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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has outlined its support for the financial sector to deepen its data collaboration with UK licensed gambling operators. The UK’s independent body on data rights, privacy and protections has responded to a query by UK Finance, the trade body for UK financial services, in which it asserted that data laws should not stop gambling firms …

DGOJ, Spain’s Directorate General of Gaming, has launched a public consultation on “data requirements needed to update its regulatory framework”. The consultation, which will run until 7 September, seeks feedback from industry stakeholders and the public on the DGOJ’s objective to overhaul the data provided to its ‘information monitoring system’ for Spanish Gambling   The Directorate’s proposal includes modifications to existing …

Australian gambling operators have been informed that the ‘BetStop’ self-exclusion register will be launched on 21 August.  The register, which will function across Australia’s six federal states, will be operated by ACMA, the Australian Communications and Media Authority. At the start of the year, the ACMA was tasked by the government to implement a centralised self-exclusion scheme for Australian gambling. …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) maintains its schedule for 2023, announcing that it will launch its first consultations on the implementation of the Gambling Act reforms this July. Tim Miller, the UKGC’s Executive Director on policy development, made the announcement writing a blog post on the Commission’s website. Miller confirmed that the Commission had completed its first deliverable providing its …

The Dutch Gambling Authority, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), still has illegal operators in its sites, according to a recent statement, amidst major regulatory changes in the Netherlands. As it stands, the KSA’s investigation into illegal advertising is currently ongoing, with eight websites currently under the regulator’s spotlight. This probe could result in notice or takedown procedures or ‘enforcement interventions of a more …

Spelinspektionen, Sweden’s Gambling Inspectorate, has ordered Zimpler AB to stop processing payments for unlicensed online gambling operators or face a fine of SEK 25 million (€2.2m) Zimpler, an authorised payment services provider of Finansinspektionen, Sweden’s Financial Supervisory Authority, is accused of breaching the rules of BankID-enabled transactions. An investigation found that Zimpler had facilitated BankID payments to unlicensed gambling companies. …

Swedish gambling has recorded its lowest advertising coverage since 2016, according to new data from the Gambling Inspectorate, Spelinspektionen. The gross advertising spend on traditional media platforms for 2022 saw Swedish gambling operators invest SEK 3.4bn (€280m) into advertising activity. Of distinction, the 2022 ad-spend figure is less than half of the SEK 7.3bn (€620m) recorded in 2018, when Sweden …

Atlas-IAC has hired Miloslav Ivanov as the latest member of its senior management team, with the new addition taking on the role of Chief Sales Officer. One of Ivanov’s primary responsibilities will be to establish strong partnerships with Atlas’ global client base, playing a role in its plans for continued growth throughout 2023. The company is targeting a stronger presence …

EveryMatrix has signed terms to use Complitech, a compliance database supplied by ComplianceOne Group’s Maxima Compliance holding. Complitech provides users with updated and technical compliance requirements from over 50 regulated global jurisdictions as well as gap analysis tools to assess the workload of new market entries This is based on the markets where a product is already live, with the …

Finansdepartementet – Sweden’s Ministry of Finance – has recommended that the government apply a ban on credit card transactions across all gambling segments. The recommendation was made as part of the Ministry’s investigation into “Enhanced consumer protections against risky lending and over-indebtedness”. A primary assignment for 2023, the Ministry drafted a 650-page report on the current consumer credit facilities available …