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JeffBet Sportsbook & Casino Launches in Key Markets

The HALLO ECHO

  Online sportsbook and casino, JeffBet has officially launched, with licences from the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) and the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA), on the Progress Play platform. Offering customers a wide range of sports betting verticals and key products such as InPlay betting, plus a diverse casino boutique that includes all of the latest…

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European Union Updates Country List for Stricter AML Checks

The HALLO ECHO

  The European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union (EU), has updated its list of high-risk countries, from which players should be subjected to stricter customer checks by gambling operators. Based on Directive (EU) 2015/849, Article 9, the Commission identifies any high-risk third countries that have strategic deficiencies in their regime on anti-money…

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MGCB Authorizes Soaring Eagle Gaming as 15th Internet Gaming and Sports Betting Operator

The HALLO ECHO

  The Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) authorized Soaring Eagle Gaming, the Saginaw Chippewa tribe’s gaming arm, to launch internet gaming and sports betting as the state’s 15th operator. Operating under the brand name Eagle Casino and Sports, Soaring Eagle Gaming has partnered with platform provider GAN. They have met Michigan’s regulatory requirements for licensing,…

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NorthStar Gaming Registered as Online Gaming Operator in Ontario

The HALLO ECHO

  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

The HALLO ECHO

  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

The HALLO ECHO

  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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