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OPAP Freezes the Roll-out of VLTs in Greece

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  OPAP, the leading gambling company in Greece, has frozen the roll-out of video-lottery terminals in Greece until the country settles a “procedural” regulatory issue. OPAP currently operates 20,091 video-lottery machines and have to add an additional 4900 by the end of 2019 to complete the installation of a total of 25,000 machines under an…

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U.S. District Court Confirms Federal Wire Act Applies only to Sports Betting Activities

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  NeoPollard Interactive LLC and New Hampshire Lottery have been thrilled by the U.S. District Court decision which confirms that the federal Wire Act applies only to sports betting activities. This decision is important for the U.S. lottery industry as a whole as it alleviates concerns pertaining to the transmission of lottery data over the…

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Russia to Clamp Down on VPNs Enabling Online Gambling

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  Russia is going to crack down on virtual private networks (VPN) used by local bettors to access internationally licensed online gambling sites. Alexander Zharov, the head of Russia’s telecom watchdog Roskomnadzor, has announced plans last week to block access to nine VPN companies that refused to connect their operations to the government’s Federal State Information…

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Gaming Commission Approves Sports Betting in New York

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  The New York State Gaming Commission has unanimously approved in-person sports betting at four upstate casinos. The formal approval makes New York the 14th state to legalise betting. The four upstate casinos are Resorts World, Rivers Casino, Tioga Downs and Del Lago. Sports leagues, which have been lobbying to get states to pass their…

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Lottoland Sues ACMA Over Jackpot Betting

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  Lottoland, the Gibraltar based online gambling company, has launched legal action against the federal government for allegedly infringing the gambling laws. This all begins when the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) made investigation on Lottoland’s jackpot betting and revealed “Several Lottoland online jackpot betting services were games of chance which are prohibited. These…

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Alabama Regulates Daily Fantasy Sports

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  The US state of Alabama has regulated and legalised daily fantasy sports (DFS) again. The state has imposed a tax on DFS as well. This is a significant move, as the state banned DFS activity about three years ago, forcing companies like FanDuel and DraftKings to shut down their business in the state. Alabama…

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