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The KSA has reduced the sanction given to Videoslots according to a report by Dutch media outlet, Casino Nieuws.

It’s a decision that came off the back of an appeal by the group, which led to the record penalty being reduced from €9.9m penalty to €975,000.

Off the back of the sanction initially being announced in 2023, Videoslots took aim at the KSA accusing the regulator of “abusing the mystery shopping regime”.

In offering detail on what led to this point, the operator noted that in preparation for a KSA application in April 2022, the regulator’s logo was “mistakenly visible for a short period of time”. It is noted that it was “quickly removed”.

However, Videoslots added that the KSA tried to sign-up as a Dutch customer after becoming aware of this, but failed due to the systems put in place. It is also suggested that the regulator accessed the site as a German customer, before making a deposit and sole wager of 20 cents.

Ulle Skottling, Deputy CEO at Videoslots, stated at the t..

Kansspelautoriteit, the Dutch gaming authority, has announced that GGZ Ecademy is organising a problem gambling webinar as part of the renewed free e-learning module ‘Gambling Problems’ launch.

GGZ Ecademy’s webinar is being funded by the Addiction Prevention Fund (VPF) and is in collaboration with Verslavingskunde Nederland (Addiction Studies Netherlands), the Trimbos Institute and the addiction agency Jellinek.

When the Dutch market opened up for online gambling, a digital training offer was developed by Jellinek at the request of the Ministry of Justice and Security.

The training was designed to inform professionals – such as doctors, POH GGZ, psychologists and debt counsellors – about addiction problems in online gambling so they could identify gambling addiction better and earlier.

The training has since been further developed with the e-learning module Gambling Problems updated to include case studies on young adults and gambling, making gambling a topic of discussion in ge..

The European Gaming and Betting Association’s Secretary General Maarten Haijer has said Finland’s online gambling legislation proposal is “heading in the right direction” but it needs “some fine-tuning”.

Finland’s Ministry of Interior revealed a legislative project in October last year that will introduce a licensing system for gambling in the country, moving away from the monopoly system.

The licence system will cover online casino and online sports betting, while also taking away the monopoly status of state-owned operator Veikkaus in the market.

At the time, the EGBA showed their support for the changes. However, while reaffirming the association’s backing in their latest announcement, Haijer also highlighted some areas of the proposal that need adjustments.

Specifically, the Secretary General spotlighted the proposed marketing restrictions and the proposed blanket ban on bonuses within the legislation.

“While Finland’s proposal is heading in the right direction, some areas req..

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..