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Bulgarian Parliament Approves Private Lottery Ban

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  The Bulgarian parliament has approved the second reading of legislation that amends the country’s Gambling Act to ban private lottery operators. Once enacted, all lottery games not operated by the state-run Bulgarian Sports Totalizator must cease their operations within 90 days. The new rules do not apply to state-licensed private operators offering sports betting,…

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Spain to Impose Restrictions on Gambling Advertising

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  The Spanish government is going to impose new restrictions on the gaming industry. However, it has already transpired that gambling advertising in Spain will be allowed for 4 hours in the morning. It will cover 1 to 5 AM. The Minister of Culture, Alberto Garzón, will meet with industry representatives to explain measures the…

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UK’s CMA to Investigate Flutter–Stars Gambling Deal

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  The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is going to review the £10 billion (€11.8 billion) merger between Flutter Entertainment and The Stars Group. The Authority said it would investigate whether the deal would result in a “substantial lessening of competition” in the UK gambling market. An investigation into the deal between Flutter and…

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NCPG Issues Guidelines for Payment Providers

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  The National Council on Problem Gambling has issued new guidelines for the payment providers. The new guidelines will help guide the industry’s thinking about solutions to negative consequences associated with gambling. “Payment limits can be an important responsible gambling tool, offering a consumer-centric approach that emphasizes player control, information, and shared responsibility. Our guidelines…

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Bulgarian State Commission on Gambling Faces More Charges

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  The public prosecution from Bulgaria has discovered that the State Commission on Gambling has received bribe offers from a businessman and detained the former Chairman of the Commission, Ognemir Mitev. Businessman Vasil Bozhkov offered a bribe of €5k a day to an official at the state regulator. The prosecutor’s office claims that Mitev was…

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Punjab Government Bans Online Lottery Schemes

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  The Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has decided to ban the sale of all types of online lottery schemes in the state, to check illegal lottery sales in the guise of online lottery. An official spokesperson said that the ban on “Online Lottery Schemes,” under section 5 of the Lotteries…

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