Compliance Updates

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

Italian ADM Revises Online Gambling License Procedure

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  ADM, the governing body overseeing Italian gambling laws has finalised its long-awaited online gambling licensing procedure. Italy’s revised online gambling laws include tougher AML protections and customer requirements on registration. ADM has renewed online licenses for Italian legacy operators, Snaitech, Lottomatica, Sisal, Eurobet, Goldbet, Stanleybet and Microgame. Settling on its final 67 concessions, the…

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Kenya High Court Annuls Ban on Gambling Ads

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  The High Court of Kenya has annulled the recently introduced ban on gambling ads. “The ban was null and void and was tainted with illegality, unreasonableness, and procedural impropriety,” Justice John Mativo said. Fred Matiang’i, the Interior Minister of Kenya, announced late last month that number of new rules in connection with how betting…

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Spanish Police Arrests Footballers for Match-fixing

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  Spanish police have arrested a number of footballers for alleged involvement in match-fixing. The Spanish league says that the match-fixing was possibly conducted by “an organised criminal group.” Complaints were first brought to the police’s attention about possible match-fixing in a La Liga fixture which took place in May 2018. Since then, La Liga…

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Royal Wins Secures World’s First Pure Skill Real Money Gaming License

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  Royal Wins, the Australian based digital games studio pioneering in real money skills, has secured the world’s first pure skill real money gaming license. Pure skill gaming is a term in the online real money gaming industry. Players will get the opportunity to win real cash prizes based on their ability to play a…

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GCA Accuses Kindred of Violating Gambling Laws in Lithuania

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  The Gaming Control Authority (GCA) of Lithuania has accused Kindred Group of violating the gambling laws. GCA said that the operator is “openly and blatantly” disregarding the gambling laws. GCA has already blocked the Unibet and Trannel brands of Kindred for offering gambling products and services without necessary permissions. The Kindred Group was operating…

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Canada’s Supreme Court to Rule on Video-Lottery Terminals

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  Supreme Court of Canada is going to rule on video-lottery terminals. The Supreme Court will decide whether a case against video-lottery terminals (VLTs) can proceed. They will decide whether a groundbreaking court case may continue and on what grounds. A class action introduced against VLTs says that they’re inherently deceptive, addictive and illegal under…

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