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UK Gambling Commission Formally Awards National Lottery Licence to Allwyn

The HALLO ECHO

  Allwyn Entertainment Ltd (Allwyn), a wholly owned subsidiary of Allwyn AG, has been officially awarded the Fourth Licence to operate the National Lottery for a decade starting February 1, 2024. This formal award by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) kickstarts the process of transition to a bigger, better, and safer National Lottery. Under Allwyn’s…

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VIXIO GamblingCompliance Global Regulatory Awards 2022 Compliance Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient Announced

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  VIXIO GamblingCompliance has announced that the recipient of the Global Regulatory Award for Compliance Lifetime Achievement will be Paul Burns, CEO and president of the Canadian Gaming Association. The Compliance Lifetime Achievement Special Award, sponsored this year by BetConstruct, recognises the achievements of an individual who has been involved in the gambling industry for…

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PressEnter Group hires Terese Thagaard as Chief Legal Officer

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  PressEnter Group, the dynamic operator of player-favourite online casino brands such as 21 .com and NitroCasino, is delighted to announce that it has appointed Terese Thagaard as Chief Legal Officer. A highly accomplished lawyer, Terese joins PressEnter from LeoVegas, where she was the Group Head of Regulatory Strategy and Implementation. Prior to this, she…

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PAGCOR AND FOUR OTHER AGENCIES INTENSIFY EFFORTS TO ADDRESS ILLEGAL POGO-RELATED CRIMES

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  AMIDST reports of increasing number of kidnapping incidents related to illegal offshore gaming operations in the country, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has intensified the collaboration with its partner government and law enforcement agencies. In an inter-agency meeting among PAGCOR, Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Justice (DOJ), Philippine…

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Swintt granted permission to operate in the UK

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  Leading online casino software supplier announces much-anticipated licensing agreement to bring its award-winning catalogue of games to players at UKGC-regulated platforms Innovative software supplier, Swintt, is delighted to announce that it has been successful in its application for a UK license, meaning players at UKGC-regulated platforms will soon be able to enjoy its extensive…

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All Seven Bids for Macao’s Six Gaming Concessions Accepted

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  Macao’s six gaming operators – and the seventh outside bidder – will be on tenterhooks over the next few weeks as the Gaming Concession Public Tender Committee weighs up their competing tenders which were unsealed last Friday. Seven companies submitted bids for the granting of up to six gaming concessions before the public tender’s…

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