the new regulation from coming into force. However, the representatives of operators are going…

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Gaming shows growth in NJ

The HALLO ECHO

There is a healthy growth for the online gaming industry in the State of New Jersey, with new businesses, services and regulated platforms becoming available for local players, according to a report published by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement. The State’s iGaming revenue touched €203.7 million last year, maintaining the yearly increase for…

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Gambling ads pay off to Swedish media

The HALLO ECHO

The latest trends from Sweden reveal that in online gambling advertising are paying handsome dividends to Swedish media outlets, in spite of the regulatory endeavors to to reduce the activity. As per the analysis conducted by Sifo Advertising Measurements and Dagens Media, a whopping €560 million was spent on online gambling advertising in 2017. This expenditure…

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Swiss voters to have say on online gambling domain-blocking

The HALLO ECHO

Switzerland’s scheme to occlude the domains of internationally licensed gambling sites will encounter a voter referendum post the successful collection of sufficient signatures by the opponents. On Thursday, a 60k-signature petition objecting the government’s plan to block international gambling operators from accepting action from Swiss punters was submitted by a coalition of Swiss political party youth groups,…

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Malta set to regulate blockchain services sector with world’s first legal framework

The HALLO ECHO

Malta is all set to launch the world’s inceptive legal framework for designing a regulatory body in order to manage services in Blockchain sector, Artificial Intelligence, and Internet of Things (IOT) devices, within the next few weeks. This was affirmed while addressing the Unlock Blockchain conference organised at the Dubai International Financial Centre, by the…

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Italy opens poker bidding

The HALLO ECHO

The Italian online gaming market has seen massive growth since 2016. The bidding process to propel online poker platforms in Italy has been already set off this week. In order to select innovative online poker and iGaming operators, the Government of Italy has publicised the inception of the bidding process. Moreover, the shared online poker…

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