Mainland China is the number one government to ask Apple to take down gambling applications on its platform. According to the latest transparency report covering the second half of 2018, the tech giant received 80 requests for removal of certain apps based on governments’ claims that the said apps violated local laws. China accounted for 56 of the requests and 626 of the apps that were flagged are related to “illegal gambling or pornography.” Other countries that have filed takedown requests include Russia, Vietnam, Austria, Norway, and Switzerland.
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Mainland China is the number one government to ask Apple to take down gambling applications on its platform. According to the latest transparency report covering the second half of 2018, the tech giant received 80 requests for removal of certain apps based on governments’ claims that the said apps violated local laws. China accounted for 56 of the requests and 626 of the apps that were flagged were related to “illegal gambling or pornography." Other countries that have filed takedown requests include Russia, Vietnam, Austria, Norway, and Switzerland.
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CalvinAyre.com’s Becky Liggero takes us to the W in Barcelona for the first day of World Gaming Executive Summit 2019, the biggest gathering of the most senior professionals from the European gambling industry.
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In her column, Becky Liggero shared what diversity really means, especially in the gambling space, and how it can benefit companies.
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The Bank of Japan, the country’s central bank, said Libra would be difficult to regulate and posed risks to the global financial system.
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The U.K.’s leading online gaming affiliate has rebranded to Atemi as it eyes a potential London AIM listing in the coming months.
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Congratulations to David “ODB” Baker for winning his second World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet! Baker came out on top at the 541-entrant, $1,500 Limit Hold’em event and went home with $161,139. |
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