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Svenska Spel Relaunches Proxy Play Service

The HALLO ECHO

  The Swedish gaming company Svenska Spel has reintroduced the proxy play service for its customers. The service will allow customers to nominate an individual to place bets or buy lottery tickets on their behalf. “It is for people such as the elderly who cannot get to play directly through an agent. We removed this…

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UKGC Reveals Reasons for Triplebet Licence Suspension

The HALLO ECHO

  The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has published the reasons for suspending Triplebet’s licence. Triplebet’s operating licence was suspended on February 17 as part of a package of sanctions for social responsibility and money laundering failings. An investigation found serious failings in Triplebet’s approach to anti-money laundering, the monitoring of business relationships and due diligence…

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Singapore to Establish New Gambling Regulatory Authority in 2021

The HALLO ECHO

Singapore is set to establish a new Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA) by 2021 to consolidate and optimise all gambling regulatory resources within a single agency. The GRA will see the current Casino Regulatory Authority (CRA), which oversees Singapore’s casinos, and the Gambling Regulatory Unit, which regulates remote gambling services and “fruit machines,” come under one…

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German Court Orders Suspension of Sports Betting Licensing Process Until Further Notice

The HALLO ECHO

  The Darmstadt Administrative Court in Germany has ordered to suspend the nationwide sports betting licensing process until further notice. The move came after an Austrian betting operator, which is not a member of the German Sports Betting Association (DSWV), claimed that the licensing procedure was not transparent and non-discriminatory. “The decision of the court…

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UKGC Suspends Two Operator Licences Over GAMSTOP Participation Failure

The HALLO ECHO

  The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has suspended the licences of two online operators for failure to fully integrate with the GAMSTOP self-exclusion scheme. All online operators were notified in January that participating in GAMSTOP by 31 March was a requirement of their licence conditions. The decision to suspend the licences of Dynamic, trading as…

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UK ASA Bans “Misleading” Ad of Lucky Go Studio

The HALLO ECHO

  The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned an ad of Lucky Go Studio after a claimant challenged whether an in-game ad was deceptive owing to unrealistic chances of winning prizes while using the app. The commercial was first seen on 25 November 2019, which was initially shown as an in-play video ad for…

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