Iforium awarded ISO/IEC 27001 certification
The HALLO ECHO

  Industry’s leading aggregator awarded gold standard for data protection and system security Iforium, the global casino aggregation platform provider, has further established its tier one credentials following ISO IEC 27001 certification for the operations behind its award-winning Gameflex platform. To receive its certification, Iforium’s internal processes were rigorously tested against the Standard’s strict assessment…

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Adriana Maldonado Unveils Initiative to Regulate Online Gambling
The HALLO ECHO

  PSN MP Adriana Maldonado, a member of the Committee on the Internal Markets and Consumer Protection, has unveiled an initiative in the European Parliament to regulate online gambling and advertising. The Socialist Europarliamentary has sent a letter to all members of the European Parliament to collect the maximum number of signatures and send it…

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Spelinspektionen Blocks Relaunch of Ninja Casino in Sweden
The HALLO ECHO

  Swedish gambling regulator Spelinspektionen has blocked the relaunch of Ninja Casino in Sweden. An application was submitted to Spelinspektionen following a license transfer by the owners of Ninja Casino to another company, who already had a license granted. However, following “serious violations” of gambling laws in Sweden, the regulator deemed it “highly inappropriate” that…

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Stakelogic Receives ISO 27001 Certification
The HALLO ECHO

  Stakelogic has received ISO 27001 certification for its best-practice information security management systems. To receive the accreditation, Stakelogic was subjected to an independent, expert assessment of its data protection practices and procedures which were found to meet the gold standards set by the International Organisation for Standardisation and the International Electrotechnical Commission. The accreditation…

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Two Members of Bulgaria’s Gambling Commission Face Organised Crime Charges
The HALLO ECHO

  A current and former member of Bulgaria’s Gambling Commission have been charged with involvement in an organised crime group allegedly headed by Vassil Bozhkov. Plamen Georgiev was a member of the commission at the time that it was headed by Ognemir Mitev, who is reported to be among those taken into custody in a…

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Lithuania Introduces Warnings on Gambling Advertisements
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  The Lithuanian parliament has passed a bill that will require all gambling ads to include warnings regarding gambling-related issues. The law will be effective from July 1, 2020. This new legislation gives the Lithuanian Gaming Control Authority the responsibility for determining what content will contain the warning, as well as requires them to set…

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EX-Pakistan Batsman Nasir Jamshed Jailed in UK Over Spot-fixing
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  Former Pakistan batsman Nasir Jamshed has been jailed for his role in a fixing scandal. He was banned for 10 years by an anti-corruption tribunal in 2018 for his part in the spot-fixing scandal that engulfed the Pakistan Super League (PSL) in 2017. Manchester Crown Court also announced jail terms for British nationals Yousef…

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Bangladesh HC Declares Gambling Illegal
The HALLO ECHO

  The High Court of Bangladesh has declared gambling illegal at 13 clubs in five districts and other areas across the country. The bench of Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif and Justice Md Mahmud Hassan Talukder delivered the verdict opn, after disposing of a rule issued in this regard. The clubs are Dhaka Club, Uttara Club,…

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