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UK – Sky CEO highlights role of digital domain in ‘whistle-to-whistle’ debate
Following last week’s affirmation by the Remote Gambling Associaton (RGA) that the UK betting industry has not yet agreed on a whistle-to-whistle ban on gambling adverts, Sky’s Chief Executive Stephen van Rooyen has claimed the real problem is not in TV advertising but in the online world. In a letter to The Times, Mr. van…
Portugal – RGA highlights Portugal’s shortcomings in online licensing
While the Portuguese online gambling regime is due to be reviewed two years after the first license was issued by the gambling regulator (SRIJ), a Eurogroup Consulting report commissioned by the Remote Gambling Association (RGA) estimates that 68 per cent of the Portuguese gambling online gamble via operators that are not licensed in the country….
UK – RGA publishes Anti-Money laundering guidelines
The Remote Gambling Association (RGA), has published the Second Edition of its publication, ‘Anti-money laundering: Good practice guidelines for the online gambling industry’. The guidelines are designed to help licensed online gambling companies combat the threat of money laundering and terrorist financing in a consistent and effective manner. It covers key areas such as the…
Portugal – RGA slams Portugal’s sports betting tax
The Remote Gambling Association (RGA) has noted the opposition of Santa Casa da Misericordia de Lisboa to the government’s plans to regulate the online sports betting market, but the RGA believes that a viable and competitive market in the future would benefit not just consumers and the government, but Santa Casa as well. The RGA…
