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Bolivia Moves Toward Legalization of Online Gaming

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  Bolivia’s Gambling Control Authority (AJ) has proposed a new amendment to Law 060 on Lottery and Gambling to include new verticals such as online gaming. At the recent 2020 Initial Public Accountability Hearing, AJ Executive Director Juan Carlos Antonio Abrego presented a proposal to update the gambling regulation and make way for a better…

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MGCB Begins to Accept Online Gaming and Internet Sports Betting License Applications

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  The Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) has begun accepting internet gaming and internet sports betting license applications from commercial casinos and tribes in Michigan. The MGCB also began to accept vendor registration applications from firms supporting the operators and suppliers. “The MGCB continues to make progress toward the launch of online gaming by adding…

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UK House of Lords Calls for Urgent Regulation of Loot Boxes

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  The House of Lords Gambling Committee has urged the UK government to classify video game loot boxes as “games of chance.” The recommendation came as part of a wide-ranging report in which the committee suggested a number of changes to the gaming industry. “If a product looks like gambling and feels like gambling, it…

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Norway to Consolidate Gambling Laws Under Single Legislative Banner

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  The Norwegian Ministry of Culture is going to launch a consultation on unifying the country’s gambling laws into a single piece of legislation. The new bill would bring together the existing Lottery Act, Gambling Act and Totalisator Act under a group of gambling laws that would apply to the entire Norwegian market. The consultation…

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GiG Secures Sports Betting License in Colorado for WSN.com

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  Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has further expanded its presence in the United States after receiving a Vendor Minor sports betting license for its flagship affiliate site WSN.com from the Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission. GiG Media is now active in seven US states through its flagship US-facing sports betting website World Sports Network (WSN.com).…

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KSA Survey Reveals Age Verification Failings

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  The Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has warned the operators to ensure age verification measures are being properly enforced. Publishing a survey which polled individuals aged 16-30, KSA analysed the differences in gambling behaviours between three distinct age groups: 16-17 year olds; 18-23 year olds and 24-30 year olds. The survey revealed that 11%…

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