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Germany Approves Controversial iGaming Tax Bill

The HALLO ECHO

  The controversial “GlüNeuRStv” (Glücksspielneuregulierungstaatsvertrag) which is the new German state treaty on gambling was approved by the Finance Committee last week. The bill was put together by the Bundesrat which is the Federal Council in Germany and it received a lot of opposition from online casino stakeholders as they felt the bill was unfair…

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Curaçao to Tighten Gambling Licensing Rules

The HALLO ECHO

  Curacao has succumbed to the pressure from the Netherlands and agreed to tighten the gambling licensing rules. Last week, the Dutch government announced that it had reached an agreement with its Curacao counterparts regarding “measures and structural reforms” intended to make the constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands “financially, economically and administratively…

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Kansspelautoriteit Issues 14 Warnings for COVID-19-related Ads

The HALLO ECHO

  The Netherlands’s gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has revealed that it has issued 14 warnings to igaming operators over the use of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in adverts to promote their gambling products. Online gambling remains illegal in the Netherlands, but the regulator in March said it had seen an increase in the number…

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Dutch Gambling Regulator to Raise Fine Imposed on Covid-19 Ads

The HALLO ECHO

  Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Dutch gambling regulator, is going to increase the fines levied on igaming operators who use coronavirus pandemic to promote their products by at least €50,000. As a result, operators, affiliates and review sites, all would face a 25% increase in the current penalty, meaning the minimum fine would start at €250,000.…

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