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MGA Cancels the Gaming Licence of Wish Me Luck Ltd

The HALLO ECHO

  The Malta Gaming Authority has cancelled the gaming licence of Wish Me Luck Ltd. Wish Me Luck Ltd has thus been directed to proceed with the cancellation process of the authorisation and to suspend all gaming operations with immediate effect. The Malta Gaming Authority notifies that any websites operated by Wish Me Luck Ltd…

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EGBA Brings Case Against Online Payment Blockings In Norway

The HALLO ECHO

  This week the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA), along with Entercash payments processor, brought a case against the Norwegian Ministry of Culture in Oslo District Court over the Norwegian government’s policy of seeking to block online gambling payments. EGBA believes payment blocking infringes on European Union law and the freedom of payment processors…

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Eldorado Resorts Gets Permanent License for Tropicana Casino

The HALLO ECHO

  New Jersey Casino Control Commission has approved Eldorado Resorts’ application for a permanent casino license. Eldorado Resorts is a gaming and hospitality company with strong ties to the gaming industry that acquired the Tropicana casino in Atlantic City eight months ago. The company already operates in 12 states via casino hotels. The company has…

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OPAP Freezes the Roll-out of VLTs in Greece

The HALLO ECHO

  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

The HALLO ECHO

  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

The HALLO ECHO

  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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