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UEFA Slaps €50K Fine on Zlatan Ibrahimović for Bethard Stakes

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  The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has fined mercurial Swedish footballer Zlatan Ibrahimović for €50,000 on his financial stakes in the Malta-based online betting company Bethard Group. The Appeals Body of UEFA has examined the investigation report and pronounced the judgement on the penalty for violating ‘Article 12’ of European football’s ‘Disciplinary Regulations’.…

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Spanish Gambling Regulator Launches Consultation on Loot Box Ban

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  Spanish gambling regulator the Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) has opened a consultation asking whether loot boxes should require new regulation, be regulated as gambling products or prohibited entirely. The DGOJ pointed out that loot boxes have “quickly become a very relevant business model” in both paid and free-to-play games. It said…

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Belgian Gaming Commission Introduces Advertising Guidelines

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  The Belgian Gaming Commission has developed a series of responsible advertising guidelines with Jupiler Pro League, the country’s highest football league. New measures include a ban on partnerships between the league’s clubs with gambling operators that are not licensed by the commission to operate in Belgium. All gambling sponsorship deals must be reported to…

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KSA to Begin Testing of CRUKS Self-exclusion Scheme

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  Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) will begin live testing of CRUKS, Dutch gambling’s national self-exclusion scheme, this week. CRUKS is the KSA managed and controlled self-exclusion scheme tasked with maintaining a centralised database that will impede vulnerable gamblers from registering and playing at land-based venues or licensed online gambling operators. Ahead of launching the…

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Ireland Implements Interim Gaming and Lotteries Act

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  The new interim Gaming and Lotteries Act in Ireland has come into force, modernising the promotion of gaming and standardising a minimum age of 18 for all gambling products. The interim Act has been introduced ahead of a more comprehensive overhaul of gambling regulation planned for next year. James Browne, minister with special responsibility…

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Spanish Football Clubs Told to End Sponsorship Deals with Betting Companies

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  Spanish football clubs sponsored by gambling firms have been advised to cancel their contracts before the end of the season in anticipation of a new law on gambling advertising, according to a letter sent by a government minister on Wednesday. The letter, signed by the minister of consumer affairs Alberto Garzon and seen by…

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