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SRI Lankan Cabinet advances draft gambling regulation bill

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SRI Lanka’s Cabinet approved publication of the draft Gambling Sports Regularisation Act in the Government Gazette on 21 April 2025. After Attorney General clearance, the draft is scheduled for parliamentary debate and approval; it proposes an independent authority to license and supervise gambling activities, including online platforms.

Operators may face licensing and supervision by an independent authority if Parliament approves SRI Lanka’s draft gambling law.

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Murcia draft bingo regulation proposes electronic bingo in halls

It was reported on 14 September that an impact assessment covers Murcia's draft bingo regulation. The proposal includes a new electronic bingo format for halls.

The Region of Murcia has set out a draft revision of its bingo regulation that would establish the technical, functional and operational requirements for two electronic formats permitted in bingo halls: electronic bingo and electronic bingo de sala. The proposal replaces the region's earlier rules on electronic bingo and automatic bingo, which were introduced more than a decade ago. The regional administration considers that technological change since then has left some of the applicable conditions obsolete and that a new regulatory model is needed.

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