Industry News

Truegame strengthens its positions by acquiring Curaçao Gaming License

The HALLO ECHO

  Truegame -a fully implemented blockchain-based iGaming platform announced obtaining of Gaming License of Curaçao.   A smart contract based iGaming platform Truegame has proudly announced acquiring of its first license – a Gaming License under the jurisdiction of Curaçao. The team considers this step to be one of the most significant milestones in the…

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UK Gambling Commission takes widespread regulatory action

The HALLO ECHO

  Online casino companies and their senior management have faced widespread action from the gambling regulator, as part of an ongoing investigation into the way the industry combats problem gambling and money laundering. Nearly £14m in penalty packages will be paid by three companies as result of their failings to put in place effective safeguards to…

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Aspire Global obtains sports gaming license in Ireland

The HALLO ECHO

  Aspire Global, the Malta-based provider of iGaming solutions, has obtained iGaming license for its sportsbook in Ireland, raising the company’s number of licenses in the portfolio to seven. It is soon likely to become eight, when it completes the formalities for the upcoming Swedish license. The Irish sports betting authority issued the iGaming license…

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Square Enix withdraws three mobile games in Belgium after ban of loot boxes

The HALLO ECHO

  Square Enix has removed three of its mobile games in Belgium after the loot box ban in the country. Mobius Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts Union X and Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia are the removed games. The company said the withdrawal is because of “the present uncertain legal status of ‘loot boxes’ under Belgian…

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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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