Indian Government to enforce a law to regulate online betting and gambling in the nation
The HALLO ECHO

Gambling is a state subject, and only states in India are entitled to formulate laws for gambling activities within their respective states. In association member of Maharashtra Legislative Council Ranjit Patil said that the State government will promptly enact a law to regulate online betting and gambling. Though there are laws to govern betting and…

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Cambodian lawmakers pushing for a legislation that would allure foreign investors to its casino and gaming industry
The HALLO ECHO

With the sole intention of making Cambodia a hub of gaming in South East Asia, the lawmakers of Cambodia are currently pushing for a legislation that would allure  foreign investors to its casino and gaming industry. The proposed legislation, is anticipated to be passed post  the general elections scheduled to  take place later this years.…

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Opposition parties in New South Wales dead set against new gaming law as it could sabotage the casino market
The HALLO ECHO

It seems the opposition parties in the Australian state of New South Wales are dead set against new gaming law. In the perspective of the opposition parties new legislation addressing slot machines could sabotage the casino market as it could escalate the number of machines in high-risk areas increasing the gaming industry profits by A$80…

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New Gaming Bill tabled in Maltese Parliament
The HALLO ECHO

Press Release – 13 March 2018 – The Parliamentary Secretary for Financial Services, Digital Economy & Innovation, Hon. Silvio Schembri announced that a motion has been presented in Parliament for the first reading of a new Gaming Bill which will seek to repeal all the existing legislation and replace it with a singular primary Act of…

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The Japanese lawmakers all set to vote for the IR bill
The HALLO ECHO

The IR implementation bill could promptly get an assent as the Japanese lawmakers are all set to vote for the IR bill and come to a conclusion whether to permit two or six cities to host venues. After considerable lobbying by the casino industry for regulations in Japan over a decade, lawmakers are finally ready…

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Government of UK extends guidance to the Gibraltar-based business stakeholders
The HALLO ECHO

Following UK’s withdrawal from the EU, the government of UK extended their guidance to the  Gibraltar-based business stakeholders, for almost a year.  And the government of  United Kingdom released a statement with regard to Gibraltar’s financial services firms’ access to local markets until 2020. The British government is very much keen on assuring that the Gibraltar…

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Pier Paolo Baretta calls for Italy to cling to the terms of the shared online poker liquidity agreement 
The HALLO ECHO

Making himself loud and clear in an interview with GiocoNews, Pier Paolo Baretta, the outgoing Undersecretary of State at the Italian Finance Ministry affirmed earlier this week, that Italy should apply the terms of the shared online poker liquidity agreement it signed with France, Spain, and Portugal in Rome, last summer. Clinging to his,  responsibility of gambling…

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Australia Adds Loot Boxes to New Online Gambling Safety Guidelines
The HALLO ECHO

The Australian government has further weighed in on the subject of loot boxes in games by referencing the randomized loot purchase in a series of “online gambling” guidelines. Australia’s guidelines for loot boxes can be found on the Office of the eSafety Commissioner’s site, a government office that includes information on “helping all Australians have safe,…

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