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Third major Swedish contract for Yggdrasil Gaming

5 Oct 2018

Online gaming solutions supplier Yggdrasil Gaming has boosted its presence in the soon-to-be regulated Swedish market by agreeing to provide Svenska Spel Sport and Casino (a subsidiary of AB Svenska Spel) with its casino slots content. Svenska Spel is the largest and most established gaming operator in the Swedish market with brands including Lotto, Triss, …

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19 arrested as Chinese police bust illegal online gambling ring.

5 Oct 2018

The official Chinese news agency Xinhua reported Friday that police in southern China’s Guangdong Province have arrested 19 suspects for organising an online gambling enterprise that generated 430 million yuan (US$ 62.6 million U.S. dollars). Police in the city of Shenzhen became interested in the illegal business back in February this year following a tip-off, …

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19 arrested as Chinese police bust illegal online gambling ring.

5 Oct 2018

The official Chinese news agency Xinhua reported Friday that police in southern China’s Guangdong Province have arrested 19 suspects for organising an online gambling enterprise that generated 430 million yuan (US$ 62.6 million U.S. dollars). Police in the city of Shenzhen became interested in the illegal business back in February this year following a tip-off, …

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Rush Street’s Rivers Casino withdraws Pennsylvania online gambling application

5 Oct 2018

Rush Street Gaming’s Pittsburgh-based Rivers Casino surprised the industry Thursday when the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announced that the casino had withdrawn its application for an online gambling licence. No explanation for the withdrawal has so far been offered, leading to speculation that Rivers may have decided to focus on sports betting, where it also …

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Rush Street’s Rivers Casino withdraws Pennsylvania online gambling application

5 Oct 2018

Rush Street Gaming’s Pittsburgh-based Rivers Casino surprised the industry Thursday when the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announced that the casino had withdrawn its application for an online gambling licence. No explanation for the withdrawal has so far been offered, leading to speculation that Rivers may have decided to focus on sports betting, where it also …

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Rich gambling tax harvest for Macau government

5 Oct 2018

The value of Macau’s gambling industry was displayed again this week when the Financial Services Bureau released its figures for the first eight months of 2018, reporting that direct taxes from gaming reached MOP70.9 billion (US$8.7 billion), a 17 percent year-on-year increase. The accumulated tax revenue makes up 86 percent of the MOP82.4 billion in …

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Rich gambling tax harvest for Macau government

5 Oct 2018

The value of Macau’s gambling industry was displayed again this week when the Financial Services Bureau released its figures for the first eight months of 2018, reporting that direct taxes from gaming reached MOP70.9 billion (US$8.7 billion), a 17 percent year-on-year increase. The accumulated tax revenue makes up 86 percent of the MOP82.4 billion in …

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B2B provider licence granted to GIG by UK Gambling Commission

4 Oct 2018

Gaming Innovation Group has been granted permission for B2B sports betting in the UK by the Gambling Commission. The B2B licence complements GiG’s existing software and B2C licence in the UK and will enable the company to offer its new sports betting services to existing white label customers as well as external brands operating in …

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Slots Million adds Oryx Gaming content

4 Oct 2018

Online gambling games developer Oryx Gaming has announced its second content deal this week after signing up online gambling operator Alea, parent group of Slots Million, for its games. The agreement will see Oryx’s games launched in multiple European markets and will be accessible on the SlotsMillion brand. Alea is based in Malta and Barcelona.

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Slots Million adds Oryx Gaming content

4 Oct 2018

Online gambling games developer Oryx Gaming has announced its second content deal this week after signing up online gambling operator Alea, parent group of Slots Million, for its games. The agreement will see Oryx’s games launched in multiple European markets and will be accessible on the SlotsMillion brand. Alea is based in Malta and Barcelona.

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Play’n Go’s Iron Girl slot released

4 Oct 2018

Iron Girl is the title of the latest 5-reel slot from the development studios of Play’nGo featuring a fantasy-space theme in which the well armoured Iron Girl does battle against the universe’s most dangerous and notorious criminals Quake, Shia, Slith and Thunder. The theme follows the adventures of Iron Girl, an intergalactic bounty hunter chasing …

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Play’n Go’s Iron Girl slot released

4 Oct 2018

Iron Girl is the title of the latest 5-reel slot from the development studios of Play’nGo featuring a fantasy-space theme in which the well armoured Iron Girl does battle against the universe’s most dangerous and notorious criminals Quake, Shia, Slith and Thunder. The theme follows the adventures of Iron Girl, an intergalactic bounty hunter chasing …

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Expo organiser announces new code of conduct for exhibitors

4 Oct 2018

Our readers will no doubt recall visits to industry exhibitions where vendors try to impress with models in various, and sometimes outlandish, costumes offering minimal coverage, and the use of double entendre slogans and comment…it’s long been a part of such shows, and the gambling industry is not unique in its use. Last year at …

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Expo organiser announces new code of conduct for exhibitors

4 Oct 2018

Our readers will no doubt recall visits to industry exhibitions where vendors try to impress with models in various, and sometimes outlandish, costumes offering minimal coverage, and the use of double entendre slogans and comment…it’s long been a part of such shows, and the gambling industry is not unique in its use. Last year at …

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French lawmakers vote to privatise Francaise des Jeux

4 Oct 2018

After months of debate and argument, and despite resistance from the official Opposition, French lawmakers voted in the National Assembly Thursday to privatise the majority state-owned lottery and gambling group Francaise des Jeux and three major French airports. The AFP news agency reports that the bill allowing the government to sell its majority stake sailed …

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French lawmakers vote to privatise Francaise des Jeux

4 Oct 2018

After months of debate and argument, and despite resistance from the official Opposition, French lawmakers voted in the National Assembly Thursday to privatise the majority state-owned lottery and gambling group Francaise des Jeux and three major French airports. The AFP news agency reports that the bill allowing the government to sell its majority stake sailed …

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Major Swedish deal for Yggdrasil slots

4 Oct 2018

Online gaming solutions supplier Yggdrasil Gaming  will provide Swedish horse racing operator ATG with its high-quality casino slots games in the soon-to-be regulated Swedish market, the company announced Thursday. ATG is Sweden’s sole trotting and thoroughbred racing betting operator, offering betting opportunities to thousands of players at around 900 race days annually across the country …

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Major Swedish deal for Yggdrasil slots

4 Oct 2018

Online gaming solutions supplier Yggdrasil Gaming will provide Swedish horse racing operator ATG with its high-quality casino slots games in the soon-to-be regulated Swedish market, the company announced Thursday. ATG is Sweden’s sole trotting and thoroughbred racing betting operator, offering betting opportunities to thousands of players at around 900 race days annually across the country …

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U.S. i-gaming firm to distribute Highlight Games

4 Oct 2018

Highlight Games Limited has entered into a strategic distribution agreement with Reno-based iGaming firm Spin Games LLC to distribute Highlight Games’ exclusive virtual sports content in regulated iGaming, sports betting and lottery markets in the United States of America. Under the arrangement Spin will integrate Highlight Games’ content, which uses historic footage of sporting events, …

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U.S. i-gaming firm to distribute Highlight Games

4 Oct 2018

Highlight Games Limited has entered into a strategic distribution agreement with Reno-based iGaming firm Spin Games LLC to distribute Highlight Games’ exclusive virtual sports content in regulated iGaming, sports betting and lottery markets in the United States of America. Under the arrangement Spin will integrate Highlight Games’ content, which uses historic footage of sporting events, …

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League’s request for integrity fee rebuffed in West Virginia

4 Oct 2018

West Virginia regulators approved intrastate sports betting regulations Wednesday, simultaneously rejecting an attempt by national sports leagues to get a cut of the action through an “integrity fee” that was supported by state governor Jim Justice. The West Virginia Lottery Commission rebuffed efforts by Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association and the PGA Tour …

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League’s request for integrity fee rebuffed in West Virginia

4 Oct 2018

West Virginia regulators approved intrastate sports betting regulations Wednesday, simultaneously rejecting an attempt by national sports leagues to get a cut of the action through an “integrity fee” that was supported by state governor Jim Justice. The West Virginia Lottery Commission rebuffed efforts by Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association and the PGA Tour …

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Adam Anhang’s wife convicted of murder

4 Oct 2018

The murder of online gambling executive Adam Anhang in Old San Juan, Costa Rica back in 2005 has finally reached the last chapter with the conviction of his widow, Aurea Vazquez Rijos, this week. Vasquez was found guilty of conspiring to murder Anhang for $3 million with one of his employees, Alex Pabon Colon, who …

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Adam Anhang’s wife convicted of murder

4 Oct 2018

The murder of online gambling executive Adam Anhang in Old San Juan, Costa Rica back in 2005 has finally reached the last chapter with the conviction of his widow, Aurea Vazquez Rijos, this week. Vasquez was found guilty of conspiring to murder Anhang for $3 million with one of his employees, Alex Pabon Colon, who …

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