New York Officially Approves Legal Online Sports Betting
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  The state of New York has announced it approved a budget for its fiscal year 2022 that would allow for legal online wagering in the state for the first time. Further reporting from the Action Network and the Buffalo News indicates the plan to implement online sports betting will be some form of a…

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Brazil Launches Inquiry to Ban Loot Boxes
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  The Brazilian authorities have launched an inquiry aimed at banning loot boxes in the country, on the recommendation of the National Association of Child and Adolescent Defense Centers (ANCED). The association argued that the randomized monetization mechanics are a form of gambling, which is illegal in Brazil, The Esports Observer reported. The inquiry targets…

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Socure to Provide DraftKings with Additional Compliance Tools
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  Socure’s Intelligent KYC will enhance DraftKings’ customer verification process for its Daily Fantasy Sports, Sportsbook, and iGaming Products Socure, the leader in 100% digital identity trust, today announced that it signed a multi-year agreement with DraftKings Inc., a leader in the digital sports entertainment and gaming industry. Using Socure’s Socure ID+ identity verification suite,…

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Scout Gaming Appoints Irakli Budia as its New COO
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  Scout Gaming has announced the appointment of Irakli Budia as its new COO. Irakli holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Management from the Aschaffenburg University of Applied Science and has previously successfully been running operations on Fanteam. Irakli has been contracted by Scout for almost 2 years. Irakli Budia will replace Terje…

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Maxima Compliance appoints Filippo Ferri as CCO
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  Full-service compliance provider Maxima Compliance has bolstered its commercial operations with the appointment of its first chief commercial officer, Filippo Ferri. Ferri previously spent more than three years as Director of iGaming Strategy and New Products at BMM Testlabs. He has more than 15 years of experience within the gaming industry, including roles at Inspired…

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Saiber Welcomes Gaming Attorney Thomas McCormick to the Firm
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  Saiber LLC is pleased to announce the addition of Thomas McCormick as a Member of the Firm’s Gaming Law Practice. Mr. McCormick is a seasoned gaming law attorney with over 30 years’ experience in the gaming industry, including twenty years as general counsel for a privately-held gaming equipment manufacturer.  He advises his clients on…

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NSW Regulator: Crown Likely to Regain Sydney Licence This Year
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  New South Wales chief gaming regulator Philip Crawford has said that the reinstatement of Crown Resorts’ license in New South Wales is a “realistic prospect.” Since the ILGA officially declared Crown Resorts unsuitable to hold a state licence for its Crown Sydney casino, the casino operator has begun an attempt to put its ship…

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Japan’s Draft Casino Regulations List Nine Games to be Permitted
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  Japan’s Casino Regulatory Commission has listed nine casino games that will be permitted to operate inside the nation’s casinos, with traditional Japanese games such as pachinko, pachislot and mahjong all notable exclusions. The nine games, contained within the Casino Regulatory Commission’s draft regulations, include 21 variants of games currently banned in Japan but set…

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