Compliance Updates

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

GiG granted affiliate licence in Romania

The HALLO ECHO

  Gaming Innovation Group Inc. (GiG) has been granted a Class II licence, allowing GiG to enter the regulated Romanian market with affiliate marketing services. The licence allows GiG’s Media Services to refer traffic to online casino and sportsbook operators holding a licence to operate in Romania. GiG’s Media Services operates the media assets, the…

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Tabcorp $14,000 out of pocket for offering illegal inducements to gamble

The HALLO ECHO

  Tabcorp has been convicted and ordered to pay over $14,000 in fines and costs for offering an illegal gambling inducement in NSW. The penalty was handed down in Sydney’s Downing Centre Local Court on 3 July after Tabcorp pleaded guilty to breaching NSW gaming laws. The prosecution follows an investigation by Liquor & Gaming…

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SkillOnNet Renews Licence of DrückGlück in Germany

The HALLO ECHO

  SkillOnNet has renewed the licence of DrückGlück brand in Germany. The permit will allow SkillOnNet to operate its DrückGlück online casino service in Germany until at least 2021. DrückGlück also has renewed a sponsorship deal with local 2 Bundesliga football club Holstein Kiel, granting it branding placement rights on various surfaces inside the team’s…

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Namibia to Permit Legal Gambling Operations

The HALLO ECHO

  Namibian Minister of Environment and Tourism, Pohamba Shifeta, has told that the rules and regulations in Namibia are ready to permit legal operation of slots once more. The remark from the minister came during a meeting in Oshakati with local slot operators prior to the drafting of the new Gambling and Entertainment Control Act…

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Spelinspektionen Fines SkillOnNet and NGG Nordic over Bonus Violations

The HALLO ECHO

  Spelinspektionen, Sweden’s gambling regulator, has issued two fines to NGG Nordic and SkillOnNet for bonus offer violations. The two licensees were found to be in contravention of the country’s bonus regulations by promoting bonus offers to customers on multiple occasions. “The main purpose of the new gambling regulation is to strengthen consumer protection and…

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SYNOT Games now certified in Sweden

The HALLO ECHO

  SYNOT Games continues to increase its global footprint by being granted new major certification. The comprehensive gaming portfolio is now freshly certified under Swedish legislation and was given green light to go live on this tightly regulated market. The development will see SYNOT Games content launched in Sweden through one of SYNOT’s key partners Aspire…

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