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France’s Gaming Regulator Renews 10 Online Sportsbook Licences

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  French gambling regulator L’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) has renewed 10 online sportsbook licences following its summer recess. ANJ took on the responsibility of licensing the regulated online gambling market from the former separate regulator ARJEL in June. It has since renewed 14 online sports betting licences. At present, 19 licensed operators provide sports…

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Google Faces Investigation Over Gambling Offers and Ads in Italy

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  Google Inc., Google Ireland Limited and Google Italy are facing investigations by Italian authorities over displaying of gambling ads on top of their page. Italy had imposed a complete ban on all forms of gambling ads by passing Dignity Decree in 2018. Article 9 of the Decree bans ads of the foreign gambling operators…

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Newstip Postponement Dutch Regulations

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  The Dutch Remote Gambling Act is expected to come into effect on 1 March 2021 in stead of the previous target date 1 January 2021. In June Minister for Justice and Security Sander Dekker already confirmed a possible postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic with a couple of months. A letter from Minister Dekker…

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Bulgarian Legislature Approves the Bill to Abolish Gambling Commission

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  The Bulgarian legislature has approved the second reading of a bill that aims to abolish Bulgaria’s existing gambling regulator and hand its duties to the National Revenue Agency, as well as to introduce new capital requirements for licensees. Bill 054-01-51 to Amend and Supplement the Gambling Act was introduced in June and approved by…

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KSA Survey Reveals Age Verification Failings

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  The Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has warned the operators to ensure age verification measures are being properly enforced. Publishing a survey which polled individuals aged 16-30, KSA analysed the differences in gambling behaviours between three distinct age groups: 16-17 year olds; 18-23 year olds and 24-30 year olds. The survey revealed that 11%…

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Swiss Online Casinos Face Payment Issues

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  Swiss online casinos Jackpots.ch and Casino777.ch are facing complaints after customers saw account balances on a digital payment provider plummet from one day to the next. The issue is believed to have affected around 1000 customers who used SwissPost’s financial service, PostFinance, to fund their accounts. Swiss media reported that some customers woke up…

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