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Colombia’s Coljuegos Intensifies its Efforts to Block Illegal Gambling Websites

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  Coljuegos, the regulatory authority overseeing gambling sites in Colombia, has intensified its efforts to block illegal gambling websites. Coljuegos will now directly send requests to Internet Service Providers to block websites that operate online games without paying the respective royalties. Coljuegos President Marco Emilio Hincapié said this strategy will be implemented based on Circular…

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Compliance Managers of Merkur Group Attends Two-day Workshop at Schloss Benkhausen

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Reading Time: < 1 minute   Compliance managers of the Merkur Group attended a two-day workshop at Schloss Benkhausen, the company’s own training centre at its headquarters in Espelkamp. The aim was to global compliance challenges together, develop successful strategies and promote company-wide exchange. The participants came from 13 countries. “Regulatory requirements are increasing from…

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BetComply hires former Microgaming and Yggdrasil manager to lead accounts

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Reading Time: < 1 minute   BetComply, iGaming’s most trusted technical and regulatory compliance firm, has appointed Iliana Lazarova as its first ever Head of Account Management. Lazarova brings with her more than 15 years of experience in the online gaming sector, including senior account management roles at Markor Technology, Microgaming and Yggdrasil. She joins…

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EGBA Presses for Implementation of National Self-Exclusion Measures in Romania

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Reading Time: < 1 minute   Maarten Haijer, Secretary General of EGBA, recently spoke with Antena 3, one of Romania’s leading news channels about safer gambling in Romania. In the interview, Maarten outlined our recommendation that Romania establishes a national self-exclusion register for gambling—a crucial player protection measure already implemented in 17 EU member states.…

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Vixio Finds Over €36m in AML Fines Issued in Europe in the Last Year

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Reading Time: 2 minutes   Vixio, a leading provider of regulatory intelligence solutions, ‍is proud to announce its Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Outlook, which found that regulators are cracking down on money laundering weaknesses with severe consequences, totaling over €36m in fines from March 2024 to March 2025 in Europe alone. Vixio’s AML Outlook examines the…

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EGBA boosts regulatory monitoring with compliance workspace Letzz

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Reading Time: < 1 minute   The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) is pleased to announce a partnership with Letzz, an AI-powered compliance workspace designed for online gambling, to modernise regulatory monitoring and enhance strategic compliance across Europe’s fragmented online gambling landscape. Through this partnership, EGBA will implement Letzz‘s AI-powered tool to enhance its own…

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