Compliance Updates
Denmark censures Facebook for promoting illegal websites
Spillemyndigheden, the gambling authority of Denmark, has censured social media giant Facebook for promoting illegal gambling websites on its platform.
The gambling authority has been taking stringent action against illegal gambling websites, as it is concerned about the lack of options about such websites in tracking the money or taxes associated with it. The country’s regulator and the Danish Tax Agency’s anti-fraud unit have conducted a probe into the activities of three illegal websites and found that there were 742 problematic sites.
They managed to block 18 of these websites, but they found that these websites were still being promoted on Facebook groups. In order to continue to strengthen the licensed gambling market, Danish authorities have already announced that they will also act on skin betting. According to the Spillemyndigheden, about 20-25 skin betting sites are set to be included in their next blocking session.
Trailblazing slot game developer GameArt has announced it can now offer its games in the regulated Spanish market, after being awarded certification by the Spanish Directorate General for the Regulation of Gambling (DGOJ).
To qualify for the certification, GameArt was thoroughly evaluated by highly respected UK-based Gaming Laboratories International (GLI), confirming that its slots met the most exacting standards, as required by the Spanish regulator.
Discussing the development CEO of GameArt, Maja Lozej, said:
“With the Spanish gaming market going from strength-to-strength, we are delighted to be able to offer players there the chance to experience some of the world’s most exciting and innovative slots. Gaining the certification also once again demonstrates that GameArt is creating compliant games that meet the most stringent international standards.”
GameArt’s expanding portfolio of slots is expected to be a big hit in the Spanish market, with the latest release, Circus of Horror, expected to be particularly appealing given its immersive gameplay, atmospheric graphics and chilling soundtrack.
Compliance Updates
The MGA publishes a Preliminary Market Consultation Document to request information on projects for a Unified Self-Exclusion System
The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has recently issued a Preliminary Market Consultation (PMC) document to request information pertaining to possible project implementations which could provide a Unified Self-Exclusion System to be applied to the regulated gaming industry in Malta. The PMC document may be accessed via the Maltese Government’s Electronic Public Procurement System (ePPS). All submissions are also to be sent through the ePPS.
Responsible gaming is a key priority within the MGA’s regulatory policy development and framework. Following upon the White Paper to Future Proof Malta’s Gaming Legal Framework published in July 2017, the MGA is pursuing tools and means to further strengthen the protection afforded to players. These initiatives include the recently published Player Protection Directive, and the Alternative Dispute Resolution Directive, as well as our declared intent to launch a Unified Self-Exclusion System across gambling operators, irrespective of channel.
The MGA envisages that a Unified Self-Exclusion System would be a significant step forward in the MGA’s agenda to implement further control for the prevention of gambling-related harm, extending the criteria in Part IV of the Player Protection Directive, and Part IV of the Gaming Premises Regulations. The scope and high-level specifications of the Unified Self-Exclusion System can be accessed via the PMC document.
Interested parties are encouraged to follow the following steps:
- Register through etenders.gov.mt in order to receive and submit a response to this PMC;
- Search for MGA/PMC/01/2019 in the ‘Search’ tab.
Important: Interested parties may wish to contact the MGA for support on pmc.mga@mga.org.mt should difficulties to register correctly or upload/download documents from the ePPS, persist.
The closing date for this preliminary market consultation process is 31 May 2019.
The UK-based 1X2 Network has received a Notice of Recognition as a supplier from the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA). This will be a shot in the arm for the iGaming developer.
With this recognition, 1X2 Network can now offer its suite of innovative slots, virtual sports, and table games to Malta-licensed operators utilising its already licenced and established UK entity.
Kevin Reid, Chief Operating Officer at 1X2 Network, said: “We are very proud to have received this Recognition from the Malta Gaming Authority, one of the most established and trusted regulators in the world.”
“We have built our reputation around delivering popular slots, table games and virtual sports, to regulated markets around the world, and will be looking to expand our presence in Malta and other regulated jurisdictions through 2019.”
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