Italy opens poker bidding
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The Italian online gaming market has seen massive growth since 2016. The bidding process to propel online poker platforms in Italy has been already set off this week. In order to select innovative online poker and iGaming operators, the Government of Italy has publicised the inception of the bidding process. Moreover, the shared online poker…

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Spain clears decks for poker liquidity sharing with France
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Spain and France have advanced towards shared online poker liquidity with another step, following the official publication of Spain’s new regulations. The resolution signed by Spanish gaming regulator Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) on December 29 was published by the Spain’s Official State Gazette on Monday legalising the online poker liquidity sharing between the state-licensed…

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India to set further controls on online gaming
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The Law Commission of India has come up with further oppositions against the online gaming services. Although the Indian market is most confined globally, the online gaming industry could face further restrictions in compliance with a document of recommendations released by the country’s Law Commission yesterday. As per the report, the legal authority recommends legislators…

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Belgium to regulate advertising on iGaming
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Going forward the advertisings via online gaming platforms will be managed by the Belgian Government. A bill regulating the advertising market with regard to online gaming businesses was passed by the Congress of Belgium. After reviewing the bill the national Government allegedly sent it to the European Commission with the intention of acquiring the ultimate…

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Switzerland to decide on International operators
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The Swiss government is all prepared to organise a referendum to take decisions on online gambling operators possessing international licenses. Gambling operators authorised internationally endured a significant setback in Europe on account of the Swiss legislators vote to oppose operations to land-based casino operators. The voters could ultimately have their final word on the matter…

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Spain France to Share Player Pools “in the Coming Weeks”
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Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ), the Spanish online gambling regulator – has announced the issuing of cross-border online poker licenses “in the coming weeks”. This will make the first stage of liquidity-sharing project between Spain, France, Italy and Portugal feasible. Online gambling regulators from Europe´s four ring-fenced countries concurred on a “basis of cooperation” in…

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Casinos, gaming machines and online gambling to be overseen by independent regulator in Ireland
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It is in compliance with a proposed new law that an Independent regulator should to be established for the gambling industry. Informing the Cabinet, David Stanton the Minister of State for Equality, Immigration and Integration appealed the consent to draft a new general scheme of the Gambling Control Bill. Since 2013, a proposed set of…

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Dutch Gambling Regulator Focuses on Minors Protection from Predatory Operators in 2018–2019 Agenda
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In compliance with the regulator’s Supervisory Agenda 2018–2019 one of the supreme priority of the Dutch Gaming Authority will be to defend minors from indulging in gambling activities over the next two years. This agenda of the regulatory body for the upcoming year was published on their official website on Monday. Kansspelautoriteit said that they will…

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