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Lithuania Sets New Lottery Age Purchase to +18

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  The Budget and Finance Committee of Lithuania’s Seimas (Parliamentary Assembly) has completed a draft decree proposing new standards on lottery play and advertising for the Baltic state. The Committee’s headline measure has called on parliament to undertake a vote to raise the minimum age of purchase of lottery tickets from 16-to-18 years of age.…

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CROWN CASINO GIVEN CONDITIONAL APPROVAL TO OPERATE GAMING

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  The NSW Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority has given Crown Sydney casino conditional approval to open its gaming operations The Authority’s Chairperson, Philip Crawford, said Crown will be allowed to conditionally begin casino operations, giving the Authority the chance to monitor the final phase of its restricted gaming licence suitability assessment, after the 2021…

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ACMA Moves to Block Major Illegal Gambling Website

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  The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has requested Australian internet service providers (ISPs) to block the illegal gambling website thepokies.net. This is one of the most significant websites to be blocked since the ACMA started using this regulatory tool in November 2019. Payments to the site are estimated to run into tens of…

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PokerStars and Casumo Approved for Ontario Licences

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  The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) issued the approval to PokerStars parent company TSG Interactive Canada; detailing that the licence is effective from 8 June 2022, expiring on 7 June 2024. The decision will make PokerStars the latest business cleared to operate in the province following on from the launch of Ontario’s…

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I&B Ministry of India Issues Advisory to Media to Not Promote Online Betting Platforms

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  Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in India (I&B ministry) has issued an advisory to print, electronic and digital media to refrain from advertising online betting platforms. The advisory comes in light of instances of a number of advertisements of online betting websites/platforms appearing in print, electronic, social and online media. Betting and gambling, illegal…

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UK’s Advertising Standards Authority Clarifies Content Marketing Rules for Gambling Advertising

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  The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the UK’s advertisement watchdog, has issued further guidance on the rules applied to “content marketing” of gambling services/products on social media and other digital channels. The guidance was published as a “remit statement” responding to queries by operators, related to its 2021 “CAP Code on marketing communications appearing on…

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