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Seven Western Balkan gaming associations form regional federation

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Seven gaming associations from Serbia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and North Macedonia formed the Balkan Gaming Federation, according to a report. The groups signed a memorandum of cooperation in Belgrade to coordinate policy, compliance and commercial activities while retaining their national organisations.

The federation creates a regional channel for industry groups to coordinate on policy, compliance and illegal-gambling enforcement.

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France's competition authority approves Banijay's Joa acquisition without conditions

France's competition authority has approved Banijay's planned acquisition of casino operator Joa without conditions. The review, the authority's first of a gambling transaction spanning online and land-based operations, focused mainly on poker and concluded that the deal was unlikely to restrict competition. The authority said its assessment did not account for possible future legalisation of online casino games.

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