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Evolution prepared to reduce Georgian presence over ongoing strikes

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Strike action at Evolution’s live casino studio in Tbilisi, Georgia, has caused the igaming provider to threaten employees with “larger-scale layoffs”.

At the beginning of July, Georgian media outlets revealed that “at least 5,000” Evolution employees were preparing to strike in Tbilisi from 12 July, naming “unsafe and unsanitary workplace conditions, harassment by managers and meagre pay” as reasons for the strike action.

While Evolution maintained that the strike action wouldn’t impact its operations, and predicted much fewer than 5,000 strikers, 1 August saw the trade union – Evo-Union – block entrances to the live casino studio, preventing non-strikers from performing their duties.

As a result of the increased strike action, Evolution stated via Facebook that it will be “forced to make operational adjustments” if the situation remains unchanged, suggesting that it could turn to “larger-scale layoffs,” reducing its presence in Georgia.

The igaming supplier described the ongoi..

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Danish online casinos’ GGR surpasses DKK 300m in June

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Spillemyndigheden’s June gambling reporthas revealed an increase in gambling gross revenue across all four game sectors – online casino, land-based casino, gaming machines and betting.

According to data from the Danish gambling authority, betting saw the biggest increase year-over-year, rising by over 75%, but online casinos led the way in GGR with more than DKK 300m.

Publishing the market’s figures for June, Spillemyndigheden stated that total GGR for the month stood at DKK 703m (€94.2m), a 37% increase on the same period last year (June 2023: DKK 513m).

Although growth occurred across all four game sectors, the gambling authority noted that the overall increase was “mainly driven by an increase in the gambling spend of bets, although it should be noted that the repayment proportion for bets was lower in June 2024 compared to June 2023”.

June 2024’s total GGR of DKK 703m was also higher than the DKK 571m reported by the gambling authority for May.

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Brazil begins debate to modernise land-based gambling laws

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On Thursday, 8 August, the Senate of Brazil will begin hearings on Bill 2,234/22, which carries the federal mandate to modernise Brazil’s land-based gambling laws.

The Bill will be presented by Senator Irajá Abreu (PSD-TO), as the chief sponsor, calling on Senators to back the project to modernise Brazil’s land-based gambling laws pertaining to casinos, bingos, horseracing, and the sale of jogo do bicho (instant win games).

The Senate’s debate of Bill 2,234/22 has been awaited for over two years since Abreu took over the project from former rapporteur Renato Vianna (MDB-SC).

Headline measures call for the government to annul the 1946 Decree Law of President Gaspar Dutra, which banned casinos from operating in Brazil’s municipalities and districts.

The Bill calls for Brazilian states to be granted ‘municipal autonomy’ to operate gambling venues, dependent on meeting legal criteria in relation to the population and socio-demographics of the district, and the size, location, and type ..

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SBC Summit: Safeguarding the player – innovations in player protection

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The gambling and sports betting industry is experiencing significant transformations in the digital realm, striving to leverage all available innovations. However, one thing remains unchanged: the importance of dedicating time and effort to understanding how to keep player safety at the forefront.

To support this, the upcoming SBC Summit will feature a dedicated Player Protection Zone, providing a framework for a robust gambling harm prevention ecosystem. This event, welcoming 25,000 industry professionals, will take place from September 24-26 at the Feira Internacional de Lisboa.

The dedicated show floor will provide delegates with the opportunity to explore the next generation of safeguarding systems and products, as well as meet leading safer gambling service providers and associations. Brands already confirmed include BetBlocker, Crucial Compliance, EPIC, GamCare, Gamble Alert, Gordon Moody, Mindway AI, Neccton, Recover Me, Safer Gambling Training, Verifeye Online and W2 by FullC..

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SBC Summit: Safeguarding the player – innovations in player protection

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The gambling and sports betting industry is experiencing significant transformations in the digital realm, striving to leverage all available innovations. However, one thing remains unchanged: the importance of dedicating time and effort to understanding how to keep player safety at the forefront.

To support this, the upcoming SBC Summit will feature a dedicated Player Protection Zone, providing a framework for a robust gambling harm prevention ecosystem. This event, welcoming 25,000 industry professionals, will take place from September 24-26 at the Feira Internacional de Lisboa.

The dedicated show floor will provide delegates with the opportunity to explore the next generation of safeguarding systems and products, as well as meet leading safer gambling service providers and associations. Brands already confirmed include BetBlocker, Crucial Compliance, EPIC, GamCare, Gamble Alert, Gordon Moody, Mindway AI, Neccton, Recover Me, Safer Gambling Training, Verifeye Online and W2 by FullC..

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SBC Summit: Visit the Player Protection Zone

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The gambling and sports betting industry is experiencing significant transformations in the digital realm, striving to leverage all available innovations. However, one thing remains unchanged: the importance of dedicating time and effort to understanding how to keep player safety at the forefront.

To support this, the upcoming SBC Summit will feature a dedicated ‘Player Protection Zone’, providing a framework for a robust gambling harm prevention ecosystem. This event, welcoming 25,000 industry professionals, will take place from September 24-26 at the Feira Internacional de Lisboa.

The dedicated show floor will provide delegates with the opportunity to explore the next generation of safeguarding systems and products, as well as meet leading safer gambling service providers and associations. Brands already confirmed include BetBlocker, Crucial Compliance, EPIC, GamCare, Gamble Alert, Gordon Moody, Mindway AI, Neccton, Recover Me, Safer Gambling Training, Verifeye Online and W2 by Ful..

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SPA posts Brazil’s responsible gaming guidelines ahead of market launch

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Brazil’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA) has published Ordinance No. 1,231, which sets out the rules and guidelines gambling operators must adhere to regarding responsible gaming as well as communication, advertising, publicity and marketing actions.

Published in the Official Gazette of the Union, the document also regulates the rights and duties of bettors and operators that must be respected to operate legally in the country.

Responsible gaming is defined in the ordinance as a set of rules, practices and activities aimed at ensuring the economic exploitation, promotion and healthy and socially responsible advertising of this modality and prevention and mitigation of individual or collective harm resulting from the activity.

The ordinance states that operators must prevent and mitigate the negative impacts gambling can have on a person, including mental health due to addiction, compulsion, mania or any other associated disorder, such as pathological or abusive gambling; on ..

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Brazil settles on responsible gambling rules

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The Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA) has completed the technical framework required for the government of Brazil to launch a federal online gambling market – commonly referred to as ‘Bets’.

On Friday, the SPA submitted ordinance No.1231 to the government, outlining its rules and technical guidelines for responsible gambling with regard to marketing, communications, and advertising of the Bets market.

The document supports previous SPA ordinances on IT securities, AML, licensing criteria, and game authorisations to guarantee the launch of a legal framework for “ethical and licensed gambling for the Federal Constitution of Brazil.”

SPA guidelines underscore that operating agents must observe Responsible Gambling as a duty of “promoting healthy, socially responsible gambling while preventing harm.”

Betting agents must adhere to statutory duties educating customers on the risks of gambling addiction/disorders and ensure compliance with age restrictions prohibiting under-18s from..

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SkyCity Auckland to temporarily close casino over customer care concerns

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SkyCity Entertainment Group has announced that it will temporarily close SkyCity Auckland casino’s gambling area from 9 September to 13 September 2024 as part of an agreement with the Secretary for Internal Affairs.

Last month, SkyCity’s subsidiary SkyCity Casino Management Limited reached an agreement with the Secretary for Internal Affairs regarding the government body’s application to temporarily suspend the firm’s casino operator’s licence.

The agreement was reached to temporarily close the gambling area of SkyCity Auckland after the casino failed to meet its host responsibility obligations in respect of a former customer.

The temporary closure will apply only to SkyCity Auckland’s gambling area and the food and beverage outlets within that area, while all other areas – hotels, Sky Tower, theatre and restaurants and bars outside the gambling area – will remain open as usual.

SkyCity added that it is “committed to ensuring that its staff are looked after during the closure peri..

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Ontario picks IC360 and IXUP to develop centralised self-exclusion system

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iGaming Ontario has selected a joint bid by Integrity Compliance 360 and IXUP to develop a centralised self-exclusion system for Ontario, “designed to support players’ decisions to self-exclude while also protecting their privacy”.

Work on the centralised self-exclusion system for the Canadian province will begin immediately, with iGO, IC360 and IXUP collaborating closely with igaming operators and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation.

The system will allow players to self-exclude from all Ontario-regulated igaming sites at once, including OLG.ca, adding another protection layer under the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario’s Registrar’s Standards for Internet Gaming, protecting players from experiencing gambling harm and support their decision to take a break from online gambling.

IC360 and IXUP will develop a system that integrates seamlessly with all regulated Ontario igaming operators’ systems; provides anyone 19+ with easy access to create and manage their self-exclu..

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