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01/07/11 – The Danish Gambling Authority (DGA) and the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) agreed the terms for a bilateral cooperation agreement, which will establish a formal basis for cooperation and information sharing between them. The agreement will be signed and formally executed once the Danish Gaming Act comes into force, which now has a 7-month delay as the European Commission continues to analyse potential incompatibilities with Internal Market rules due to the differential tax treatment between online and land-based gambling operators that the Act foresees. The Commission’s final decision is expected in July 2011.

01/07/11 – The new Government in Finland announced plans to further crack down on foreign gambling operators. RAY, the country’s slot monopoly, welcomed the move. Although no exact details have been given yet, the main aim seems to be to strengthen the current monopoly system for gambling by restricting gambling abroad. Finland already ring-fences RAY and its two other gambling monopolies, namely Veikkaus for lotteries and sports betting and Fintoto for horse betting, through a blanket ban on adverts from foreign gambling companies.

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