PAGCOR accredited Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) as an independent testing laboratory for iGaming in the Philippines, GLI said. The accreditation authorises GLI to test and certify iGaming platforms, and PAGCOR said B2B suppliers operating in the country must be accredited under its framework.
The accreditation sets a testing route for iGaming suppliers seeking to operate in the Philippine market.
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Gaming Laboratories International said its accreditation from PAGCOR as an independent testing laboratory covers all its testing platforms, with a strong focus on iGaming. GLI managing director for Asia-Pacific Richard Howarth said the company is also advising PAGCOR on standards and helping put new online-gaming measures into practice.
Ukraine’s PlayCity appointed Gaming Laboratories International as a testing, certification and inspection body for gaming hardware and software, the company said. GLI is currently the only foreign entity accredited for the work; suppliers will need PlayCity approval certificates before requesting market certification. Separately, Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Affairs proposed bills covering digital oversight, player protections and gambling taxation.
Ukraine’s regulatory authority PlayCity appointed Gaming Laboratories International as a testing and certification provider and inspection body for gambling equipment, the company said. GLI Europe B.V. will provide certification services for gaming hardware and software; suppliers need PlayCity approval certificates to request certification for the Ukrainian market.
Santa Fe’s Social Assistance Fund – Lottery of Santa Fe approved BMM Testlabs to test and certify gambling systems in the province. BMM is the second authorised laboratory under the new framework, following Gaming Laboratories International; its approval covers services for providers and operators in the digital market.
LOTBA president Jesús Acevedo discussed prediction-market risks at the IAGR annual conference in Lima, held from 19 to 22 October. LOTBA said its investigation into Polymarket led to the platform being blocked, citing concerns about services operating outside applicable rules and safeguards for verifying users’ identities and ages.
LOTBA presented its investigation into Polymarket at the annual conference of the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR), held in Lima from 19 to 22 October. According to LOTBA, the investigation ended with the platform being blocked. The Buenos Aires city lottery regulator's president, Jesús Acevedo, set out the case during a panel on prediction markets, event contracts and regulatory arbitrage.