gambling advertising – European Organization for Gaming Law

EOGL REPRESENTATIVE PARTICIPATED AT THE EASTERN EUROPEAN GAMING SUMMIT IN SOFIA

aleksandra.jankovic — Wed, 11 Dec 2019 15:01:08 +0000

The 12th annual Eastern European Gaming Summit took place on 19 and 20 November 2019 in Sofia, Bulgaria. The event gathered industry representatives and international experts from 22 countries, aiming to share in-depth knowledge about the latest updates and regulatory trends.

EOGL secretary-general, Mr. Zoran Puhac, participated at the Summit and provided with the topic about the newest trend in European gambling legislation, underlining the examples of prohibitory advertising measures and trends such as in the markets of Great Britain and Sweden, having material impacts to overall market conditions for the industry in general.

The Bulgarian Association of Manufacturers and Operators in the Gaming Industry (BTAMOGI) was the organizer of the Conference. The event was the first of the type in Bulgaria for an EOGL representative to participate in.

UK PREPARES ITS GAMBLING OPERATORS FOR A NO-DEAL BREXIT

aleksandra.jankovic — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 13:07:39 +0000

As a part of overall advice provided by UK authorities to different sectors of economy on how to prepare for the country’s termination of EU membership, betting and gaming operators based in United Kingdom have been recently provided with the 8-point checklist. The list, prepared by the UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS), provided the advice to operators on how to be fully prepared.

1) Employee visa issues

The majority of issues center around visa and immigration issues. In practice, this mainly relates to the UK – Gibraltar – Spain and the crossing into Spain from Gibraltar by the UK-based operator’s employees.

2) Another boost for Malta gaming hub

As Gibraltar was the jurisdiction where majority of UK-licensed operators chose to base their EU-based business, it can be now expected that Malta-based operations of UK operators will be given strong emphasis, in order to ensure a stabile EU market access.

3) GDPR remains in strong focus

The DCMS Report further emphasizes the importance of GDPR compliance and the player personal data originating from EU and EEA countries, as well as generally accepted accounting standards in EU. Each UK-based operator will need to appoint an EU representative to keep sure standards are met.

4) .EU domains

UK operators already using a .eu domain may lose the ability to re-register that domain after January 1, 2020. Any surrendered domains will become available for general registration as of November 1, 2020.

5) Software and hardware licencing

Post Brexit, another legal issue to arise will relate to contracts concluded, and copyright permissions to offer certain licensed content outside the UK will continue being a serious issue. Operators will also need to ensure each step relating to import of hardware from the EU to the UK is covered, planned and complied with.

The complete list is available here

MARKETING IN GAMBLING FORUM: EOGL SECRETARY-GENERAL AS THE KEY NOTE SPEAKER

aleksandra.jankovic — Thu, 08 Nov 2018 17:07:18 +0000

The Third International Marketing in Gambling Forum took place on 6 November in Bucharest. The event focused on topics such as ongoing regulatory and operational aspects of marketing/advertising of gambling industry across Europe.

The EOGL Secretary-general, Mr. Zoran Puhač, participated at the event as one of the key note speakers. He offered illustrative examples of current legal challenges shaping the UK and Italian market. He also emphasized the need for a European-level, harmonized responsible advertising standards and principles for protection of vulnerable social groups.

Other topics on agenda oriented around customer protection, lessons from a reformed Romanian market as well as the future of responsible gambling.