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Swintt granted permission to operate in the UK

The HALLO ECHO

  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

The HALLO ECHO

  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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India: Government Panel Wants Regulator for Online Gaming

The HALLO ECHO

  A new government report calls for a regulatory authority to monitor and classify online gaming websites in India. The report, drafted by a panel of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s top officials, called for intervention and a stricter classification of India’s online gaming sector. Previously, Indian skill-based gaming start-ups and industry associations sought a mechanism…

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France’s ANJ Announces Board Changes

The HALLO ECHO

  The French gambling regulator l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) has made changes to its nine-member board. Isabelle Falque Pierrotin will remain president but three members have been replaced. Board members Éliane Houlette, Mario Blaise and Wilfried Sand-Zantman have chosen not to continue on the board. They have been replaced by Thomas de Ricolfis, Jean-Pierre…

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Anti-IR Group Files Lawsuit Against Nagasaki Prefecture

The HALLO ECHO

  Nagasaki’s integrated resort bid has come under fire from a group that has filed a lawsuit in Nagasaki District Court. The group is challenging the use of taxpayer money on the project. Japanese citizen’s group “Stop the Casino Nagasaki Prefectural Network” claims authorities signed a contract for circa JPY110m (US$761,500) with a law firm…

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IAGR ANNOUNCES DIGITAL TICKET TO UPCOMING CONFERENCE

The HALLO ECHO

  IAGR looks forward to welcoming around 200 international gambling regulators, industry stakeholders and thought leaders to Melbourne for its conference, A Kickstart for collaboration: Sparking innovation in regulatory practice, from 17 – 20 October. To extend the reach of the content to regulators who can’t make it to Australia, IAGR has created a ticket to…

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