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PayNearMe Approved to Process Online Sports Betting and iGaming Payments in Michigan, Operators Now Accepting Deposits

PayNearMe, the payments platform designed to manage the complexities of iGaming, announced the company has been granted approval by the Michigan Gaming Control Board to provide its award-winning iGaming solution, which simplifies the deposit and payout experience across a wide range of payment types, to licensed operators within the state.
William Hill US, a longtime leader in sports betting and recently acquired by Caesars Entertainment, has been accepting cash deposits at retail locations with PayNearMe since April 2015, and is among the first to go live in Michigan with the company.
PayNearMe has launched three clients in Michigan that represent over half of the market, and is actively working to enable additional operators across the state to accept playersā cash and electronic payment deposits.
āPayNearMe is excited to take our operators live in Michigan. We worked closely with the Michigan Gaming Control Board to ensure our service is compliant with all applicable statutory requirements,ā said Connor McNulty, Senior Regulatory Counsel, PayNearMe. āPayNearMe now operates and processes payments for licensed online sports betting and iGaming operators in 12 U.S. states, and weāre focused on quickly and efficiently expanding our gaming footprint as new states legalize online sports betting and iGaming.ā
PayNearMe provides a complete payment solution for online sports betting and iGaming, with a focus on removing friction to enable operators to deliver a best-in-class player journey. With one platform and integration, operators can facilitate deposits, payouts and engagements using data to automate decisioning and better manage payment experiences that ultimately reduce costs and increase revenue.
Compliance Updates
VIP Play Obtains Interim West Virginia iGaming and Sports Wagering Management Service Provider Licenses

VIP Play Inc. announced the approval of its interim License in West Virginia for both Sports Wagering and iGaming managed services. This follows the recently announced market access partnership between VIP Play and Delaware Northās Wheeling Island Casino.
This milestone marks the companyās initial expansion beyond Tennessee, where it currently operates as a mobile Sports Wagering Operator. The interim License in West Virginia also adds iGaming to the companyās book of business, and allows VIP Play to participate in the rapidly expanding i-Gaming industry. VIP Play expects to begin serving West Virginia customers in the coming months.
Bruce Cassidy, VIP Play CEO & Chairman of the Board, said: āThe acquisition of our interim Sports Wagering and i-Gaming License in West Virginia marks a significant milestone in our journey to expand, underscoring our commitment to provide innovative experiences to a wider audience. As we grow our presence, our dedication to excellence stands firm, and weāre excited to play a role in enriching West Virginiaās dynamic gaming community.ā
Compliance Updates
QTech Games sharpens its LatAm focus with MINCETUR licence in Peru

New certification for emerging-markets leader arrives ahead of key industry summit in Sao Paulo and awards recognition
QTech Games, the leading game aggregator for emerging markets, has had its platform and games successfully approved for the Peruvian market, demonstrating that its premier B2B platform and all-encompassing content conforms to the latest legislative updates to enhance and regulate Peruās local gaming environment.
Peruās Ministry of Foreign Commerce and Tourism (MINCETUR) has now issued an online gaming licence to QTech Games, whereby all its platform products and games are now deemed legally permitted. This includes its new software service for retail, QTech Hybrid, which allows land-based partners to scale their operations online. QTech Hybrid simplifies transactions by enabling deposits, withdrawals and gameplay while allowing access to players both in-shop and on personal devices.
This breakthrough hybrid solution has quickly won clients and awards in the comparably fragmented African market (most recently in March for Best Innovation at AGE Lagos), and now promises to do likewise across LatAm, where QTech Games has already signed several major clients for both its aggregation platform and its QTech Hybrid solution. This activity has seen it again nominated for Best Aggregator at the SiGMA Americas Awards, which kickstart the SiGMA Americas summit (7-10 April) next week, as the igaming world converges on Sao Paulo for a must-attend conference in another of QTech Gamesā āfocus markets” for 2025.
Philip Doftvik, QTech Gamesā CEO, said: āIt’s fantastic to have certified our aggregation platform in Peru via MINCETUR ā and Iām pleased to say we have more such approvals pending across the continent. We attended fantastic events in Rio and, more recently, SAGSE 2025 in Buenos Aires – and anticipate more of the same at SiGMA Americas in Sao Paulo next week, where weāre also thrilled to have been shortlisted for Best Aggregator at their LatAm Awards. Given the venue, Brazil will be dominating the discussion for many at SiGMA Sao Paulo. However, weāll also be looking beyond Brazilian borders this year, and are already active in Mexico, Chile, Colombia and Paraguay. We know our QTech Hybrid solution will work very well wherever we put a pin on the LatAm map.ā
QTech Games delegates will be present at five more LatAm summits in 2025, with SiGMA Americas (7 April) the next port of call – followed by GAT Expo Cartagena (28 April), SBC Americas (13 May), Peru Gaming Show (18 June) and GAT Expo Mexico (28 Aug).
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IGSA Welcomes Eclipse Compliance Testing as a New Vertical Member

The International Gaming Standards Association (IGSA) has welcomed Eclipse Compliance Testing as a new Vertical member.
IGSA President Mark Pace said: āIGSA is excited to welcome Eclipse Compliance Testing as a new member, as their extensive knowledge in gaming product compliance testing for over 25 years will be invaluable.ā
Eclipse Compliance Testing Founder Nick Farley said: āEclipse Compliance Testing is pleased to add its voice and expertise in regulatory compliance testing. We have been on the fore front of the battle to help define what is legal and what is not and hope to contribute to the ongoing regulatory work that IGSA has undertaken.ā
Eclipse Compliance Testing (ECT) is a full-service ISO 17025, 17020 and GSA accredited regulatory compliance Independent Test Laboratory (ITL) for the casino gaming, lottery, and amusement industries.
Founded in 2000 by gaming compliance testing pioneer, Nick Farley, and former General Electric executive, Janice Farley, ECT serves over 250 regulated markets globally with regulatory testing for devices and systems in Class III, Class II, skill games, electronic pull-tabs, iGaming, mobile gaming, sports wagering, DFS, and charitable gaming markets.
ECT also provides assistance in the preparation of technical standards and regulations, expert testimony services on behalf of legal professionals, federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, on-site inspections and audits, consulting and technical advice, forensic evaluations, and training.
ECT is a current member of the International Gaming Standards Association (IGSA), North American Gaming Regulators Association (NAGRA), the American Amusement Machine Association (AAMA) and the Oklahoma Tribal Gaming Regulators Association (OTGRA).
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