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Austrian Finance Minister Calls for New Gambling Regulator

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  Austrian finance minister Gernot Blümel has called for the creation of an independent gambling regulator in the country. Blümel said he wanted to “untangle” multiple functions currently held within the Treasury. “Therefore, the areas of licensing and supervision should be outsourced to an independent gaming authority,” he said. The minister was discussing the current…

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Sportradar Takes Legal Action Against Betgenius and FDC

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  Sportradar has launched legal actions against Betgenius and Football DataCo (FDC). The claim is in relation to the current structure for the licensing and distribution of live data from FDC football leagues for betting purposes. This legal action is embarked upon with reluctance and Sportradar has not taken the decision lightly. Sportradar had hoped…

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US Congress Considers Enforcement and Compliance Review of UIGEA

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  US Senator Tom Cotton has filed a Congressional bill entitled the “Prevention of Deceptive Child-Targeted Advertising in Violation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act.” The bill S. 3322, if adopted, would require the Secretary of the Treasury to opine on the gaming industry’s compliance with certain aspects of UIGEA. Specifically, Treasury would be…

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Serbia Plans to Raise Online Gambling Taxes

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  The lawmakers in Serbia are pushing a bill that would set higher online gambling taxes. Serbia currently taxes online gaming at 5% of GGR but the new bill would increase this to 15% for online betting and 10% for other games. The bill would also allow for up to 10 licenses to be awarded…

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FA Bans Daniel Sturridge for Betting Breaches

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  The Football Association (FA) has banned former Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge from all football-related activities for breaching betting regulations. “Daniel Sturridge has been suspended from all football and football-related activity from today until the end of 17 June 2020,” the FA said in a statement. The suspension comes after the English Football Association won…

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Denmark’s Spillemyndigheden Regulatory Agency Shuts Down 25 Illegal Gambling Sites in 2019

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  Danish gambling regulator Spillemyndigheden has revealed that it had blocked access to 25 online gambling websites in 2019, as part of the efforts to stamp out illegal activity in the country. Working in partnership with the Danish Tax Authority, the regulator conducted a search of 502 websites. Ten were found to be operating illegally,…

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