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EGT Romania obtains Type Approvals for new games

The HALLO ECHO

  EGT Romania has received Type Approvals for 2 for two of its latest gaming collections: King Collection 1 and Purple Collection. The former is, a fascinating mix of roulette games, while the latter is a collection of slot games. Both these games boast of brightest dynamics and excellent designs. State-of-the-art technologies power these games…

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Square Enix withdraws three mobile games in Belgium after ban of loot boxes

The HALLO ECHO

  Square Enix has removed three of its mobile games in Belgium after the loot box ban in the country. Mobius Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts Union X and Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia are the removed games. The company said the withdrawal is because of “the present uncertain legal status of ‘loot boxes’ under Belgian…

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South Africa accepts new gambling bill

The HALLO ECHO

  South African Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry has adopted the redrafted National Gambling Amendment Bill. Joanmariae Fubbs, the chairperson of the Committee, said although the Department of Trade and Industry had introduced a comprehensive Bill, the committee had resolved to deal with three technical issues only to address existing governance challenges speedily.…

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Belgium heads new project to standardise European gaming law

The HALLO ECHO

  Peter Naessens, the director of the Belgian Gaming Commission, is going to lead a new project aimed to standardise online gambling legislation across Europe. The project is under the ageis of the European Committee for Standardisation. A number of industry bodies and regulators join hands in the project to create rules for compliance and…

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UK may implement cut of FOBT maximum stakes earlier than announced

The HALLO ECHO

  The British culture minister Jeremy Wright said the government is planning to prepone the implementation of the planned reduction of the maximum stake on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs). Earlier, the date of implementation was October 2019. It could be proposed by six months to April 2019. It is a real twist in the tale,…

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New gambling law in Switzerland will come into effect from 2019

The HALLO ECHO

  The newly passed gambling legislation in Switzerland, the Swiss Gaming Act, will come into force in the country on 1 January 2019. The law will regulate the licensed online gambling space and ban foreign operators altogether. The new law legalises licensed iGaming companies. The gaming act’s enforcement was confirmed by Switzerland’s Federal Council, which…

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