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Ukraine’s SBU Closes More Than 30 Illegal Gambling Operations This Month

The HALLO ECHO

  Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU), in collaboration with the nation’s Commission for Licensing of Gambling and Lotteries (KRAIL), has shut down more than 30 illegal casinos and gambling venues across the country this month alone. The regions in which they were shut down included Kiev, Odessa, Donetsk and Zhytomyr, as well as some others, with…

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German Gambling Legislation Gains Enough Support for Implementation

The HALLO ECHO

  The state parliaments in Schleswig-Holstein and Sachsen have signed off Germany’s new gambling treaty, meaning that 13 of the country’s 16 states have now ratified the new legislation. The latest ratifications take Germany’s new interstate gambling treaty closer to implementation after several periods of delay since it needed the ratification of at least 13…

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SoftSwiss Game Aggregator receives a B2B licence from MGA

The HALLO ECHO

  SoftSwiss is delighted to announce that the company’s Game Aggregator has now received a B2B licence from the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA). It’s a major milestone for SoftSwiss allowing to expand the reach of the Game Aggregator even further within Malta’s jurisdiction, but also strengthening partnerships with the company’s existing clients. The Malta Gaming…

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BtoBet Receives UK Certification for Its Sportsbook Platform

The HALLO ECHO

  BtoBet, the leading sportsbook platform provider now part of Aspire Global, has announced that its sportsbook platform has received full certification in the United Kingdom. The sportsbook provider is now in a position to offer operators in the market its cutting-edge technology for the sports betting sector. UK operators will be able to take…

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Wyoming Legislature Approves Proposal to Legalize Online Sports Betting

The HALLO ECHO

  A proposal to legalize online sports betting to raise revenue for Wyoming has cleared a first vote in the Senate after narrowly passing the House earlier this month. The bill passed its first Senate vote last Thursday and faces two more votes there before it could be forwarded to the governor. If approved, the…

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Sweden’s Spelinspektionen Fines Bet365 Over Bets on Football Friendly

The HALLO ECHO

  The Swedish gaming regulator Spelinspektionen has fined Bet365 operator Hillside Sports SEK1m (€98,000) and issued it a warning for offering bets on a football friendly in which most players were aged under 18. Bet365 had offered odds on a training match played between Kronängs IF and Mariedals IK on March 28, 2020. Spelinspektionen’s review…

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