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Game Payment cashless App secures Tier 1 UK bank approval ahead of ICE London debut

The HALLO ECHO

  One week ahead of its debut appearance at ICE London the Game Payment Technology (GPT) cashless payments App has confirmed a payment acquiring agreement with one of the top three UK acquirers. This concludes months of intensive work led by the payment’s team from GPT’s JV partner, Polar Moment and represents the first such…

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Push Gaming awarded UK and Malta licences

The HALLO ECHO

  Push Gaming’s proprietary platform given green light in UK and Malta Push Gaming has warmed up for ICE by receiving regulatory approval for its proprietary platform from both the Gambling Commission and the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA). The supplier will now have full control of its own technology development and delivery schedule thanks to…

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UKGC: Games warning for online operators

The HALLO ECHO

  Online gambling operators are being reminded to check that their games meet transparency and safety standards expected by the Gambling Commission. The reminder follows discovery that six operators were offering products providing ‘feature buy-in’ facilities on slots style games. This facility gave consumers the option of staking significant amounts of money to access the…

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UKGC confirms gambling on credit cards to be banned from April 2020

The HALLO ECHO

  The Gambling Commission has announced a ban on gambling businesses allowing consumers in Great Britain to use credit cards to gamble. The ban, which comes into effect on 14 April, follows the Commission’s review of online gambling and the Government’s Review of Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures. A public consultation was carried out between August and November…

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UK Gambling Commission to Ban Online Credit Card Bets

The HALLO ECHO

  The UK Gambling Commission is preparing to ban bookmakers from taking credit card deposits for betting online, in the latest move to prevent the exploitation of vulnerable customers. It comes two years after charity groups such as GambleAware and Citizens Advice urged the government to implement the policy to protect people from sliding into…

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ASA Bans Betway Ad Featuring 20-year-old England Footballer Declan Rice

The HALLO ECHO

  The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned an ad by the gambling firm Betway for featuring footballer Declan Rice because he is under 25 years old. The video on the company’s YouTube account, seen in October, showed a car clamp prank being played on the England and West Ham star. A viewer complained that…

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