Industry News

Belgium heads new project to standardise European gaming law

The HALLO ECHO

  Peter Naessens, the director of the Belgian Gaming Commission, is going to lead a new project aimed to standardise online gambling legislation across Europe. The project is under the ageis of the European Committee for Standardisation. A number of industry bodies and regulators join hands in the project to create rules for compliance and…

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New gambling law in Switzerland will come into effect from 2019

The HALLO ECHO

  The newly passed gambling legislation in Switzerland, the Swiss Gaming Act, will come into force in the country on 1 January 2019. The law will regulate the licensed online gambling space and ban foreign operators altogether. The new law legalises licensed iGaming companies. The gaming act’s enforcement was confirmed by Switzerland’s Federal Council, which…

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eCOGRA To Provide Alternative Dispute Resolution Service To Malta Operators

The HALLO ECHO

  Players at over 1,000 online gambling sites able to submit disputes to eCOGRA   The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has authorised eCOGRA, the independent testing laboratory, to make available its Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) service to players at certain MGA licensed online gambling operators. eCOGRA’s fast and impartial dispute resolution service has been available…

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Casinos Austria complies with ECA Responsible Gambling Standard

The HALLO ECHO

  Casinos Austria, one of the oldest casino companies in Austria, has completed the certification formalities that would make it compliant with the ECA Responsible Gambling Framework. An independent audit conducted by Austrian Standards approved the procedures. The company has become up-to-date in complying standards in Responsible Gambling for the licensed land-based casinos industry that…

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Cayman Islands amends gambling law

The HALLO ECHO

  The government of Cayman Islands has amended the gambling regulations. In the newly proposed the Gambling Amendment Bill 2018, which will be discussed in the next Meeting of the Legislative Assembly, the government plans to increase the penalties for engaging in acts of illegal gambling. The purpose of the bill, according to the government…

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Portugal issues license to Luckia’s online casino

The HALLO ECHO

  The Serviço Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos do Turismo de Portugal (SRIJ), Portugal’s gambling regulatory body, has issued a license to Spanish gaming company Luckia to operate online casinos and sports betting facilities. Luckia Gaming Group will operate in the country using the Luckia.pt domain. The Luckia.pt domain is still under wraps, which kind…

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