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REMAKE OF KEY NSW GAMBLING REGS

The HALLO ECHO

  Time will soon be up on two key gambling regulations with new versions being put to industry and the community for comment. The Betting and Racing Regulation and Totalizator Regulation cover gambling harm minimisation measures such as counselling services, penalty notice prescriptions, allowable TAB shareholdings, and special exemptions. They are both due to expire…

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Legalized Sports Betting in Ohio Begins Jan. 1

The HALLO ECHO

  Legalized sports betting in Ohio will officially begin on Jan. 1, the state Casino Control Commission announced last Wednesday. A bill signed into law by Gov. Mike DeWine in December set Jan. 1 as a deadline, but some groups pushed for starting earlier to allow for betting on football during the fall. The commission…

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PAGCOR EMPHASIZES ITS NEUTRALITY IN THE INTRA-CORPORATE DISPUTE IN TIGER RESORT, LEISURE AND ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

The HALLO ECHO

“All that PAGCOR did was to follow the law and court processes.” In fact, in his letter dated May 4, 2022, Atty. Roderick R. Consolacion, PAGCOR’s Chief Legal Counsel told the lawyers of the contending groups that “it is for the Supreme Court to resolve the merits of the pending case. In the meantime, the…

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1X2 Network secures Romania licence

The HALLO ECHO

  Leading content developer and aggregator continues to deploy regulated market expansion plan with latest certification with additional operators ready and waiting to integrate its games 1X2 Network, the award-winning online casino content provider and aggregator, has been granted its own licence from Romania’s National Gambling Office with a number of operators already lined up…

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Denmark to Introduce New Digital ID Rules in July

The HALLO ECHO

  Denmark will introduce new rules regarding electronic ID for online gambling on 1 July, announced Spillemyndigheden, the Danish Gambling Authority (DGA). MitID, Denmark’s new digital identification scheme, will finally phase out the country’s current system, NemID, this summer. This has been in place for over a decade and is used to access online banking,…

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Betking strengthens IBIA’s betting integrity network in Africa

The HALLO ECHO

  African focused gambling operator and digital entertainment company BetKing, part of the KingMakers Group, has joined the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA). The company was established in 2018 and offers online and retail betting, with licences in Kenya, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Ghana. BetKing will now feed into IBIA’s global betting integrity monitoring and alert…

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