PA Commonwealth Court Rules Pennsylvania Skill Video Game Machines are Slot Machines
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  The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has ruled that the video game machines manufactured and distributed by the company POM under the name “Pennsylvania Skill” are considered “slot machines” under Pennsylvania law. “With this decision, we urge the Pennsylvania State Police, the Office of Attorney General, police departments and District Attorneys across the state to enforce…

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Darmstadt Regional Council Announces Prohibition Orders
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  The Darmstadt Regional Council, which is responsible for the upcoming licensing procedure, has published an open letter to all providers of sports betting in Germany. In the letter, the authority reaffirms prohibition orders against those providers who do not apply for a license shortly after the regulation comes into force on January 1, 2020.…

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Two More Swiss Casinos Secure Online Gaming Licenses
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  The Swiss Federal Council has approved an extension of the gaming licenses of land-based operators Grand Casino Kursaal Bern AG and Casino Interlaken AG to offer online casino games. The casinos can launch online operations as soon as the Federal Gaming Board (ESBK) approves their online gambling product offering. Casino Interlaken is already teasing…

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ACMA Issues First Directions for ISPs to Block Unauthorised Offshore Sites
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  The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has issued notices to Internet service providers (ISPs), under Section 313(3) of the telecommunications act, to take steps to prevent their customers from accessing unauthorised offshore sites “Emu Casino” and “Fair Go Casino.” ACMA said that the two sites it was targeting offered casino-style games, which are…

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Macau’s DICJ Conducts iGaming Inspections During MGS 2019
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  Macau Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) has conducted iGaming inspections during MGS Entertainment Show 2019, as part of an ongoing campaign to ensure exhibitors are not engaging in the display or promotion of consumer-facing iGaming products. The operation, carried out alongside the Judicial Police and Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), involved…

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Czech Republic to Introduce Gambling Exclusion Register in 2020
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  Alena Schillerová, Finance minister of the Czech Republic, has revealed that an exclusion register to block a range of individuals – both voluntarily and involuntarily – from gambling would launch next year. The incoming exclusion register follows on from the 2017 Gambling Act, which legalised iGaming in the Czech Republic for the first time.…

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Latvian Parliament Approves Higher Gambling Taxes
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  Saeima, the Parliament of Latvia, has approved a bill that would raise the taxes on some land-based gaming operations within the country. Gambling establishments that offer such games as slot machines, card and dice games, and roulette will be immediately impacted by the new laws. As part of the new law, the state budget…

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Gambling Research Centre Recommends to Update German Gambling Laws
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  Forschungsstelle Glücksspiel, the Gambling Research Centre at the University of Hohenheim in Germany, has recommended to impose taxes on unlicensed operators in the country and to legalise online casino games. “There is agreement that the enforcement against illegal providers on the Internet needs to be strengthened,” the Centre said. “Currently, the offer of online…

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