Armenia changes gambling rule on allowable age
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  Armenia has changed the section of gambling regulation that deals with the permissible age on gambling. Gamblers in the country’s casinos must be at least 21 years of age from now on. In fact, this particular provision has been there since September 2014. But with the new amendment, casinos must have a provision to…

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Swedish court rule against media outlets on gambling ad case
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  A Swedish court has ruled in favour of the country’s regulatory authority Lotteriinspektionen in a case against media outlets regarding online gambling advertising. The court effectively curtailed the media’s ability to generate advertising income from the ads of licensed online gambling companies. The case started in September 2013 after Lotteriinspektionen issued orders and slapped…

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CMA announces results of online gambling probe
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  The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the regulatory body responsible for competition and consumer enforcement in the UK, has released the report of the investigation that it started two years ago about the unfair practices in online gambling industry. The main focus of the probe the options for players to withdraw their funds and…

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Enteractive Breakfast Briefing: The responsible approach to customer engagement within the iGaming industry
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  Marketing in the aftermath of GDPR and being ahead of the game for ePrivacy Regulation   Malta, Wednesday 5th September 2018: Leading provider of retention solutions, Enteractive, is holding a Breakfast Briefing later this month, which will explore the most effective and safest ways for iGaming operators to engage with their customers following the…

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Gaming Innovation Group Launches GiG Comply and Signs With Mr Green as First Client
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STOCKHOLM, Aug. 30, 2018 — Gaming Innovation Group Inc. (GiG) has signed an agreement with Mr Green, one of the brands of MRG Group (MRG), for the provision of its newly launched, innovative B2B marketing compliance technology, GiG Comply. This monitoring service is designed in response to operators’ needs to further strengthen control over third party…

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Blizzard withdraws paid loot boxes in Belgium
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Blizzard has announced the imminent removal of paid loot boxes and chests from Overwatch and Heroes of the Storm players in Belgium following the country’s Gambling Commission ruling that the loot boxes violated Belgium’s gambling regulations. “While we at Blizzard were surprised by this conclusion and do not share the same opinion, we have decided…

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Ukraine exempts poker from anti-gambling laws
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Ukrainian government has re-inducted poker into the list of national sports, thereby exempting it from the purview of anti-gambling legislation. In the the newly published Register of Recognized Sports from the Ministry of Youth and Sport of Ukraine, in Document 3780, Poker is one  of the entries. Poker was removed from the list of bnational…

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NBA 2K loot boxes cleared in Belgium
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2K Games has issued a press release that the in-game purchases system in NBA 2K loot boxes has been declared  to comply with Belgian gambling laws. “Specifically, we will be turning off the ability to purchase packs with premium (non-earned) currency/[Virtual Currency],” reads a 2K statement. “Gamers are still able to acquire packs with MyTeam…

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