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Spelinspektionen calls for reconsideration of credit card ban despite ‘signal value’

SBC News Spelinspektionen calls for reconsideration of credit card ban despite ‘signal value’

Sweden’s Gambling Inspectorate, the Spelinspektionen, has responded to a consultation initiated by the country’s government examining how gambling induced debt can be countered, offering its view on a credit card ban. In a proposal published today, the regulator’s Director General, Camilla Rosenberg, stated that ‘there may be reason to reconsider’ whether a ban on credit card use for gambling payments …

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Spain opens €1.3m grant scheme for research on gambling disorders

SBC News Spain opens €1.3m grant scheme for research on gambling disorders

Spanish authorities have vowed to deepen academic research to bolster the treatment, intervention and prevention of gambling disorders. Yesterday, DGOJ – Spain’s General Directorate of Gambling – announced that 26 projects will receive research grants in the field of ‘gambling disorder prevention’. The initiative is led by Spain’s Ministry of Consumer Affairs, which has reserved €1.3m funding for academic studies …

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Playbook Engineering hires industry veteran Jonathan Chilton as new COO

Playbook Engineering hires industry veteran Jonathan Chilton as new COO

Global betting platform provider Playbook Engineering, has announced the expansion of its executive team this week with the appointment of Jonathan Chilton as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO). In a statement confirming the move, the firm said that the hire marks the latest in a series of appointments within the business over the past few months. Chilton’s arrival follows …

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Videoslots to contest Swedish AML investigation 

SBC News Videoslots to contest Swedish AML investigation 

 Spelinspektionen, the Gambling Inspectorate of Sweden, has issued a warning and penalty fee of SEK 9m (€750k) on Videoslots for failure to uphold protections of Sweden’s Money Laundering Act. The Inspectorate had placed Videoslots under supervision on 2 November 2021, citing “shortcomings in the work against money laundering and financing of terrorism”.  Under scrutiny, Videoslots is reported to have insufficient …

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Playtech demands Caliplay showdown be settled by English courts

SBC News Playtech demands Caliplay showdown be settled by English courts

Playtech Plc has issued a further legal update on its ongoing service fee dispute with its Mexican joint-venture partner, Caliplay. Updating investors, the FTSE250 gambling technology group responded to a Mexican court order filed by Caliplay on 5 October, which sought the “annulment of its legal relationship with Playtech and its related parties.” Playtech states that it has “accepted service …

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Spain’s gambling prevalence study raises questions on effective protections

SBC News Spain’s gambling prevalence study raises questions on effective protections

Spain’s Ministry of Consumer Affairs has published the findings of its “Prevalence Study of Gambling on the General Public of Spain”. The study was presented to public health and welfare stakeholders who form part of the Responsible Gambling Advisory Council. The council is charged with developing safer gambling policies to protect Spanish consumers from gambling harms. Research was conducted using …

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UKGC datasets report stable summer for UK gambling

Sarah Garnder: UKGC consultation conclusions due this summer

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has published its latest datasets tracking the prevalence and engagement of gambling in Britain up to the period of September 2023.  In March 2020, the Commission started publishing industry datasets on a quarterly basis to provide transparency on gambling activities to industry stakeholders, coinciding with the UK’s implementation of COVID-19 lockdown measures. The report’s data …

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GoldWin subject to second KSA unlicensed operator fine this week

Betent becomes second firm fined by KSA after Kassa TV investigation

The Netherlands’ Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) gambling regulator has issued its second fine of this week against GoldWin Limited for operating the westcasino.com site without a licence. GoldWin has been hit with a charge of €6.8m for offering ‘games of chance’ in the Netherlands without a KSA-issued gambling licence, in violation of the KOA Act which has been governing the country’s betting …

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Betworld247 operator hit with €900k KSA fine for unlicensed gambling

KSA, Netherlands/Dutch gambling authority

The Netherlands’ Kansspelautoriteit (KSA)has issued its latest fine for unlicensed gambling against MKC Limited, operator of the betworld247.com platform. MKC was found by the regulator to have been offering games of chance without a licence in violation of the KOA Act, the legislative framework which has governed the Dutch gambling space since October 2021. The KSA has issued the firm …

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GGL answers consumer queries on cross-provider deposit limits

SBC News GGL answers consumer queries on cross-provider deposit limits

Gluecksspiel (GGL), the Federal Gambling Authority of Germany, has issued a direct response to consumer questions related to the Cross-State Gambling Supervision System (LUGAS). The Federal Authority has published an ‘FAQ section‘ on its website in response to ‘common questions’ about LUGAS functions and how its deposit limit rules are applied across German states, restricting individual spend and activities in …

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