Romania’s Prime Minister Ludovic Orban ordered the appointment of Cătălin Constantin Voinea Mic as the new president of ONJN
The HALLO ECHO

  Lawyer, Catalin Constantin Voinea Mic is the new appointed president of the National Gambling Office of Romania – ONJN. Cătălin Constantin Voinea Mic is a lawyer, member of the Bucharest Bar and from now on will have the rank of Secretary of State. The replacement of the former president and the appointment of the…

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True Flip Launches True Lab, Game Provider Acquiring the MGA License
The HALLO ECHO

  True Lab, a game provider, newly emerging within the True Flip group, has been awarded a Critical Gaming Supply license by the Malta Gaming Authority. True Lab is the new name for the online casino games vertical in the Malta-based True Flip group. The game provider offers a growing portfolio of titles with authentic…

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1×2 Network Secures B2B Supplier Licence from Malta Gaming Authority
The HALLO ECHO

  1X2 Network has secured a B2B supplier licence from the Malta Gaming Authority. The licence allows 1X2 Network to provide its full suite of popular games to Malta-licensed operators active in regulated markets. This includes player favourites such as Blood Queen, Rainbow Wilds, Faerie Nights and Iron Dog Studios’ first Megaways slot – Pirate…

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UKGC confirms gambling on credit cards to be banned from April 2020
The HALLO ECHO

  The Gambling Commission has announced a ban on gambling businesses allowing consumers in Great Britain to use credit cards to gamble. The ban, which comes into effect on 14 April, follows the Commission’s review of online gambling and the Government’s Review of Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures. A public consultation was carried out between August and November…

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UK Gambling Commission to Ban Online Credit Card Bets
The HALLO ECHO

  The UK Gambling Commission is preparing to ban bookmakers from taking credit card deposits for betting online, in the latest move to prevent the exploitation of vulnerable customers. It comes two years after charity groups such as GambleAware and Citizens Advice urged the government to implement the policy to protect people from sliding into…

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EGBA’s Views on New Spanish Gambling Regulations
The HALLO ECHO

  The new governing parties in Spain have indicated that they intend to introduce new regulations for gambling, including additional consumer protection measures, stricter restrictions for gambling advertising and a review of taxation for online gambling. While it is too early to predict the specific measures that will be introduced, general policy commitments were outlined…

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Northern Ireland Launches Consultation on New Gambling Laws
The HALLO ECHO

  The Department for Communities (DfC) in Northern Ireland has launched a public consultation on the new gambling laws. DfC said it is seeking views on “whether changes are now necessary to ensure Northern Ireland has a more flexible and modern licensing framework capable of responding to the many societal and technical changes which have…

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ASA Bans Betway Ad Featuring 20-year-old England Footballer Declan Rice
The HALLO ECHO

  The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned an ad by the gambling firm Betway for featuring footballer Declan Rice because he is under 25 years old. The video on the company’s YouTube account, seen in October, showed a car clamp prank being played on the England and West Ham star. A viewer complained that…

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