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MGA Includes Suppliers in New Suspicious Betting Reporting Rules

The HALLO ECHO

  The sports betting integrity department of the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has made amendments to its suspicious betting reporting requirements, including making reporting rules now also apply to suppliers. One revision of the policy sees the suspicious betting reporting requirements now apply to suppliers as well as operators. This means that suppliers will now…

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Penn National Receives Investment Canada Act Approval for its Acquisition of theScore

The HALLO ECHO

  Penn National Gaming has received approval from the Minister of Canadian Heritage under the Investment Canada Act for its acquisition of Score Media and Gaming. The acquisition is expected to be closed on 19 October 2021. It is subject to approval by theScore’s shareholders at a special meeting, receipt of a final order from…

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Synot Games Certified in the Netherlands

The HALLO ECHO

  Synot Games has received certification allowing its portfolio of games to be made available in the Netherlands. For the first time, players in the Netherlands will get to spin the reels on international hits like Fruit Awards, Respin Joker and Book of Secrets, as well as SYNOT’s most recent releases. “This is a great…

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PH Resorts Group Gets Approval to Suspend Clark License

The HALLO ECHO

  PH Resorts Group Holdings has confirmed that the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (PAGCOR) has approved its request to voluntarily suspend its provisional licence for an integrated resort with a casino in Clark Global City, on the main island of Luzon. PH Resorts said the company had “sought for the voluntary suspension of its…

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Swiss Regulators Expand iGaming Blacklists

The HALLO ECHO

  The Swiss gaming regulators Eidgenössische Spielbankenkommission (ESBK) and Gespa have added almost 50 online gambling sites to their blacklists, including a domain redirecting to Bet365. Internet service providers are ordered to block all sites on the lists. In the latest amendment, a domain that redirects to Bet365 – 288-563.com – has been added to…

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Euroconsumers calls Nintendo to solve its “Joy-Con Drift” probl

The HALLO ECHO

  The new version of the Nintendo “Switch” console, the Switch OLED, expected on October 8th 2021, shows an unsolved technical problem with its controllers – an issue commonly called “Joy-Con Drift” –  that prevents players from playing the game properly. Nintendo is quite aware of this flaw. Yet it still plans to roll out…

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