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Ireland’s Betting (Amendment) Bill – long overdue piece of legislation
Ireland’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 bookmakers and betting exchanges. The Betting (Amendment) Bill introduces a legal basis for the regulation of gambling, estimating that it would generate an additionalRead more
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Feb
Bulgaria in a hunt for unlicenced gambling websites
Bulgaria 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 number of sites to be blocked in Bulgaria to 323, since the introduction of the blacklist in June last year. After having two more domains blacklistedRead more
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Feb
Malta: Place Of Supply Rules For I-Gaming Operators As From 1 January 2015
Malta: 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 consumers (B2C). The new rules will shift the place of supply of e-services from the location of the supplier to the countryRead more
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Feb
For the second year in a row, ACT Consultus has won a Mondaq Top Communicator Award!
For 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, for each country, Mondaq analyses which contributing author firms were read the most by our registeredRead more
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Feb
Lithuania starts blocking unlicenced operators
Lithuania 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 Authority (GCA) of Lithuania, which is a branch of the Ministry of Finance, announced that, as per the amendments brought to the Gaming Law in the beginning of January 2016, strict controls followed byRead more
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Feb
Proposed German Gambling Treaty Draws Praise and Scorn
Proposed German Gambling Treaty Draws Praise and Scorn The new draft of the German State Treaty on Gambling, which was provisionally approved by the country’s 16 states over the weekend, has been met with bemusement by politicians and the industry. The draft includes unanimously welcomed proposals such as establishing a national gambling regulator for the first time with wide powersRead more
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Feb
Washington State looks to progress sports betting legislation
Washington State looks to progress sports betting legislation LAWMAKERS IN WASHINGTON STATE HAVE INTRODUCED TWO DIFFERENT BILLS TO AUTHORIZE SPORTS BETTING IN THE STATE. The first bill HB2478 (companion bill S6277) was introduced by Representative Brandon Vick late last week and would authorize sports betting at tribal casinos, card rooms and racetracks. Under the proposed bill, an operator may acceptRead more
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Feb
New York mobile sports betting bill passes first committee
New York mobile sports betting bill passes first committee Senator Joseph Addabbo’s bill to authorise online sports betting in New York gained unanimous support from the Senate Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee Monday. Senator Addabbo’s bill would allow the state’s commercial and tribal casinos to partner with an agent to offer internet-based sports betting to players in New York. MobileRead more
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Feb
Australia’s ACMA moves to block nine more illegal iGaming sites
Australia’s ACMA moves to block nine more illegal iGaming sites The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is continuing its fight against unlicensed online offshore gambling websites with moves to block nine further sites. The ACMA is set to request Australian internet service providers (ISPs) to block nine illegal iGaming sites, and has urged Australian users of these sites toRead more
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Feb
Yggdrasil secures B2B licence approval in Isle of Man
Yggdrasil secures B2B licence approval in Isle of Man Casino games developer Yggdrasil has been granted a B2B software licence by the Isle of Man Supervision Commission. The approval allows Yggdrasil to offer its portfolio of games and software to licensed operators in the jurisdiction, and adds to the supplier’s existing seven licences across the UK, Malta, Gibraltar and Romania.Read more
