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The ASA has banned an ad of the online casino Casumo after it targeted the customers who googled “How to unsubscribe from all gambling.” The ASA said it considered anyone searching “how to unsubscribe from all gambling” was looking for ways to reduce their access to gambling. “We considered such consumers would be likely…
read moreThe International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has urged the New Zealand government to adopt an international gaming licence system. The New Zealand government launched a public consultation into widening the number of permitted operators allowed to offer online betting services in the country. At present, TAB and Lotto NZ are the online firms allowed…
read moreLotteri-og stiftelsestilsynet (Lottstift), the gambling regulator of Norway has cancelled the approval of 211 organisations for operating lottery and bingo games for charitable purposes. The regulator has found that these organizations failed to report their accounts within the deadline. Of those that have had their approval revoked, 51 held licences to operate lotteries and…
read moreFrance is going to introduce a new national gambling authority, L’autorité nationale des jeux (ANJ) to replace the current regulator, l’autorité nationale de régulation des jeux en ligne (ARJEL), ahead of the privatisation of lottery monopoly La Française des Jeux (FDJ). Currently, online gambling in France is regulated by ARJEL, while casinos, horse racing…
read moreThe Belarusian Parliament has adopted amendments to the Law on Advertising in the first reading. The Belarusian Hockey Federation was the initiator of the amendments. The fourth part of paragraph two of Article 23 of the Law of the Republic of Belarus “On Advertising” prohibited placement of advertising of gambling establishments and gambling on…
read moreMembers of the Gaming Regulators’ European Forum (GREF) have completed the study about the effects of microtransactions in video games, which has included the use of “loot boxes.” The members of the Forum have chosen not to implement measures which would restrict such features, despite receiving specific recommendations to do so. The report on…
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