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Slovakia plans on adopting a new gambling law

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Slovakia has recently submitted a new draft legislation to the European Commission that aims to introduce some major changes in the way the country regulates the gambling industry. Joining the recent trend that has swept throughout Europe, Slovakia aims to liberalize the gambling market with the new draft and effectively make it easier for international companies to offer their services to the Slovakian market. The draft Act on Gambling was submitted to EC by the Slovak Ministry of Finance on July 25, 2018. EC has three months to review the proposal, during which time the draft will be in a standstill, meaning it will not be able to take effect.

The new draft lets the state keep monopoly over some gambling activities while allowing international companies to enter the market in others

As reported by Casinopånett.eu, similarly to what Sweden is planning, Slovakia will allow the national provider – Tipos, to maintain its monopoly in certain parts of the industry, like the provision of online lottery and bingo. On the other hand, international companies will be able to offer the customers online casino games but to do so they will have to obtain licenses from the regulators. The authorities have been open about the fact that they are actively studying the experience of other European countries with similar matters to base their decisions on. Representatives from the government commented that the regulators want to take “the technological progress and the findings of regulatory authorities in other European countries into account more fully.”

Some of the other changes considered in the draft include allowing Slovak municipalities more authority when it comes to regulating gambling activities. It will be up to the judgment of local authorities to determine whether to allow land-based gambling activity on their territories or not. This piece of legislation might appease the critics of the gambling industry. Furthermore, the draft proposes establishing a separate regulatory body to oversee the gambling industry. The Regulatory Office of Gambling will be tasked with this as well as issuing the licenses to the companies.

The authorities see the deregulation as a second wave after the country cracked down on illegal gambling providers. Peter Papanek, who is the head of the Association of Betting Companies of the Slovak Republic commented: “The state began blocking illegal companies. But that was only the first step. Now comes the second, clear rules for everyone – anyone who wants to offer online casino games will be able to do so if they meet the prescribed conditions.” Furthermore, he emphasized the need of liberalization as a means to stifle the illegal activities saying: “Experience from abroad shows that, if the state wants to intervene against tax evasion and illegal gambling, it must go through the liberalisation of the market and the setting of fair conditions, inter alia, to motivate operators to operate legally.”

The Remote Gaming Association criticizes the new draft

RGA has openly expressed that the new draft will attract more international operators, which is good for the industry. On the other hand, the organization would have liked the draft to go even further with its liberal approach. For example, RGA commented that the proposed licensing fees would be almost ten times higher than those of the neighboring countries, which would put Slovakia at a competitive disadvantage and discourage many international operators from entering the market. Furthermore, the organization criticized the fact that the issue of sports betting licenses is delayed for a year after the rest of the market is deregulated. “We argue that this provision is discriminatory against European companies, is not based on sound public-policy objectives, and is effectively aimed to protect local sports betting licensees from competition,” – Pierre Tournier, the RGA’s director of government relations commented on the issue.

Full article available here: https://casinopånett.eu/nyheter/slovakia-planlegger-ny-gamblinglov/


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Tis the season to give back to players with supersized weekly races, massive ticket drops, and the return of the Mini Online Super Series 

ACR Poker is kicking off the holiday season in style, officially crowning December as Player Appreciation Month and celebrating its community with $500,000 in giveaways, offering something for every type of player.

Throughout December, ACR Poker’s biggest weekly races – The Beast, Sit & Crush, and Blitz Beast – are getting a serious glow-up as part of Player Appreciation Month. Each week from Saturday, November 29th to Friday, January 2nd, the prizes will be supersized. There will also be a sleigh-load of free tournament tickets dropped throughout December, giving players more chances to score big without spending a dime.

And starting Wednesday, December 17th, the Mini Online Super Series (MOSS) returns to close out Player Appreciation Month. There will be a full schedule of events with buy-ins from $0 to $109 and massive guarantees offered, with the full details released soon.

“I love that ACR is turning the whole month into one big holiday party and giving players a little extra cheer,” said ACR Pro Chris Moneymaker. “Giving back to the players who make this community is a great way to wrap up the year. Alongside supersized races, ticket giveaways and the Mini Online Super Series, players should also keep an eye out for something big from ACR on December 9th during WSOP Paradise. Stay tuned.”

Whether players are grinding tournaments, splashing in cash games, or simply logging in for some holiday fun, December is shaping up to be the most wonderful time of the year at ACR Poker.

For more information about Player Appreciation Month, visit ACRPoker.eu.

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The Board of Kambi Group plc has decided to again exercise the buyback mandate which was received at the Extraordinary General Meeting on 18 June 2025 to initiate a share repurchase programme with a total value of SEK 100 million (€9m) which will run until 20 May 2026.

In line with its capital allocation strategy and empowered by the mandate received at Kambi’s Extraordinary General Meeting on 18 June 2025 (EGM) the board of directors (Board) of Kambi Group plc (Kambi) has today initiated a share repurchase programmes with a total value of SEK 100 million (€9m).

The programme will run from the date of this announcement until 20 May 2026 and shares acquired will be cancelled at a future date. The maximum number of shares that may be acquired is 1,672,887, and the aggregate purchase price for such acquisitions shall not exceed SEK 100 million (€9m). The aggregate number of shares that may be acquired under the mandate received at Kambi’s EGM is 2,990,362, which is equivalent to 10% of Kambi’s total issued shares at the time of the EGM resolution.

The buyback programme will be carried out in accordance with the Maltese Companies Act (chapter 386 of the laws of Malta), the Nasdaq First North Growth Market Rulebook for Issuers of Shares, the EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU No 596/2014) (MAR), and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 (the Safe Harbour Regulation). The share buyback programme is intended to benefit from the share buyback safe harbour provisions set out in MAR. To this end Kambi has entered into an agreement with Carnegie Investment Bank AB (Carnegie) to execute the buyback programmes and conduct the share repurchases on Kambi’s behalf.

The acquisition of shares shall take place on one or several occasions on Nasdaq First North Growth market in Stockholm (Nasdaq First North) and Carnegie will make its trading decisions in relation to Kambi’s shares independently of and without influence by Kambi. Payments for the shares are to be made in cash.

The programme will be effected in compliance with the trading conditions set out in article 3 of the Safe Harbour Regulation. In particular, Kambi shall not, on any single trading day, purchase more than 25% of the average daily share turnover on Nasdaq First North. The average daily share turnover is calculated on the basis of the average daily trading volume during the twenty trading days preceding the respective purchase date. In addition, share repurchases under each programme shall:

  1. not be made at a price higher than the price of the last independent trade or (should this be higher) higher than the current highest independent purchase bid on Nasdaq First North, 
  1. be made at a price per share within the price interval recorded on Nasdaq First North at any given time, i.e. the interval between the highest buying price and the lowest selling price, and 
  1. not exceed or fall below the maximum and minimum ranges set out in the EGM resolution. 

At the time of this announcement, the total number of issued shares in Kambi is 29,903,619. Kambi currently holds 2,193,675 of its own shares from prior buyback programmes which will be cancelled on or shortly after 1 December and 400,000 shares held to satisfy Kambi’s future obligations arising from its employee share option programmes.

Information on completed buybacks will be publicly disclosed in accordance with Safe Harbour Regulation and will also be available on the company’s website, kambi.com.

 

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