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ARMENIA DENMARK
As the Russian Federation’s casinos prepare to close rather With sporting organisations increasingly recognising the role
than relocate to poorly executed and remote gaming zones, of betting providers as a front-line in the fight against
the republic of Armenia has also taken steps towards adopting gambling corruption in sports, the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has
enclaves of its own. Source: Gambling Compliance introduced a European Lotteries Monitoring System headed by Denmark’s
Danske Spil, in an effort to prevent football matches from being manipulated
BRAZIL by criminals.
Proposed legislation that seeks to end the prevailing uncertainty surrounding Source: Gaming Intelligence Group
gambling in Brazil by licensing and regulating bingo halls and VLTs was
approved by the members of a congressional committee last week – though FRANCE
the bill’s wider prospects remain unclear. Source Gambling Compliance Following the notification of the French draft law for the
liberalisation of online gambling, the opinion released by the
BULGARIA European Commission requires the French government to clarify and modify a
Bulgaria has joined the list of countries making a play for the number of points regarding the potential regulator and the implications for
attentions of Russia’s gamblers and investors set to be remote operators. The standstill period for the draft has been extended to 8
displaced when the Government’s crackdown on gambling in their home July 2009. If the French government adopts the text without making the
country comes into force next month, according to investment experts. proper changes, the European Commission can launch infringement
Source: Gambling Compliance proceedings. Source: Euromat
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