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Belgium anti-lootbox policies distance game developers

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  The stringent stance that Belgium government has taken against loot boxes is distancing the game developers. Kingdom Hearts Union X [Cross], Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia, and Mobius Final Fantasy have declared that they are stopping functioning in Belgium. Kingdom Hearts Union X [Cross] will stop operating in Belgium on December 6th, 2018. Dissidia…

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ASA unveils new five-year strategy

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  The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) of the UK has officially released its new five-year strategy. The new plan focuses on making the regulation of online ads stricter and using machine learning tools in regulation. The report points out that businesses are advertising more more more online; people are also spending more time online. “Online…

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Dutch Gaming Authority slaps €350k penalty

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  The Dutch Gaming Authority, Kansspelautoriteit has slapped a fine of  €350,000 on CyberRock Entertainment and Honeydew Trading within. These companies were found to have offered games of chance to Dutch customers through various websites, mainly play2wincasino.com and supremeplay.com. Both the websites are “almost entirely” Dutch, the Kansspelautoriteit said, while other sites change after player log-in…

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China bans popular poker apps

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  The Chinese authorities have blocked some of the most popular poker mobile apps, including Poker King and Poker Tribe platforms, in its renewed bid to crack down online gambling. The Chinese government wants to have a firm control over online gambling sphere. Some estimates suggest that the online poker apps used to generate 50…

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Cayman Islands amends gambling law

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  The government of Cayman Islands has amended the gambling regulations. In the newly proposed the Gambling Amendment Bill 2018, which will be discussed in the next Meeting of the Legislative Assembly, the government plans to increase the penalties for engaging in acts of illegal gambling. The purpose of the bill, according to the government…

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Italian gaming industry overcomes ad prohibition

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  The gaming industry in Italy seems to have overcome the government’s recent ban on gambling advertising. While the government decision came as a virtual shock, the industry is moving ahead without much hiccup, a recent report of local online gambling trade body LOGiCO suggests. According to the LOGiCO report, 94.5 per cent of adult…

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