Compliance Updates
EGBA Welcomes Progress on Irish Gambling Regulations
The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has welcomed the Irish government’s proposals to establish a regulatory authority and a national self-exclusion register for gambling.
On October 21, Ireland’s Minister of State for Law Reform, Youth Justice and Immigration, James Browne TD, published the General Scheme of the Gambling Regulation Bill which aims to modernise and reform the regulation of gambling, including online gambling in Ireland.
The proposals will now be submitted for drafting to the country’s Office of Parliamentary Counsel and will also be referred to the Oireachtas Justice Committee for pre-legislative scrutiny, with the accompanying legislative process expected to take at least 12 months to finalise.
EGBA welcomed the publication of the proposals and the progress made in establishing dedicated regulations for online gambling in the country, but expressed concerns about recent media reports that the Irish Government may introduce a blanket ban on free bets.
EGBA said that such a ban could nudge gamblers who regularly use free bets, or bonuses, to seek these with the many gambling websites, including those in the black market, which operate outside of the scope of Irish gambling regulation.
“We welcome the Irish government’s publication of the General Scheme of the Gambling Regulation Bill. This is an important milestone, and it provides companies, including our own members, with some certainty as to the direction of travel of the legislation. The EGBA looks forward to engaging with Minister Browne and his team to share our experiences from other European jurisdictions. With Ireland one of the two remaining countries in Europe which has no dedicated regulation of online gambling, this is an important opportunity to shape an Irish online gambling market which is well-regulated, meets the consumers’ needs and expectations, and sets a high level of consumer protection,” Maarten Haijer, Secretary-General of EGBA, said.
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After becoming one of the first B2B suppliers to get their sportsbook solution successfully GLI-certified for Brazil, Delasport has now achieved compliance with the requirements of SIGAP regarding its iGaming platform.
Obtaining the required GLI certifications and the integration with the Brazilian DataVault through SIGAP’s official API means that the solution is fully ready to dive headfirst into the market.
The certifications granted by Gaming Labs International to Delasport include the required set of approvals: the technical certificates for Betting System, Sports Betting Server (Sportsbook), a.k.a. Remote Game Server (RGS), and more.
Delasport also covers the geofencing requirements and the requirements for safer gambling monitoring and AML transaction monitoring.
Part of the implementations include an intricate system with multi-factor authentication and a modern KYC provider, meeting all requirements of the market.
Just days ago, Delasport announced its first Brazilian deal with Latam-based B2B platform provider Vibra Solutions. This is all part of the company’s global expansion strategy where Brazil and LatAm in general is a key region to get established in.
“Successfully completing this second phase of GLI certification for Brazil reinforces the trust that players and operators place in Delasport’s products”, says Filippo Ferri, Delasport’s Chief Compliance Officer. “This certification highlights our ability to uphold the highest industry standards of integrity and fairness”, he concludes.
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Following the successful prosecution of the Peninsula Club in Dromana, Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) CEO Annette Kimmitt AM reiterated the regulator would continue to crack down on venues that allow children to enter poker machine areas.
The Magistrates’ Court of Victoria fined Victorian Amateur Turf Club, the venue owner, $7000 for 2 breaches of the Gambling Regulation Act 2003 (Vic) and ordered it to pay VGCCC costs of $3500. No conviction was recorded.
Ms Kimmitt said: “This is a warning to every venue. The onus is on you to ensure that children cannot and do not enter the gambling area or participate in any gambling activity, even if they’re with an adult.
“Equally, staff must be adequately trained and present in the gambling area to supervise while machines are in use.
“Research tells us that people who begin gambling at a young age are at greater risk of developing gambling problems as an adult.
“The rules exist to protect children from exposure to, and harm from, gambling.”
On 10 June 2023, a child entered the gambling area of the Peninsula Club twice and was able to use the poker machines on both occasions. During the second visit to the area, while with adults, the child used a poker machine for about 5 minutes, until staff intervened.
Magistrate Ayres considered the venue’s self-reporting, its lack of prior convictions, early plea and remediations implemented to reduce the chance of future offending.
The post VGCCC Continues Crackdown on Underage Gambling appeared first on European Gaming Industry News.
The Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) has made the 2025 Risk Evaluation Questionnaire (REQ 2025) available on the Compliance and Supervision Platform for Assessing Risk (CASPAR) portal as from 3rd March 2025.
The deadline for gaming operators to submit their REQs is 10 April 2025.
To assist with the process, an Excel and PDF version is available in advance for information gathering. However, submissions must be made exclusively through CASPAR.
Failure to submit the REQ by 10 April 2025 may result in breaches of Regulation 19 of the PMLFTR and Sections 5.12 of the Implementing Procedures, which could lead to administrative penalties under Regulation 21 of the PMLFTR.
Operators must be registered on CASPAR and ensure their Subject Person Profile is up to date, including ownership details, financials, target markets and a Business Risk Assessment.
Operators who did not engage in “relevant activity” or “relevant financial business” during the review year may request an exemption by emailing [email protected] before the deadline.
The post MGA: The 2025 Risk Evaluation Questionnaire is Now Live appeared first on European Gaming Industry News.
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