Eastern Europe

Parimatch became the first company in Ukraine to receive permission for a betting license

The HALLO ECHO

  After signing a law on the legalization of gambling, Ukraine moved closer to regulation’s European gambling market standards. Parimatch received the first official Ukrainian permission for a license for betting activities in Ukraine. On August 13, the law on the legalization of the gambling market came into force – one of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s…

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Ukraine Sets Flat 10% Tax Rate for all Forms of Gambling

The HALLO ECHO

  Ukraine’s Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy has approved a 10% tax rate for all forms of gambling. The committee considered bill 2713-d, put forward by committee chair Oleg Marusyak, to complement the Gambling Act that legalised various forms of gambling in Ukraine and was signed into law in August 2020. This bill…

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Merkur Gaming Signs MoU with Ukraine’s Gambling and Lotteries Regulation Commission

The HALLO ECHO

  Merkur Gaming has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ukraine’s gaming regulatory body, the Gambling and Lotteries Regulation Commission. The signing of MoU between Ukraine’s Expert Advisory Council of Gambling and Lotteries Regulation Commission (EAC GRLC) and adp Gauselmann GmbH (Merkur) allows Merkur to bring its more than 60 years of experience and…

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GiG powers Magic Jackpot’s online casino launch in Romania

The HALLO ECHO

  Gaming Innovation Group Inc. (GiG) has successfully launched a new online casino in Romania for its client, Magic Jackpot and its partner Superbet. Magic Jackpot is a well-established brand, hosting gaming across machines to 940 of SuperBet’s retail outlets throughout Romania and Poland. It’s online operation launched in early 2021 following Superbet’s acquisition of a…

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Habanero seals Romanian licence

The HALLO ECHO

  Supplier granted coveted accreditation by national regulator Premium slots and table games provider Habanero has been awarded an online licence to supply Romanian-based operators with its immersive content offering. Following its accreditation by the Romanian gambling regulator (ONJN), the games studio can further expand its commercial footprint within the territory, where online gambling has been…

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New Ukrainian Gambling Regulator Approves First Licence

The HALLO ECHO

  Ukraine’s Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries (KRAIL) has approved the first gambling license. This license has been awarded to operator Spacex for its Kosmolot brand. The operator must pay a UAH30.7m ($1.1m) online licence fee to obtain a five-year licence. Spacex applied for an online casino licence in December. Its application…

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