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Norwegian Government Introduces New Legislation to Crack Down on Unlicenced Operators

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  The Norwegian government has introduced new legislation to crack down on unlicenced operators and affiliates promoting them. The new legislation unifies the country’s previous Lottery Act, Gambling Act and Totalisator Act while maintaining the market monopoly shared by Norsk Tipping and Norsk Rikstoto by “strengthening the exclusive rights model”. The new gambling law was…

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DCMS Approves Gambling Licence Fee Hikes from October 1

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  The UK’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has published its response to an industry consultation into the funding of the British Gambling Commission, approving measures to increase licensing fees for operators and suppliers in Great Britain. The consultation proposed an uplift in licensing fees, including an increase of 55% to annual…

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Pariplay awarded Greek supplier licence

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  Aspire Global’s Pariplay Ltd has been granted a Greek suitability licence which will enable it to supply its premium Fusion™ platform content to local operators. The licence will allow Pariplay to enter the Greek market for the first time and offer its proprietary as well as third-party games to local operator partners. Pariplay’s Fusion™…

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Ukrainian Gambling Tax Bill Progresses to Second Reading

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  Verkhovna Rada, the parliament of Ukraine, has sent a bill that would set gambling taxes in the country to a second reading, though an attempt to wave through the proposal with a single vote failed. The proposal – bill 2713-D – was first put forward by a legislative committee in February this year and…

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Denmark to Allow Online Gambling Services to Use IT Equipment from Any Country

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  In a clear-cut shift from its protective policies, Spillemyndigheden, the Gambling Authority of Denmark, has amended the regulations for online licensees specifically regarding the use of IT equipment. According to the new regulation, online gaming services can now use IT equipment originated in any country. Previously, Danish regulations stipulated that the IT equipment used…

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EGBA Files Complaint with EC over Online Poker Tax in Germany

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  The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA), the Brussels-based trade union of online gaming and betting operators in Europe, has filed a formal state aid complaint to the European Commission (EC) about the German government’s move to fix a 5.3% tax on online poker and slots stakes. According to the EGBA, the proposed tax…

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