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Peru President Signs Betting and iGaming Bill into Law

The HALLO ECHO

  Peru’s president Pedro Castillo has officially legalized sports betting and online gaming, after the country voted for the move last month. The law received 91 votes in favor at Peru’s Congress last month. There were no opposing votes. The law was then signed and published in Peru’s official newspaper, El Peruano, last week. It…

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Ethiopia’s Ministry of Women and Social Affairs Seeks to Ban Sports Betting

The HALLO ECHO

  The Ministry of Women and Social Affairs of Ethiopia has announced that it is working to get sports betting banned in the country. Abebe Haimanot, a representative of the Ministry’s Youth Personnel Development Directorate, said works were underway to get sports betting banned taking into consideration the issue of youth and youth personality development…

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Massachusetts Senate Passes Sports Betting Bill

The HALLO ECHO

  The Massachusetts Senate has passed a bill that would allow legal sports betting – but with a prohibition on many forms of marketing – in the state. The chamber reviewed Senate Bill 2844, which added a clause to the Massachusetts General Laws clarifying that sports betting, whether online or land-based, was not a form…

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Google Changes Gambling Ads Policy to Allow Ontario Operators

The HALLO ECHO

  Google has updated its advertising policy so as to allow regulated sports betting operators in Ontario to place advertisements for online sports betting, online casino, and daily fantasy sports on the platform. The move comes days ahead of the launch of online gambling market in the state, scheduled on April 4. As per the…

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Hungary Introduces iGaming Legislation to End State Monopoly

The HALLO ECHO

  Hungary’s parliament has introduced online gaming legislation which opens the market to private online operators, bringing an end to the current state monopoly on sports betting. Under the new proposals, operators within the European Economic Area will be free to launch online gaming offerings in the country with the permission of Hungary’s gaming regulator.…

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Ohio State Legislature Approves Sports Betting Bill

The HALLO ECHO

  Ohio lawmakers have reached an agreement that will legalize sports betting for those 21 and older. House Bill 29, which was passed by the Ohio House of Representatives and Senate on December 8 and is expected to be signed into law by Governor DeWine in the coming days, will allow licensed gaming operations to…

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