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DGOJ publishes the 2020 Game Activity Report

The new publication of the DGOJ corresponds to the Activity Report of the Directorate General for the year 2020. The figures of the game for last year were already known to us through other similar publications of the agency dependent on the Ministry of Consumption and directed by Mikel Arana. With [...]

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CeJuego's 2021 Game Yearbook is here

Coinciding with the end of the year the private gaming employer in New Zealand, CeJuego, has just published its annual report on the situation of the game in our country with very interesting figures and data. The 2021 Game Yearbook is here and we've taken a look at it. No doubt, [...]

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Alarm in Galicia over the Draft Gambling Law

A few weeks ago the Draft Gambling Law was leaked that in Galicia will have to replace an already outdated law dating from 1985 and the alarms in the sector jumped again. The Galician Association of Operating Companies (AGEO) would have denounced the text as highly restrictive and [...]

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Gambling revenue breaks records in the United States

The American Gaming Association (AGA) has published the figures for commercial gaming revenue in the United States for the third quarter of 2021. The numbers reported by the North American association are spectacular, surpassing a whopping 13 billion dollars, almost 12 billion [...]

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DGOJ and AUTOCONTROL strengthen their cooperation with the signing of a new agreement

The Directorate General of Gambling Regulation (DGOJ) has announced the renewal of its collaboration agreement with the Association for the Self-Regulation of Commercial Communication (AUTOCONTROL), the independent body of the advertising industry in New Zealand. The agreement that renews the existing cooperation framework between the two entities [...]

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More money for gambling regulation and surveillance

On October 7, the Spanish government approved the draft General Budgets for 2022 with a 3.8 percent budget increase that is distributed among all portfolios. The Ministry of Consumption is benefiting from a 20.36 percent increase that will designate, among other programs, [...]

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Global digital payments platform in testing phase

The International Bank for Payments has reportedly begun testing a telematic currency payments platform that could very soon lead to a global digital payments platform. The national banks behind the International Bank for Settlements have long been showing their concern about the increase [...]

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Reasons why gambling is bet on

The institute for market research and data analysis YouGov has published research on the reasons why gambling is bet on. Without a doubt, we love watching people win, that moment when they hit the jackpot is indescribable. But is it [...]

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Cryptocurrencies in the spotlight

Payments with cryptocurrencies, digital casinos with blockchain technology and virtual reality, Whatsapp Pay, bets through the Telegram network... online gambling is preparing for a radical change, both in terms of financial transactions and in the way we experience gambling. [...]

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Paysafe is made in Latam with SafetyPay

Recently, the electronic payment solution Paysafe closed important agreements in Latin America. After the acquisition of the Peruvian internet payment platform PagoEfectivo, Paysafe has just announced the purchase of SafetyPay, the most important cardless alternative payment network in Central and South America. With the [...]