Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands new casino law
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  The Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) has created a new casino law that is intended to protect the casino industry from financial fraud or misuse of financial instruments. The bill was signed earlier by the former Governor Victor, but introduced by the current lieutenant governor Arnold Palacios. The new rule was formulated to…

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Sweden to make stricter regulations on gambling ads
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  Sweden’s Minister on Public Administration, Ardalan Shekarabi said the government will be making more stringent regulations on gambling advertisements. He also summoned representatives of the gambling industry to parliament for a discussion on this topic. “The Swedish people are tired of the extremely aggressive marketing, the unrestrained advertising,” the minister told SVT. “If the…

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Ukrainian city mayor claims gambling ban in Ukraine failed
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  In a surprising development, Boris Filatov, the mayor of Dnipro city, has claimed that the gambling ban in Ukraine has failed. He made this statement at a forum titled “From Kruty to Brussels. We are going our way” which was conducted in Kyiv. The mayor supported legalising gambling industry in the country as well.…

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EGBA Calls For Dutch Online Gambling Regulation
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  The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has issued its support for Minister Sander Dekker’s ongoing work to modernise the Dutch gambling framework and urges the Senate to approve his proposals in the next weeks. The Netherlands is currently one of only three EU countries who do not regulate online gambling – leaving its…

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The Netherlands and Belgium ban PUBG loot boxes
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  The Netherlands and Belgium have banned paid PUBG loot boxes, citing that reselling valuable loot box content is illegal as per the gambling laws in these countries. PUBG. Corp has also confirmed that it has disabled loot box key purchase and usage in the Netherlands and Belgium after a “recent legal interpretation” regarding loot…

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Isle of Man GSC introduces software suppliers’ licence
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  In a move that is set to make life simpler for gaming operators and suppliers on the Island, the Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission is introducing a licensing scheme for software suppliers that will go hand-in-hand with the creation of a centralized software database. The Isle of Man has announced that it will…

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UKGC – Industry warning notice: use of non-disclosure clauses (NDAs)
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  “We have become aware that some licensees have been including non-disclosure clauses within settlement agreements with consumers and we are continuing our investigation into these. Some of these agreements may have had the effect of preventing those consumers from reporting regulatory concerns to us, by either excluding disclosure to any third party or, in…

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Malta suspends gaming license of BTM Entertainment
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  The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has suspended the gaming license of BTM Entertainment Group Limited, numbered MGA/B2C/350/2016. The suspension came into effect on 31 January 2019. The suspension is following an investigation into the breach of statutory requirements from the part of the company. MGA asked BTM Entertainment Group to indefinitely suspend all its…

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