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Aspire Global obtains sports gaming license in Ireland

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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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