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Dutch Gambling Regulator to Raise Fine Imposed on Covid-19 Ads

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  Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Dutch gambling regulator, is going to increase the fines levied on igaming operators who use coronavirus pandemic to promote their products by at least €50,000. As a result, operators, affiliates and review sites, all would face a 25% increase in the current penalty, meaning the minimum fine would start at €250,000.…

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Iforium awarded ISO/IEC 27001 certification

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  Industry’s leading aggregator awarded gold standard for data protection and system security Iforium, the global casino aggregation platform provider, has further established its tier one credentials following ISO IEC 27001 certification for the operations behind its award-winning Gameflex platform. To receive its certification, Iforium’s internal processes were rigorously tested against the Standard’s strict assessment…

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Adriana Maldonado Unveils Initiative to Regulate Online Gambling

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  PSN MP Adriana Maldonado, a member of the Committee on the Internal Markets and Consumer Protection, has unveiled an initiative in the European Parliament to regulate online gambling and advertising. The Socialist Europarliamentary has sent a letter to all members of the European Parliament to collect the maximum number of signatures and send it…

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Paris Lawyers Sue EA for Not Labelling FIFA Ultimate Team as Gambling

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  Two lawyers in Paris have filed lawsuits against the video game company Electronic Arts regarding their very popular FIFA video game series, arguing that its Ultimate Team (FUT) mode should be labelled as a form of gambling. Karim Morand-Lahouazi and Victor Zagury are arguing on behalf of players they believe are at risk of…

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Deadline approaching for Global Regulatory Awards 2020 submissions

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  February 14th is last chance to nominate individuals and teams for awards recognising excellence in compliance  The deadline for submissions to the GamblingCompliance Global Regulatory Awards (GRAs) 2020 is fast approaching and this year’s event will be more relevant than ever following increased scrutiny in the sector. The deadline to submit nominations for the…

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Swiss Gaming Regulator Adds 35 More Websites to its Gambling Blacklist

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  Swiss gaming regulator Eidgenössische Spielbankenkommission (ESBK) has added 35 more websites to its gambling blacklist. The ESBK blacklist now contains 145 gaming sites. In September 2019, ESBK and (Swiss) Inter-Cantonal Lottery and Betting Commission (Comlot) published each a list of betting sites not permitted to operate in the country. ESBK maintains and updates a…

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