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EGBA Pitches ‘Online Gambling 2.0’ To European Commission

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  The European Commission’s guidelines on consumer protection for online gambling have failed to achieve their primary objective and should be replaced with new attempts at harmonisation, the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has told European lawmakers.   Commission Recommendation 2014/478/EU was designed to establish a high bar of minimum consumer protection standards across…

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William Hill is going to appeal Dutch regulator’s heavy fine

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  William Hill plc. has decided to file an appeal against the heavy fine of 300,000 euros slapped by the Dutch gaming regulator, Kansspelautoriteit. The regulator imposed the penalty on the company for offering online games of chance to Dutch consumers. The website provides Dutch translation facilities and using the Dutch bank account-linked iDEAL online payment…

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Caymans Island’s proposed gambling law amendment faces delay

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  The Caribbean Cayman Islands is going ahead with the proposed amendment of gambling laws. However, there, but the process has been delayed, as the government is analysing various aspects of the proposals. The Gaming Bill 2018 proposals were submitted two months ago, proposing more constraints on what can be done with gambling on the…

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Nolimit City granted UK license by Gambling Commission

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  UK B2B license awarded to software provider, Nolimit City   The UK Gambling Commission has awarded Sweden-Malta based software provider and casino games studio, Nolimit City, the prestigious UK B2B license to operate in the established market of the United Kingdom. This marks a huge milestone for Nolimit City and the next step of…

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IGDA asks gaming industry to sort out loot box issue before government intervention

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  Jen MacLean, executive director of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA), has urged the leaders of the games industry to take action on loot boxes before governments come up with legislation against them. She noted on her blog: “Earlier this week, the United States Federal Trade Commission agreed to investigate loot box monetisation and…

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UK Gambling Commission welcomes launch of new application service for Personal Functional Licence

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  UKGC happy to announce an improved online personal functional licence application service is available from 4 December 2018. The service gives applicants an efficient, streamlined and improved service. It follows the in line with the GOV.UK design, making it quicker and easier to submit an application. Supporting this new application service will be an…

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