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Kindred Group Intends to Appeal Fine from Norwegian Regulator

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  The Kindred Group is going to appeal the fine imposed by Norway’s gambling regulator Lotteritilsynet. The company is facing a fine of NOK 1.2m ($111,902) per day from 5 October for allegedly conducting unlicensed operations in Norway. But Kindred has remained defiant. Earlier this year, Lotteritilsynet ordered the group to “cease and desist” or…

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Danish Regulator Posts Report on Help Line Performance

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  The gambling regulator Spillemyndigheden has reported the results of a study into Denmark’s gambling helpline, StopSpillet, which it launched in 2019. It said the results showed that the helpline was reaching its targets and meeting requirements. The study shows that 87% of callers are men and 35% men between the ages of 18 and…

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Casino Copenhagen Reprimanded for AML Failings

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  Danish gambling regulator Spillemyndigheden has issued a series of reprimands against Casino Copenhagen in the country’s capital. It found the casino had committed several breaches of the Danish Money Laundering Act by failing to compile risk assessments, among other issues. The first rebuke concerns risk assessments, which are a requirement under section 7, subsection…

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LEAP CERTIFIED IN DENMARK

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  We are thrilled to announce that LEAP’s online video slot games are now certified and soon live in Denmark! We are therefore equally excited to announce that a selection of LEAP’s best slot games, including ‘C-Punk 5K’, ‘GangStar’, ‘Gold Bonanza’, ‘Hercules, Do or Die’, ‘Party Fruits’, ‘Secrets of the Nile’ and ‘Wild Jokers’ will…

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The Finnish National Police Board issues prohibition orders and conditional fines of €25k to two Curaçao licenced gambling operators

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  Article written by Antti Koivula, consulting legal advisor at Legal Gaming Two Curaçao based gambling operators, Nordic Tech Services N.V. and Viking Technology N.V. (“Companies”) had been aggressively marketing and selling their gambling products via phone for the Finnish customers, which attracted a lot of negative attention among the Finns. Multiple complaints were made…

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The Finnish Supreme Administrative Court rules that skill-based fantasy sports games belong to Veikkaus monopoly

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  Article written by Antti Koivula, consulting legal advisor at Legal Gaming On May 24, 2022 the Finnish Supreme Administrative Court delivered its judgment on IS-Liigapörssi-case (KHO:2022:60), in which the Supreme Administrative Court analysed whether skill-based fantasy sports games are within the scope of the Finnish Lotteries Act (1047/2001) (“Lotteries Act”) and thus belong to…

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