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REGULATION
FRANCE A committee established to advise the e-gaming regulator
ARJEL on the impact of new technologies has said it must consider involving itself in social gaming and virtual currencies.
UK Cracking down on illegal gambling was top of the agenda at a
training event run by the Gambling Commission’s Local
GREECE The Greek government has prompted more protest at its
apparent favouritism toward partially state-owned operator
OPAP by giving it a monopoly until 2020 on most forms of e-gaming. Only live casino games and poker tournaments will be legal for other operators
to offer after the rule – currently undergoing its three-month consultation period with the European Commission – comes into law, and at that point the 24 “transitional” licences Greece awarded to online operators will be cancelled. The Remote Gambling Association has called on the EC to intervene, pointing
out that the European Court of Justice recently ruled that OPAP’s offline monopoly was illegal, and alleging that the Greek government is trying to boost the share price of OPAP in the run-up to its privatisation. Said CEO Clive Hawkswood: “The Greek government has granted an exclusive
right to OPAP, and that infringes Article 56 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). The Greek people would benefit from additional choice and better value if the remote gambling market is opened up.” Greece’s Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund, the body charged with
selling off state assets to ease the country’s financial crisis, has launched a competitive tender process for the right to run horse race betting for the next 20 years.
USA Proposed legislation in Maryland has raised questions over the
meaning of its limits on prize values for amusements. Bill SB
864 says “prizes may not exceed the lesser of ten times the amount of a single game or $10 in value”, but how the value of a prize is determined remains undefined, as does the rule’s application to forms of prize such as redemption tickets and free games. Nevada gaming regulators are seeking suggestions on the best way to
ITALY Italy’s finance ministry has given its approval to regulations
allowing exchange betting, which will now go to the European Commission for approval.
share revenue among states participating in interstate gaming compacts. Among the issues being considered is whether revenue sharing should be based on the location of the player or the server, and how disputes will be resolved. New Jersey has become the third state in the U.S. to legalise online gambling,
along with Delaware and Nevada, after the governor signed an e-gaming bill into law. The top federal regulator for Indian gaming has reiterated that the Poarch
NETHERLANDS A draft bill creating a regulatory structure for remote gaming in
the Netherlands is expected during April, with the sector hoping it could be finalised by the end of the year.
Band of Creek Indians’ gaming operations are operating legally within Alabama and are subject to federal, rather than state, laws. Eric Shepard, the National Indian Gaming Commission’s acting general counsel, was rebutting claims made by Alabama attorney general Luther Strange that his office has legal authority over the tribe’s gaming operations.
Authority Liaison Unit (LALU) atWestminster City Council in London. More than 130 delegates from local authorities and police forces were shown what to look for when checking suspected illegal gaming machines, as well as being provided with updates on the latest legislation and guidance on gambling. It followed concerns raised by London councils about illegal gaming machines
and the requirement for more information and training to address the problem. More than 150 unlicensed and illegal gaming machines have been seized by agencies working with the Commission across the southeast of England in the last year. There was little news for the gaming industry in Britain’s 2013 Budget. Gaming
duty bands will be increased for periods starting in April or later in line with the Retail Price Index, while bingo duty arrangements for games involving non-UK participants are to be altered.
THE INDEPENDENT VOICE OF THE AMUSEMENT AND STREET GAMING INDUSTRY
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