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ESSA Statement: Law Commission report proposing a regulatory framework for betting in India

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Brussels, 6 July 2018: “ESSA welcomes the Law Commission’s recommendation to licence and regulate sports betting in India. We strongly encourage Parliament and state legislatures to enact the broad premise of the Law Commission’s recommendations and in line with the detailed response ESSA provided to the consultation last year. As the Law Commission states, prohibition…

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BMM Welcomes Obed Mathabe as Technical Compliance Manager for BMM South Africa

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BMM Testlabs, the world’s best gaming testing laboratory and technical consultancy, is pleased to welcome Obed Mathabe to our South African office and test lab based in Kyalami, Midrand as Technical Compliance Manager. Zeena Rossouw, VP, Operations & Sales Africa commented, “We are very pleased to welcome Obed to BMM South Africa to join our…

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UKGC enforcement report – new guidance to help operators make gambling fairer, safer and crime-free

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The Gambling Commission has yesterday published a report into enforcement action it has taken against operators over the past year. The Enforcement report highlights the lessons it wants gambling businesses to learn from its investigations and provides guidance to them on anti-money laundering, customer interaction, self-exclusion, unfair terms and practices and marketing and advertising. Neil…

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Introduction of new MGA Regulatory Framework moves to 1st August 2018

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Following the notification of the draft new legal framework regulating gaming through the Technical Regulation Information System (‘TRIS’) process in virtue of Directive (EU) 2015/1535 (the ‘Directive’), a Detailed Opinion has been issued by a Member State in relation to the draft Gaming Authorisations Regulations (the ‘Regulations’).  The European Commission and another Member State have…

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Alexia Smilovic To Lead Relax Gaming’s Compliance And Regulated Markets Unit

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Relax welcomes an experienced industry professional to the team   Malta, 18th June 2018 – Innovative supplier Relax Gaming has appointed Alexia Smilovic as its new Director of Compliance and Regulated Markets. Smilovic joins Relax with a wealth of industry experience, having worked in the land-based industry for more than seven years, and leading online…

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LeoVegas AB: Sweden’s parliament has decided on new gaming legislation in Sweden

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Yesterday, the Swedish parliament decided on the new gaming legislation in Sweden. The new legislation will enter into force on January 1, 2019 and is in line with the previous proposal. In the new law, the game tax is set at 18% calculated on gross gaming revenue. It also introduces a central register for responsible…

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