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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Kindred secures gambling licence in the Netherlands
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  Kindred Group has been granted a gambling licence by the Netherlands Gambling Authority. The licence is an important part of Kindred’s strategy to operate in locally licenced markets and follows an extensive application process including successful completion of relevant audits. Kindred’s flagship brand Unibet will launch its Unibet.nl site in the coming days and…

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BLACKSTONE GETS GREEN LIGHT TO OPERATE CROWN SYDNEY
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  The NSW Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority has approved funds manager Blackstone’s suitability to hold a casino licence in NSW, paving the way for the company to become the operator of Crown Sydney casino. Authority Chairperson Philip Crawford said Blackstone had been subject to an extensive probity assessment that examined its capacity to address…

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VKGS and Parlay Games Receive GLI Certification for Bingo Treasures
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  Video King Gaming Systems LLC (VKGS) and Parlay Games Inc announced the certification by Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) of their national, tribally linked, flagship Class II bingo product: Bingo Treasures. With the completion of GLI’S certification and filing of a patent application with the USPTO, Video King has commenced licensing this suite of Class…

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Spanish Government to Introduce Bill to Regulate Loot Boxes in Video Games
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  The Spanish government, through the Department of Consumer Affairs, has announced that it will present a bill to regulate video game loot boxes, which the Department compared to games of chance, in order to avoid addictions such as compulsive gambling and to preserve the health of players. If approved, it would be the first…

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Gibraltar Requires Local Presence for Licensees in New Gambling Act
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  Gibraltar has published a draft of its new Gambling Act for consultation that introduces five objectives for the regulation of gambling in the country, including a requirement for operators to have a “sufficient substantive presence” in the territory. A stakeholder consultation on the bill is now open, allowing anyone affected to provide their input…

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German Commission for the Protection of Minors in the Media Approves Incode Technologies as an Age Verification System (AVS)
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  The Commission for the Protection of Minors in the Media, “Kommission für Jugendmedienschutz” (KJM), has given a positive assessment of Incode Technologies as a solution for age verification. Incode Technologies’ solution uniquely validates a user’s age. It is the industry’s first passive liveness technology that is certified by iBeta and its flexible orchestration engine…

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Slovakia to Upgrade Gambling Advertising Rules
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  The Office of Gambling Regulation of Slovakia has announced that it will publish a “Concept of Responsible Advertising” document that aims to drastically improve gambling advertising standards across all media disciplines. The document seeks to inform licensed operators and media entities of acceptable standards with regards to the advertising of gambling products/services to Slovak…

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