Western Europe

Premier Lotteries Ireland adjures the Government to spare National Lottery from threat

The HALLO ECHO

The Premier Lotteries Ireland (PLI),  which provides online and in-store lottery services in Ireland, called on the country’s government to halt offshore companies that offer betting on draws. The Irish Sun newspaper reported that PLI met with a number of ministers to discuss the issue in an effort to establish a “legislative solution to prevent damage…

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Research calls for German authorities to halt video game loot boxes

The HALLO ECHO

The German authorities along with a group of critics in one accord have come to the forefront demanding the regulation of video game loot boxes This is in consequence of a scrutiny that revealed that video games were adopting gambling elements. As per the Welt Am Sonntag’s reports, Germany’s Commission for Youth Media Protection, part of…

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Dutch Financial Markets Authority alerts of Cryptocurrency Investment Risks, Bans Gambling-Like Binary Options

The HALLO ECHO

The Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) demands restrictive measures on bitcoin and altcoins investment and betting on the price of bitcoin when banking firms are warning that a bitcoin bubble could dwarf the 1600s Dutch tulip mania. In an interview with local media outlet de Volksrant, Merel van Vroonhoven, the Chairwoman of the AFM, affirmed that…

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FOBTs proceeds in the UK with the battle

The HALLO ECHO

Bookmakers acknowledged the use of judicial review strategy as the “last resort.” As the UK government attempts to bring down the maximum stake on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) to £2, bookmakers are in the process of preparing diverse strategies to halt the new regulation from coming into force. However, the representatives of operators are going…

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Spain clears decks for poker liquidity sharing with France

The HALLO ECHO

Spain and France have advanced towards shared online poker liquidity with another step, following the official publication of Spain’s new regulations. The resolution signed by Spanish gaming regulator Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) on December 29 was published by the Spain’s Official State Gazette on Monday legalising the online poker liquidity sharing between the state-licensed…

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