Codere expands its role in the Argentine market
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Leticia Molina
, 15 August 2022
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The Spanish company became the main sponsor of River Plate, after a time of being commercially linked with the club. Now it will be on the chest of the jerseys of the main team. He also continued his work for responsible gambling with the Provincial Institute of Lotteries and Casinos (IPLyC) [...]
The Basque Country allocates 200 thousand euros to the fight against gambling addiction
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Leticia Molina
, 5 August 2022
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The government authorities have opened the call for organizations that are dedicated to the prevention of pathological gambling in the Basque Country. The deadline for the submission of projects is August 19th. The State will invest a hefty sum in the development of this area. Grants for [...]
Catalonia and Andorra: working group with effects on gambling
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Leticia Molina
, 1 August 2022
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An understanding of action was formed between the Catalan Government and the government of Andorra on finance and treasury that has implications for the gaming industry. The authorities will work on the extension of the Lotteries of Catalonia and will collaborate in the opening of the first casino in Andorra. Expansion of [...]
Judicial evaluation of the ban on gambling advertising
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Leticia Molina
, 27 July 2022
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New Zealand's online gambling employer, Jdigital, has filed an appeal with the nation's Supreme Court. This has the purpose of rethinking the constitutionality of the decree that restricts advertising to the gaming industry. The order was approved in 2020 and since then the [...]
Paf proposal to tighten gambling policy in Sweden
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Leticia Molina
, 25 July 2022
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During an event organized by Paf in the Almedalen political week, the casino of Finnish origin did not think of anything else but to issue an order to the participating politicians and put on the table a reform of gambling policy in the Scandinavian country. The Almedalsveckan is [...]
Peru finally opens up to the regulation of online gambling
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Leticia Molina
, 22 July 2022
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The Congress of the Andean country has approved by a large majority the consensual text that will lead to the regulation of gambling in Peru. The regulation of online gambling that without being exactly illegal was in a kind of legal limbo, especially [...]
In New York, sports betting is another story
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Leticia Molina
, 18 July 2022
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After 6 months of legal sports betting in New York State, the Governor's Office has reported that over $300 million in taxes and fees had been collected. In this way, in six months New York has boxed in more than New Jersey [...]
The Draft Law regulating loot boxes is already underway
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Leticia Molina
, 11 July 2022
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The Ministry of Consumer Affairs has opened the information and public hearing period regarding the Draft Law regulating random reward mechanisms in video games and other interactive leisure software products. The consultation period that began on 1 January...]
Jdigital publishes its assessment of the results of online gambling in New Zealand during the first quarter of 2022
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Leticia Molina
, 29 June 2022
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Always critical of the activity of the DGOJ, the Spanish association Jdigital has made an assessment of the results of online gambling in New Zealand referring to the first quarter of 2022. The data has been published a few weeks ago by the regulatory authority. Jdigital highlight the decline in numerous magnitudes that interpret [...]
The digital economy in question and cryptocurrencies on the verge of collapse
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Leticia Molina
, 27 June 2022
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Investors have literally got fear into their bodies. The collapse of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ether, Dogecoin and others has been so brutal that some are already predicting that it may be the beginning of the end. The drop in the value of major cryptocurrencies has stopped...]
After the bookmakers it is the cryptocurrencies that invade Spanish football
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Leticia Molina
, 1 June 2022
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The approval in November 2020 of the Royal Decree on the regulation of gambling advertising meant a complete ban on sports sponsorships by bookmakers, although the veto enjoyed a moratorium until the summer of 2021. Since then, the [...]
FIFA announces collaboration with blockchain company Algorand
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Leticia Molina
, 27 May 2022
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Blockchain technology is fashionable even though cryptocurrencies are like the wheel of fortune: what they give you they also take away from you. Blockchain technology company Algorand has closed an agreement with the International Football Federation (FIFA) through which it becomes the platform [...]
Playtech and Paysafe seek integration for European markets
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Leticia Molina
, 16 May 2022
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Following the successful business model in the United States, the technology giant Playtech and the online payment platform Paysafe have agreed to strengthen their alliance with a view to the European and British markets. With the agreement both companies seek to maximize the options of payment methods to which [...]
Codere puts its New Zealand license at risk due to accounting problems
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Leticia Molina
, 9 May 2022
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The file that the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) has opened to Codere, S.A. for alleged accounting inconsistencies dates back to the financial problems recognized by the company in 2019 in different Latin American markets where asset diversions were detected. Codere, S.A. is in the process of liquidation. [...]
Differences in the control of gambling addiction throughout Europe
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Leticia Molina
, 4 May 2022
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The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has echoed a new study in which significant differences have been detected in the monitoring and control of gambling addiction throughout Europe. The study has reviewed the action frameworks of 20 European countries during the period [...]