Sri Lankan Govt Approves Issuance of Casino Licences
The HALLO ECHO

  The Sri Lankan government has approved a plan to provide official licences to the four casinos in the country – in order to facilitate the collection of taxes. Local newspapers report that the casinos owe a total of $7.4m in taxes but it has been difficult to collect the money in the absence of…

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UK Gambling Commission Suspends Bet-at-home.com Licence
The HALLO ECHO

  The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has suspended the operating licence of bet-at-home.com Internet Limited (operating licence no 039091-R-319322-006) as it carries out a review under section 116 of the Gambling Act 2005 (the Act). The review and consequent suspension follows concerns that activities may have been carried out contrary to the Act, not in…

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Inaugural Meeting of Sports Betting Regulators Association to Take Place in Boston
The HALLO ECHO

  The Sports Betting Regulators Association is set to hold its inaugural meeting immediately following the summer National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS) at the Westin Copley Place in Boston, Massachusetts on Sunday, July 10. “During the last four years the legal expansion of sports betting has and continues to have a profound…

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Lithuania Approves New Lottery & Gaming Tax Law Amendments
The HALLO ECHO

  The Seimas of Lithuania has sanctioned new amendments to the national Gambling Law and the Lottery & Gaming Tax Law. Gambling Law amendments will see the Lithuania Gambling Control Authority introduce a new type of licence for “the organisation (of) remote gambling services”. The introduction of a new remote gambling licence is required in…

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Kenya: Unlicensed Betting Firms to be Denied Paybill Numbers, Shortcodes Services
The HALLO ECHO

  The Communications Authority (CA) of Kenya has directed Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to ensure the use of licensed ICT platforms for betting is done to duly licensed firms. CA Director General Ezra Chiloba on Saturday further ordered the Operators to immediately discontinue the issuance of licensed ICT platforms and services to gaming and betting…

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High 5 Games Receives iGaming License in Pennsylvania
The HALLO ECHO

  New York-based slot maker gets go-ahead to launch with partners in PA High 5 Games has been given the keys to the Keystone State and plans to launch this month. The US-based slot maker has received its Interactive Gaming Manufacturer License from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, granting it permission to offer its games…

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MGA grants National Lottery licence to National Lottery PLC
The HALLO ECHO

  On Tuesday 5 July 2022, the Malta Gaming Authority (the ‘Authority’) issued the National Lottery licence to the Maltese company National Lottery plc, enabling the latter to take over the operation of the National Lottery in Malta for the next ten (10) years from the previous operator, Maltco Lotteries Limited. Following a Request for…

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Huddle Tech Inc. forms partnership with Odds On Compliance
The HALLO ECHO

  Huddle Tech Inc., the industry’s leading software and services provider for gaming operators in regulated markets, has partnered with specialist technology and consulting firm Odds On Compliance to help further expand and strengthen their presence in the U.S. The collaboration will provide Huddle with strategic guidance around regulatory compliance, allowing the company to develop…

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