German State of Lower Saxony Issues First Federal Payment Blocking Order
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  As a part of the efforts to drive illegal igaming business from the country’s market, the German state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen) has issued an international payment service provider with a blocking order. The companies have been banned from doing business with operators offering online casino, poker and lottery betting in Germany. “[The] pressure…

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Spelinspektionen Cancels Swedish igaming Licence of SafeEnt
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  Spelinspektionen has cancelled the Swedish igaming licence of SafeEnt, a wholly owned subsidiary of Global Gaming. Spelinspektionen has discovered “serious deficiencies in the company’s operations.” “Overall, the gaming inspectorate’s review shows that SafeEnt has violated several of the most central parts of the game law, which are aimed at protecting players against excessive gambling.…

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NH Lawmakers Pass Sports Betting Bill
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  The New Hampshire legislature has passed the sports betting bill and heads it to the desk of Republican Gov. Chris Sununu, who has already expressed his support for the bill. The Senate has made three amendments to the bill. The amendments made it clear that multiple online sports betting operators will be permitted in…

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MGA Cancels the Gaming Licence of Wish Me Luck Ltd
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  The Malta Gaming Authority has cancelled the gaming licence of Wish Me Luck Ltd. Wish Me Luck Ltd has thus been directed to proceed with the cancellation process of the authorisation and to suspend all gaming operations with immediate effect. The Malta Gaming Authority notifies that any websites operated by Wish Me Luck Ltd…

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EGBA Brings Case Against Online Payment Blockings In Norway
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  This week the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA), along with Entercash payments processor, brought a case against the Norwegian Ministry of Culture in Oslo District Court over the Norwegian government’s policy of seeking to block online gambling payments. EGBA believes payment blocking infringes on European Union law and the freedom of payment processors…

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UKGC fines Platinum Gaming Ltd £1.6m for social responsibility and money laundering failures
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  AN online gambling operator will pay £1.6m for failing to identify gambling harm and prevent money laundering. The Gambling Commission launched an investigation following reports that a convicted fraudster had spent £629,420 of stolen money with Platinum Gaming. During Commission enquiries it was revealed the customer’s deposits were so high and losses so significant…

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Spin Games Granted Pennsylvania Conditional I-Gaming Manufacturer License
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  License Enables Company to Offer its I-Gaming Products to its Existing Pennsylvania Customers   Spin Games LLC, a leader in Remote Gaming Server technology and interactive content, announced today that the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board(PGCB) has granted the Company a Conditional Interactive Gaming Manufacturer license enabling Spin to deploy its proprietary and third-party i-Gaming…

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Eldorado Resorts Gets Permanent License for Tropicana Casino
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  New Jersey Casino Control Commission has approved Eldorado Resorts’ application for a permanent casino license. Eldorado Resorts is a gaming and hospitality company with strong ties to the gaming industry that acquired the Tropicana casino in Atlantic City eight months ago. The company already operates in 12 states via casino hotels. The company has…

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