Following the FATF Plenary held between the 21st and 24th February, Gibraltar, Uganda, Barbados and the United Arab Emirates were officially removed from the grey list.
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The MGA is actively seeking information from its licensees to understand how the DSA rules will impact their operations.
In recent years Malta has made significant strides in improving its AML/CFT framework, resulting in its removal from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list in June 2022.
During a committee meeting, members of parliament expressed concerns about the readiness of the proposed law in Curaçao.
On the 10th of January the Curaçao Gaming Control Board (GCB) issued important updates regarding authorisation rights for accessing and using the GCB Portal.
‘Recent gambling infrastructure changes have increased the value of the jurisdiction drastically,’ says IGA Group Director Mario Fiorini.
On December 30th, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed Bill of Law 3626/23 approving a new regulatory framework for sports betting and iGaming.
The National Ordinance for Games of Chance (LOK) has been officially submitted to Parliament and the Minister of Finance has initiated a sequence of procedures to facilitate the transition from the existing framework to the new system upon the law’s enactment.
The ‘Global Gaming Awards London’ is a highly esteemed annual event that recognises and rewards outstanding performance across the industry, amongst operators, suppliers and individuals.
Last Monday, Curaçao’s minister of finance Javier Silvania disclosed the fees that will be charged for licences under the current (NOOGH) and incoming (LOK) legislations.