China’s New Restrictions on Online Gaming The official guidelines released earlier this week include several measures related to the time youth can spend gaming online. Minors now have a curfew and can no longer play between the hours of 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. Additionally, youth can only log up to an hour and a half each day, except on national holidays when the limit is three hours.
Antigua and Barbuda’s online-gambling industry has undergone several regulatory changes to include provisions to combat money laundering and terrorism financing, the Directorate of Offshore Gaming has announced. The Directorate is a subsection of the islands’ Financial Services Regulatory Commission. Kaye McDonald, Director of Gaming said.
Eligibility for a British gambling licence depends upon the Gambling Commission’s assessment of a variety of factors, primarily the integrity and probity of the applicant and the applicant’s ability to conduct gambling in a solvent and responsible manner, in compliance with law and regulation. Extensive disclosure of beneficial ownership is demanded and the regulator will also wish to see.
The Isle of Man is far ahead of the EU when it comes to online gambling licensing and regulation. As the EC begins to formulate rules for the sector across member states Appleby’s Claire Milne.
