Posts Tagged :

Maarten Haijer

CEN to Develop European Standard on Markers of Harm for Online Gambling

 The HALLO ECHO
By:
0
0

  Members of the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN), the official body responsible for developing standards in Europe, have voted to create a European standard on markers of harm for online gambling. The proposal to establish the standard was submitted to CEN by the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) with the aim of supporting…

read more

EGBA Welcomes the Publication of Ireland’s Gambling Regulation Bill

 The HALLO ECHO
By:
0
0

  The Irish Parliament has published the long-anticipated Gambling Regulation Bill. The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA), representing Europe’s leading online gambling operators, welcomed the publication of the Bill, which marks a significant milestone in the Irish government’s efforts to modernise the country’s gambling regulations. The Gambling Regulation Bill proposes new regulations for land-based…

read more

Regulated markets and responsible gambling are inseparable

 The HALLO ECHO
By:
0
0

Working in regulated markets means operators must implement responsible gambling and social responsibility measures across the board and regardless of the cost, says Pavlos Sideris, director of Double Up Media.    In recent years gambling jurisdictions, both new and old, have significantly increased their responsible gambling regulations and frameworks; even Curaçao recently announced plans to…

read more

EGBA Supports Changes to Poland’s Tax Base for Online Sports Betting

 The HALLO ECHO
By:
0
0

  According to a new opinion paper by Professor Konrad Raczkowski, Poland’s former finance minister, replacing Poland’s high turnover-based tax for online sports betting with a tax based on gross gaming revenue (GGR) would contribute to a more viable and attractive online gambling market for the country’s sports bettors and raise more tax revenues for…

read more

EGBA Welcomes Progress on Irish Gambling Regulations

 The HALLO ECHO
By:
0
0

  The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has welcomed the Irish government’s proposals to establish a regulatory authority and a national self-exclusion register for gambling. On October 21, Ireland’s Minister of State for Law Reform, Youth Justice and Immigration, James Browne TD, published the General Scheme of the Gambling Regulation Bill which aims to…

read more

EGBA Supports Gambling Authorities’ Request to Re-establish EU Expert Group on Gambling

 The HALLO ECHO
By:
0
0

  René Jansen, Chairperson of the Dutch Gambling Authority, has said that a group of gambling authorities from 14 EU Member States have written to the European Commission to formally request the re-establishment of the Commission-mandated EU Expert Group on Gambling. The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) fully supports re-establishing the Expert Group to…

read more
  • 1
  • 2