Norwegian Government Introduces Strict Payment Processing Rules
The HALLO ECHO

  The Norwegian government has introduced new measures related to payment transactions to prevent gambling operators from offering unauthorised gambling services. The new payment regulation for gambling will restrict gambling operators from evading the authorities. The government has announced that no payments can be made to illegal gambling operators and neither can one receive any…

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Kosovo Gambling Ban in Force
The HALLO ECHO

  The new law in Kosovo, which prohibits all form of gambling with the exception of the lottery of Kosovo, has came into force last week. The law was adopted in March in a fast-tracked parliamentary procedure. The law was adopted under pressure from the international community for its poor results in fighting crime and…

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Gambling Companies Breaches Advertising Rules in New South Wales
The HALLO ECHO

  Gambling operators in New South Wales have got penalised for breaching new advertising rules which ban free bet sign up offers. In 2018, NSW lawmakers passed a law that banned free bet sign up offers aiming to draw customers to gambling websites. Such promotions can only be featured on racing websites. “Violators of the…

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Poland’s PZPN issues Warning Letter to Bookmakers
The HALLO ECHO

  The Polish Football Association (PZPN) has issued a special letter to the legally operating companies on the Polish bookmaking market, stated that the companies can’t offer bets on lower classes than 4th league and juniors. PZPN reminded the participants that they do not have permission to use the results of the lower classes (league…

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MGA Suspends the Gaming License of M-Hub Gaming Operations
The HALLO ECHO

  The Malta Gaming Authority has suspended the gaming license of M-Hub Gaming Operations Ltd. M-Hub Gaming Operations Ltd is directed to suspend all gaming operations, cease to register new players or accept any deposits on the License and to submit all data and documentation requested by the Authority. The Authority notifies that any websites…

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New Hampshire House Rejects the Casino Gambling Bill Again
The HALLO ECHO

  The New Hampshire House has rejected the casino gambling bill again. A bill to allow two casinos narrowly passed the Senate in March. But the House voted 289-63 to kill the bill, then voted by a similar margin to go even further and “indefinitely postpone” it so the idea can’t come back again in…

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US Senator Proposes Legislation to Ban Loot Boxes and “Pay to Win” Features in Video Games
The HALLO ECHO

  Sen. Josh Hawley, a Republican representing Missouri, has proposed for legislation to ban “pay to win” practices and “loot boxes” from video games. “When a game is designed for kids, game developers shouldn’t be allowed to monetize addiction. And when kids play games designed for adults, they should be walled off from compulsive microtransactions,”…

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Roskomnadzor Blocks More Than 11k Gambling Sites in April
The HALLO ECHO

  Roskomnadzor, the Russian telecom watchdog, has blocked 11,830 gambling sites in April. There were 1371 mirrors of the Fonbet brand among the blocked sites. 696 blocked websites were related to Parimatch, 592 to 1xBet, 456 to Zenitbet, 374 to Marathonbet, 315 to B Leonbets, 126 to Winline, 77 to Liga Stavok, 67 to Olimp,…

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