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Year in Review Part Two: Bidding battle for Hills and legislative backlash in Germany

SBC News Year in Review Part Two: Bidding battle for Hills and legislative backlash in Germany

The second quarter of 2021 saw major developments across the European betting industry, as Germany introduced a new tax regime, British regulators came under increasing scrutiny and a major bidding contest got underway. In Germany, April saw the ratification of the federal Fourth Interstate Treaty on Gambling (GlüNeuRStV) by the Bundesländer of Saxony-Anhalt, following approval by 13 other states.  The …

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Veikkaus makes online loss limits permanent to ‘prevent harm and indebtedness’

SBC News Veikkaus makes online loss limits permanent to ‘prevent harm and indebtedness’

Veikkaus, Finland’s gambling monopoly, has made the temporary online gambling loss limits introduced during the pandemic a permanent feature of the country’s gaming regulation. As a result of the now permanently-entrenched measures, Finnish online bettors will only be able to lose a maximum of €500 (£429/$596) per day – half the original daily limit of €1,000 – whilst playing online …

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