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Casino Cosmopol Receives New Five-year Licence

The HALLO ECHO

  Swedish regulator Spelinspektionen has awarded a new five-year licence to Svenska Spel’s land-based casino subsidiary Casino Cosmopol. The licence renewal, effective from this year, comes despite the fact that Casino Cosmopol has been un-operational for more than a year owing to the closure of its casinos due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Svenska-Spel, Sweden’s state-owned…

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GambleAware Calls for Mandatory Levy in Gambling Act Review Consultation

The HALLO ECHO

  GambleAware has published its submission of Call for Evidence to the Department of Digital Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) in response to the Gambling Act review. The submission outlines ongoing issues in the gambling sector found by GambleAware, with a particular focus on the prevention of gambling harms and research to inform policy. It…

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Lithuanian Regulator Issues Fine for Illegal Ads on Basketball Website

The HALLO ECHO

  Lithuania’s Gambling Supervisory Authority has fined an employee of a digital media business for placing illegal gambling ads on basketball news and information website Krepšinis.net, after a court confirmed its authority to take action. The site was found to be hosting gambling ads with slogans and animated backgrounds, and featuring promotional bonuses, all of…

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Florida Senate Bill to Create Gaming Control Commission

The HALLO ECHO

  A pair of bills in the Florida Senate would create a state gaming commission and allow pari-mutuel facilities to offer certain forms of gambling without holding live horse races or jai alai games to bet on. Senate President Wilton Simpson announced that the Regulated Industries Committee will consider SB 7076 and SB 7080 during…

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Kerala High Court Refuses to Stay Ban on Online Rummy

The HALLO ECHO

  The High Court of Kerala has rejected a petition from online gaming companies to stay the ordinance that makes playing online rummy for stakes a punishable offence. The state of Kerala is sticking to the online rummy ban introduced in February despite complaints from gaming companies who note that land-based play of rummy is…

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New York Officially Approves Legal Online Sports Betting

The HALLO ECHO

  The state of New York has announced it approved a budget for its fiscal year 2022 that would allow for legal online wagering in the state for the first time. Further reporting from the Action Network and the Buffalo News indicates the plan to implement online sports betting will be some form of a…

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