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NorthStar Gaming Registered as Online Gaming Operator in Ontario

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  NorthStar Gaming has announced that it has been registered as an online gaming operator by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO). This registration represents one of the last significant milestones in NorthStar Gaming’s journey into Ontario’s regulated online gaming industry and the launch of NorthStar Gaming’s Ontario gaming platform is now imminent.…

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AGA Urges Department of Justice to Crack Down on Illegal Gambling

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  The American Gaming Association (AGA) has called on the US Department of Justice to crack down on illegal, online sportsbooks and casinos and unregulated “skill game” machines in a new letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland. “While the challenge of illegal gambling is not new, the brazen and coordinated manner in which it occurs—both…

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Holland Casino Promotes Malinda Miener to Chief Compliance Officer

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  Holland Casino has promoted Malinda Miener to the position of chief compliance officer. Miener, a former Royal Netherlands Navy officer and general counsel at TNO, joined the Dutch gaming operator last year as director of compliance. She has since been responsible for areas such as prevention policy and compliance with the law to prevent…

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UK Gambling Commission sets new rules on action for at risk customers

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  NEW rules ensuring online gambling businesses do more to identify and take action to protect consumers at risk of harm have been introduced by the Gambling Commission. The new rules, which come into effect on 12 September 2022, are stronger and more prescriptive, requiring operators to: monitor a specific range of indicators1, as a…

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KSA Chair René Jansen Says Illegal Online Gambling Significantly Reduced in the Netherlands

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  René Jansen, Chairman of the Dutch Gaming Authority (KSA), has said that illegal online gambling has been significantly reduced in the Netherlands since the executive board’s new enforcement policy was introduced. Jansen said that the sites of 158 illegal providers have been investigated in recent months. It was established that 142 of them have…

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IGT Signs Broad Patent Cross-licensing Agreement with Aristocrat

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  International Game Technology PLC (IGT) has announced that it has signed a broad patent cross-licensing agreement with Aristocrat Leisure Limited that includes valuable patents related to game features and remote game server (RGS) technologies. Under the agreement, IGT will be able to offer licenses to the companies’ combined game feature and RGS patent portfolios…

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