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Dutch Gaming Authority Takes Action Over Unauthorised World Cup Marketing Breaches

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  The Dutch Gaming Authority (KSA) is extra alert to unauthorised activities by providers of games of chance. The rules are clear, but providers of gambling activities seem to push the boundaries here and there. The Ksa has approached two online operators about advertising in a game in which people can create a World Cup…

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Dutch Govt Launches Consultation on Advertising Restrictions

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  The Dutch government has launched a consultation on its plans to introduce sweeping new restrictions on gambling ads. It was already known that the plans included a ban on all broadcast advertising from January 1 and a phased ban on sponsorship. Targeted online advertising would still be allowed, but it is now emerged that…

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European Union Updates Country List for Stricter AML Checks

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  The European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union (EU), has updated its list of high-risk countries, from which players should be subjected to stricter customer checks by gambling operators. Based on Directive (EU) 2015/849, Article 9, the Commission identifies any high-risk third countries that have strategic deficiencies in their regime on anti-money…

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Northern Ireland Gambling Amendment Bill Reaches Assembly

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  New regulations for the gaming industry in Northern Ireland have been introduced this week in the country’s Assembly, significantly amending the current laws. The Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Amendment) Bill creates new offences in permitting children to play gaming machines and provides powers to impose a statutory levy on gambling operators. It establishes…

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UKGC Warns Operators Over Third Party Responsibilities As FSB Receive Sanctions For Failings

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  The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has issued a warning to the gambling operators over third party responsibilities. The warning follows regulatory action taken against FSB Technology (UK) who will have to change the way it operates with additional licence conditions and pay £600,000 for advertising, money laundering and social responsibility failings. An investigation by…

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Singapore to Establish New Gambling Regulatory Authority in 2021

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Singapore is set to establish a new Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA) by 2021 to consolidate and optimise all gambling regulatory resources within a single agency. The GRA will see the current Casino Regulatory Authority (CRA), which oversees Singapore’s casinos, and the Gambling Regulatory Unit, which regulates remote gambling services and “fruit machines,” come under one…

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