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Macau’s DICJ Conducts iGaming Inspections During MGS 2019

The HALLO ECHO

  Macau Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) has conducted iGaming inspections during MGS Entertainment Show 2019, as part of an ongoing campaign to ensure exhibitors are not engaging in the display or promotion of consumer-facing iGaming products. The operation, carried out alongside the Judicial Police and Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), involved…

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Czech Republic to Introduce Gambling Exclusion Register in 2020

The HALLO ECHO

  Alena Schillerová, Finance minister of the Czech Republic, has revealed that an exclusion register to block a range of individuals – both voluntarily and involuntarily – from gambling would launch next year. The incoming exclusion register follows on from the 2017 Gambling Act, which legalised iGaming in the Czech Republic for the first time.…

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Latvian Parliament Approves Higher Gambling Taxes

The HALLO ECHO

  Saeima, the Parliament of Latvia, has approved a bill that would raise the taxes on some land-based gaming operations within the country. Gambling establishments that offer such games as slot machines, card and dice games, and roulette will be immediately impacted by the new laws. As part of the new law, the state budget…

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Gambling Research Centre Recommends to Update German Gambling Laws

The HALLO ECHO

  Forschungsstelle Glücksspiel, the Gambling Research Centre at the University of Hohenheim in Germany, has recommended to impose taxes on unlicensed operators in the country and to legalise online casino games. “There is agreement that the enforcement against illegal providers on the Internet needs to be strengthened,” the Centre said. “Currently, the offer of online…

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MGA Cancels Gaming Service Licence of Betixx

The HALLO ECHO

  The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has cancelled the gaming service licence of Betixx Limited, after ruling that the operator breached a number of regulations. According to the MGA, Betixx breached paragraphs B and E of the Third Schedule to the Gaming Act. Paragraph B refers to the failure to submit specific documents to the…

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Latvian Parliament Approves Amendments to Gambling Laws

The HALLO ECHO

  Saeima, the parliament from Latvia, has approved the amendments in the final reading of the Law on Lotteries and Gambling Fee and Tax. The tax revenue from gambling that the state perceives has increased from 75% to 95%. The amendments were designed to increase tax revenue for the state and help cover budget gaps.…

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