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Lithuania to offer special licences for online gambling

Andriey Nabukhotnyi IGAMING LITHUANIA 25 September 2021 No comment

Seimas approved amendments to two Lithuanian laws – the Law on Lotteries and Gambling Tax and the Law on Gambling – initiated by the Conservative Chairman of the Budget and Finance Committee Mykolas Majauskas. The changes would allow operators apply for online gambling licenses only. Previously online gambling was allowed only to operators who offered […]

Krasnaya Polyana gambling zone to copy Las Vegas business model by 2026

The infrastructure of the Krasnaya Polyana gambling zone will be expanded and adapted to the Las Vegas business model. The first stage of changes is designed for five years, in the coming year it is planned to expand the casino, open a new slot machine hall. Dmitry Anfinogenov, director for the development of the gambling […]

Ukraine introduces responsible gaming principles

Andriey Nabukhotnyi UKRAINE 23 September 2021 No comment

Ukraine’s Gambling Commission (KRAIL) has announced about introduction of responsible gambling principles. The integration of the principles of responsible gaming is due to the need to reduce the negative impact of gambling. The rules developed by KRAIL should prevent the spread of gambling addiction and the involvement of minors in gambling. These principles come into

The concessions of Hungary’s five most valuable casinos renewed for 35 years

Andriey Nabukhotnyi HUNGARY 22 September 2021 No comment

The concessions of Hungary’s five most valuable casinos owned by businessmen with close ties to ruling Fidesz have been renewed for 35 years without a call for bids, news site HungaryToday reports. The several-decade-long extension was made possible by an amendment to the relevant legislation adopted earlier this year. The five casinos (Atlantis, Atrium Eurocenter, […]

Usyk to promote Responsible Gambling platform

Andriey Nabukhotnyi UKRAINE 22 September 2021 No comment

Parimatch Ukraine launches a large-scale platform dedicated to Responsible Gambling:Heart for support – brain for the game! as part of a global strategy to support the principles of responsible gaming. The initiative aims to provide society, gamblers and industry workers with unique and diverse views on gambling. The goal is to build an understanding of […]

Michael Boettcher: I want Ukraine to become a real gambling resort

Andriey Nabukhotnyi UKRAINE 20 September 2021 No comment

Official openning party of the first international casino in Ukraine Shangri La was held at the Fairmont Grand Hotel in Kyiv. Shangri la belongs to Storm International and is the biggest international land based casino in Ukraine so far. The casino accomodates twenty table games, including American Roulette, Blackjack, four different poker games and Baccarat, […]

3 more hotels to offer gambling services in Ukraine

Andriey Nabukhotnyi UKRAINE 20 September 2021 No comment

The Commission for Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries (KRAIL) has issued another number of betting points permits to Ukrainian hotels. Ukraine’s gambling watchdog has posted relevant news on its official website. A bookmaker office (betting shop) will open at the Bratislava Hotel in Kyiv, which is located on Andriy Malyshko Street. It belongs to the […]

Storm International’s online casino in Ukraine launched verification via didital IDs

Andriey Nabukhotnyi UKRAINE 17 September 2021 No comment

Players from Ukraine can now log in to the SlotsCity online casino using digital documents from Diia state app for digtal IDs. Thus it is the first legal online casino in Ukraine to offer player’s authorization using digital documents. The online casino SlotsCity.ua is part of the international holding Storm International, which also owns a […]

Moldova wants to ban advertising of betting companies

Andriey Nabukhotnyi MOLDOVA 17 September 2021 No comment

Moldovan MP Dmitry Alaba from the pro-European forces has submitted the bill which cna ban advertising of betting companies in Moldova. According to the MP and those who support this initiative, advertising of gambling is too agressive. However, this opinion also has opponents, because even according to rough estimates, the Moldovan budget will lose more […]

Aleksei Vandyshev Wins GGPoker 2021 WSOP Online Main Event

Andriey Nabukhotnyi POKER RUSSIA 16 September 2021 No comment

Russian poker player Aleksei Vandyshev won more than $2.5 millionat the GGPoker 2021 WSOP Online Main Event. Prior to the playing of the final table, Vandyshev recorded a short interview in which he expressed supreme confidence that, in the end, it would be he who was this year’s Main Event champ. “I think my strength […]