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SIGMA MALTA 2024
SIGMA, the biggest gaming fair, will be held in Malta next week between 11 and 14 November and some 27,000 delegates are expected to attend this event. The ...
Read moreVR versus AR in Online Betting
Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality are significantly impacting the worlds of entertainment and gaming. It was only a matter of time until they spread to the ...
Read moreReforms to Gambling Laws in Australia
Australia does not have one overarching statute or a single gambling authority that regulate gambling activities in Australia. Instead, gambling is regulated ...
Read moreLandbased vs Online Casinos in the COVID Era
The gambling landscape has changed forever with social distancing becoming the norm. Land casinos across the world have implemented new regulations to limit ...
Read moreUpdates on the effects of Coronavirus on the gambling industry
Coronavirus is having a ripple effect on the gambling industry. Professional sports have been postponed, land casinos are closed, and social distancing has ...
Read moreThe Effects of Coronavirus on the Sports Betting Industry
The effects of Coronavirus on sports betting have taken a big hit with cancellations of national leagues and major sporting events around the world. The Japan ...
Read moreDevelopments in the Colombian Online iGaming Market
The gaming market in Colombia is the first jurisdiction in Latin America to set up a regulated online gambling environment. The eGaming Act was approved in ...
Read moreDevelopments related to gambling activities in Kenya published in Casino-Magazine.ro
Developments related to gambling activities in Kenya published in both Romanian and English in Casino-Magazine.ro ...
Read moreThe Future of Gaming in Brazil
Brazil has the fifth largest population, and the ninth largest economy in the world, the country could easily be a significant market for sports betting. With ...
Read moreDevelopments relating to the control of gambling and gaming activities in Kenya
When it comes to the gambling and gaming industry, Africa should be the next big area to focus on. This is due to its huge population (over 1.2 billion ...
Read moreGambling in Africa
Huge opportunities in Africa The African continent has over 1.2 billion people living in it and accounts for 16.3% of the world’s population, making it the ...
Read moreThe Technicalities of the Malta Gaming Authority’s DLT Sandbox Framework
The nation of Malta has led the way with its blockchain regulations and has encouraged its other major authorities to embrace the technology. The Malta Gaming ...
Read moreBulgaria chapter in ICLG Gaming 2019 edition – contribution of DD Consultus
A valid licence issued by the State Commission on Gambling Bulgaria explicitly stating the type of game that will be organised, and an evaluation report by an ...
Read moreThe Evolving World of Distributed Ledger Technology Regulations
The global need for Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Regulations There are two primary reasons behind the governments around the world being rather coy ...
Read moreThe Difference between Digital Coins and Tokens?
The world of cryptocurrencies and blockchain continues to expand from its humble beginnings to becoming buzzwords by the conclusion of 2017, to now, when more ...
Read moreMalta Becomes World’s First Blockchain Island Following New Regulation
On 4 July 2018, Malta officially passed three bills into law which establishes it as one of the first countries to enact a regulatory framework for blockchain ...
Read moreThe Legality of USA Sports Betting Following PASPA’s Repeal
On May 14, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States overturned the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA). This action was taken after the ...
Read moreSweden’s Liberalised Gaming Regime to Return Power to the State
Sweden has been a grey market in the modern age of online gambling, and yet the nation has spawned some of the biggest names in the industry. As of 1 January ...
Read moreIreland’s Betting (Amendment) Bill – long overdue piece of legislation
The Minister of Finance of Ireland, Michael Noonan, had made attempts to enact the Ireland’s Betting (Amendment) Bill to introduce a new tax rate for online ...
Read moreRomania – next from ex Eastern Bloc to legalise online gaming
A new gambling legislation, the Government Emergency Ordinance (GEO 92/2014), is to enter into force in Romania on 13th February 2015, after the government ...
Read moreRomania revamps its gambling legislation by publishing detailed regulations
On Wednesday, February 24th, Romania’s Government has finalised and adopted detailed technical and operational regulations for the gambling industry ...
Read moreBulgaria in a hunt for unlicenced gambling websites
The latest round of additions to Bulgaria’s blacklist of unlicensed gambling sites has added a total of ten domains in the latest update, taking the total ...
Read moreThe Maltese Jurisdiction
Malta has become the European hub of i-Gaming, licensing hundreds of gaming companies and service providers, including some of the largest and most profitable ...
Read moreMalta: Place Of Supply Rules For I-Gaming Operators As From 1 January 2015
As from 1 January 2015, new VAT place of supply rules will come into effect for EU cross-border business of electronically supplied services to non-taxable ...
Read moreFor the second year in a row, ACT Consultus has won a Mondaq Top Communicator Award!
During the Month of March 2016. Your Firm, ACT Consultus Limited (Malta) generated the most usage from our users for this category. At the end of every month, ...
Read moreLithuania starts blocking unlicenced operators
After several countries, such as Latvia, Bulgaria and Romania, started blocking unlicenced websites, Lithuania followed in their footsteps. The Gaming Control ...
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