Compliance Updates

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

Illinois Senate Approves Gambling Expansion Bill

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  Illinois Senate has approved a massive gambling expansion bill for the legalisation of sports betting. Senate Bill 690 is passed through a 46-10 vote by the House lawmakers. The bill also authorises six new casinos in Waukegan, Rockford, Danville, South Suburbs, Williamson County and downtown Chicago. “I’ve only been doing this for 20 years…

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MansionBet Gets Irish Betting Licence

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  The Mansion Group has obtained the Irish betting licence for their sportsbook, MansionBet. Mansion’s three casino brands, MansionCasino, Slots Heaven and Casino.com will be available to players in Ireland. This will be the first time the company has been able to offer sports betting to the Irish market under a recognised brand. Since its…

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Armenian Bookmakers Protests Against Closure of Betting Shops

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  Armenian bookmakers have taken part in the protest meeting against the closure of betting shops. The participants of the action demanded to cancel the decision of the National Economic Commission on closing all bookmakers in Armenia since November 2020. They said they are not ready to lose their jobs. According to a Facebook post…

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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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