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UKGC Issues Stricter Consumer Protection Rules for Lockdown

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  The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has published more stringent rules for online operators for protecting customers during lock down. The new set of rules come after new evidence has surfaced that show some gamblers maybe at greater risk of harm during lockdown. The new guidelines deal with the need for affordability checks, prevention of…

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Romania Adds 41 iGaming Websites to Blacklist

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  Romania’s national gambling regulator, Oficiul National pentru Jocuri de Noroc (ONJN), has expanded its gambling blacklist by adding 41 iGaming domains. There more than a thousand internet service providers (ISPs) in Romania. They are now legally bound to cut access to the blacklisted sites. Anytime Casino, Casino Kings, Fruity King, and Casino Palace have…

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OIGA Suspends Membership of Comanche Nation and Otoe-Missouria Tribe

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  The Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association (OIGA) has amended its bylaws and suspended the membership of the Otoe Missouria Tribe and the Comanche Nation. The board and membership of OIGA voted to amend its bylaws and remove two tribal members from the organization. The amendment to the bylaws is as follows: A member tribe found…

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Ukraine’s Rada Fast-Tracks Gambling Readings

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  Mirroring European counterparts, The Ukrainian parliament (Rada) has had to make drastic changes to combat the impacts of COVID-19, impacting its legislative tools and timetables. Rada’s position is further weakened in the face of a backlog of legislative readings as President Volodymyr Zelensky ordered a sweeping senior cabinet reshuffle in March, having fallen out…

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UKGC Warns Operators Over Third Party Responsibilities As FSB Receive Sanctions For Failings

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  The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has issued a warning to the gambling operators over third party responsibilities. The warning follows regulatory action taken against FSB Technology (UK) who will have to change the way it operates with additional licence conditions and pay £600,000 for advertising, money laundering and social responsibility failings. An investigation by…

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Casino Lugano and Casino du Lac Meyrin Secure Swiss iGaming Licence

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  The Swiss Federal Council (Bundesrat) has approved licences for Casino Lugano and Casino du Lac Meyrin to offer online gambling in the country. Casino du Lac is operated by a French company named Groupe Partouche. Casino Lugano is jointly owned by Casinos Austria International and Lugano Municipality. These operators are the first to have…

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