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UKGC Publishes First National Strategic Assessment

The HALLO ECHO

  The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has published its first-ever National Strategic Assessment. The document uses the latest available evidence, from various sources and case studies, to assess the issues and risks gambling presents to consumers and the public. It sets out UKGC’s priority actions to address those risks and issues, as well as highlighting…

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Bulgarian Legislature Approves the Bill to Abolish Gambling Commission

The HALLO ECHO

  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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UK House of Lords Calls for Urgent Regulation of Loot Boxes

The HALLO ECHO

  The House of Lords Gambling Committee has urged the UK government to classify video game loot boxes as “games of chance.” The recommendation came as part of a wide-ranging report in which the committee suggested a number of changes to the gaming industry. “If a product looks like gambling and feels like gambling, it…

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