Compliance Updates

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

German broadcasting regulators instructs media to stop running gambling ads

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  Germany’s broadcasting regulator, Media Authority of Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein (MA HSH), has asked TV and radio stations to stop airing gambling advertisements. The regulator has sent multiple letters to TV and radio stations asking them not to run promotional spots for iGaming operators as “it’s not allowed under current legislation.” According to deputy director and…

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Spin Games obtains gaming license from British Columbia

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  Spin Games LLC, a US-based remote gaming server technology and interactive content provider, has received Class B Supplier license from British Colombia Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch. The license would allow the company to deploy its interactive gaming content built upon the proprietary ROC™ Remote Gaming Server (RGS) platform via BCLC’s online site www.playnow.com.…

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Swedish court rules against gamblers who sought self-exclusion removal

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  The Administrative Court of Linköping in Sweden has ruled that the gamblers cannot voluntarily get out of self-exclusion before the end of the agreed period. Sweden maintains a database called Spelpaus for gamblers who opt for self-exclusion. Each gambler seeking self-exclusion must specify a period for which the exclusion will be applicable. Some gamblers…

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Pearson, Simon & Warshaw, LLP and Kaliel PLLC: New Class Action Lawsuit Challenges Fortnite’s Sale of Loot Boxes

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  Pearson, Simon & Warshaw, LLP and Kaliel PLLC filed suit, Altes v. Epic Games, Inc. Case No. 2:19-cv-01488 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California on February 28, 2019, alleging that Defendant Epic Games, Inc., the developer of the wildly popular video game Fortnite, uses predatory tactics to lure players…

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Dutch regulator raises penalty for illegal online gambling

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  The gambling regulator of the Netherlands, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has increased the minimum penalty for illegal online gambling offences to €200,000. Previously the minimum fine was €150,000. The new has come into force after the country’s Senate decided to approve its Remote Gaming Act. Penalty could be subject to change based on the number of…

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Armenia brings on legislation to prevent gambling addiction

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  Armenia has introduced a legislation with the intention of tackling gambling addiction. The law will come into force when the parliament passes the bill.   Atom Janjughazyan, Minister of Finance, said: “The bill is aimed at enhancing regulatory restrictions of the gambling sector, which will enable making infatuation with gambling a lot more difficult.…

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