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Cambodian PM Orders to End Online Gambling Businesses by the End of 2019

The HALLO ECHO

  Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered the authorities to end all kinds of online gambling in the country by the end of this year in a bid to safeguard the security and public order. According to the statement released by Council of Minister, “All kinds of online and arcade gambling in the Kingdom…

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SportsHub Gets Penalty for Unlawful Fantasy Offering in New Jersey

The HALLO ECHO

  SportsHub Games Network has got a civil penalty for its operations in New Jersey without a license. The operator has to pay a $30,000 civil penalty under the New Jersey Fantasy Sports Act (FSA). The statute came into effect from August 2017, with fantasy sports operators already active in the state given until 6…

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Spelinspektionen Invites Gaming Companies for Meeting with Various Authorities

The HALLO ECHO

  Swedish gambling regulator Spelinspektionen has invited the representatives of gaming companies for a key meeting with various authorities. Representatives from the regulator, Swedish Tax Agency, Financial Police and the Swedish Consumer Agency will be present in the meeting on September 17. “The purpose of the meeting is to increase the understanding between the market…

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Mlungisi Mvoko Sees Gaming as Revenue Source for Eastern Cape Province

The HALLO ECHO

Mlungisi Mvoko, member of the executive council for Economic Development, has told that new technologies and gaming could lead to an increase in the revenue base for the Eastern Cape Province. “It is still our fervent belief that through the infusion of new technologies in the 4th Industrial Revolution and optimal regulation, gaming could lead…

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Spain Moves Forward on Gambling Ads Ban

The HALLO ECHO

The PSOE minority government in Spain is going to accept all the recommendations of Ombudsman Francisco Fernández Marugán to ban gambling advertising. The Ministry of Finance has accepted the Ombudsman’s recommendations. That way, departments would have to enforce new restrictions on the gaming industry. The authorities will soon draft a Royal Decree to establish restrictions on gambling…

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Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft to Disclose Loot Boxes Odds

The HALLO ECHO

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has revealed that the console makers are working on policies that will require disclosure on loot boxes odds. Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft are working on policies that would require a loot boxes disclosure on their systems. “These required disclosures will also apply to game updates if the update adds new…

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