The UK Gambling Commission has opened a public consultation on proposed changes to license conditions covering marketing and advertising, terms and conditions and dispute resolution. The proposal, which includes a focus on compliance with the UK Advertising Codes, proposes improved consumer complaint handling including the introduction of an eight-week time limit for licensees to deal …
Cherry ABs online marketing business Game Lounge has acquired online slot information portal Slottracker.com for a Euro 1 million consideration. The company behind Slottracker is US based Innovative Game Solutions Partnership, founded by Thomas Starkie and Brett Lawson. Under the terms of the agreement, Euro 200,000 of the Euro 1 million consideration will be paid …
In a brief industry advisory, Betsson has completed a corporate restructure to streamline the organisation for increased efficiency. The company anticipates that costs related to the restructuring will be recognised in the first quarter 2018 interim report and are estimated at SEK 50-60 million annually. Unfortunately the process has made 160 jobs redundant, the company …
The UK advertising watchdog Advertising Standards Authority has given the online gambling industry another clear warning regarding the undesirability of advertising or offering games with themes likely to attract minors, confirming that it is currently investigating four online operators – M88, 138.com, Fun88, and Letou. All are mainly sports betting websites that sponsor UK football …
In a study commissioned by the Greek government, US consultant firm Grant Thornton has recommended the complete liberalisation of Greeces online gaming market, according to reports from the Greek newspaper Ekathemerini. The American firm proposes unlimited operating licenses for all kinds of games conditional on the operator using a Greek domain name, or a .gr …
The Bovada and Casumo online casino operators have reported recent six-figure wins for two lucky online punters. At Casumo, the operator reported its first big win of 2018 when a German player turned a Euro 10 bet into a Euro 217,717 jackpot on NetEnt’s progressive jackpot game, Hall of Gods. The player, who was online …
888Holdings triggered a great deal of anxious speculation among affiliate marketers as the week closed Friday as reports surfaced that affiliates had received emails advising changes to affiliate arrangements. It is not known whether all 888 affiliates received the emails, but judging by forum posts and online reportage the emails caused concerns that the online …
Online gambling games developer BetGames.TV has announced that it is to supply its multi-channel games to NovusBet, a platform provider with clients across Eastern and Southern European, Africa and Latin America. The deal will cover content such as ‘Bet on Poker’, ‘Bet on Baccarat’, ‘Dice’, ‘Dice Duel’, ‘Lucky5’, ‘Lucky6’, ‘Lucky7’, ‘War of Bets’ and ‘Wheel …
Svenska Spel chief executive Lennart Käll has announced that he is to step down after seven years in charge of the state-owned gambling giant following the achievement of his personal and business goals, and ahead of the impending introduction of a more liberalised Swedish gambling licensing regime. Our readers may recall that Sweden’s legislators have …
Florida Senator Dana Young’s proposal to legalise daily fantasy sports in the state, bill S374, has been approved 9 vs. 2 in the Senate Rules Committee and now heads to the floor, media reports late Thursday revealed.. The bill seeks to exempt the genre from state gambling regulations but is being opposed by Seminole tribal …
Irish online and retail bookmaker Boylesports has expanded its Irish retail stable by acquiring six JP Bookmakers outlets in the West of Ireland from JP McGuiness. All six will be rebranded as BoyleSports stores, expanding its network to 240 outlets across Ireland, Boylesports revealed in its announcement, advising that it plans to invest in the …
The daily fantasy sports legalisation lobby in Iowa received a morale boost Thursday when a House sub-committee voted a legalisation bill forward after hearing testimony from experts and lobbyists. DraftKings and FanDuel lobbyist John Cacciatore told panel members: “There are hundreds of thousands of Iowans today who play season-long fantasy sports with their friends, neighbours …
Ladbrokes-Coral betting exchange subsidiary Betdaq announced Friday that it has introduced a flat-rate 2 percent commission as the first stage of its #ChangingForTheBettor policy. All current and future customers will benefit from the reduced commission that applies to all sports and markets on the platform, which matched in excess of GBP 4 billion-worth of bets …
Japan’s Internal Affairs Ministry announced Friday that from October 2018 Japanese punters will be able to buy tickets online for most public-run lotteries, including the popular Jumbo Takarakuji series, which are sold five times annually and offers a prize of Yen 1 billion, as well as regular Takarakuji tickets and the Numbers and Loto series. …
The four European countries that have agreed to share poker player pools, France, Spain, Portugal and Italy will soon have achieved the objective, with France and Spain already active, and Portugal soon to follow, according to a statement by French regulatory chief Charles Coppolani during a recent television interview. The Portuguese poker regulatory scene has …
Digital marketing services provider Gambling.com Group plc has announced an agreement to acquire a mobile performance marketing network created by Sabin Brooks and Mike Webb for an initial cash consideration of GBP 3 million, with a one-year 25 percent earn-out provision dependent on performance of up to GBP 4.5 million in Gambling.com stock. Brooks and …
Just weeks ahead of a report on its privatisation, French online and land gambling giant Française des Jeux (FDJ) has posted FY 2017 statistics showing that sales rose 5.7 percent year-on-year to Euro 15.1 billion. Last year’s strong sales performance follows a 3.6 percent rise in sales in 2016 by FDJ, Europe’s second-biggest lottery after …
The Telegraph newspaper reported Thursday that the UK Gambling Commission is seeking new powers to fine bookmakers for breaches of advertising regulations as part of a wide-ranging consultation aimed at better protecting consumers. Part of the watchdog’s argument is that it needs such powers in order to raise gambling advertising standards through the viable threat …
Kansas has become the latest among over 10 US states that have started making legislative arrangements contingent on the US Supreme Court overturning the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act in the New Jersey appeal case currently before it (see previous reports) A currently sparse House bill – H2533 – has been introduced via …
GVC Holdings plc, currently involved in the GBP 4 billion acquisition of Ladbrokes Coral, was temporarily distracted Thursday when the Greek taxman demanded Euro 186..77 million in 2010-2011 taxes it claims are due on the Greek operations of Sportingbet, now a GVC subsidiary (but not back then – GVC acquired the company in 2013). In …
Omni-channel online slots developer Play’n Go has launched a new 5 reel, 40 pay-line slot with a retro-futuristic space theme titled Planet Fortune. The theme transports players to a planet inspired by the science-fiction of the 1960s, where they’ll come across heroic astronauts on the hunt for out-of-this-world treasures, assisted a wild robot symbol and …
Playtech has just previewed a new 6 reel, 4,096 ways-to-win online slot with a primate and jungle theme titled Epic Ape. Features include stacked symbols on all reels, a chance to win up to 100 free games with multipliers of up to 6x and re-triggering free spins, along with random multipliers.
Positive news from Italy this week is that the authorities are pressing ahead on a verification process to support the nation’s involvement with France, Spain and Portugal in a shared player pool project. This despite some political opposition which has slowed Italy’s involvement in recent months. Our readers may recall that the four European nations …
Robbie Cooke, the longtime CEO of Australian betting giant Tatts will be heading for pastures new following the completion of the company’s merger with Tabcorp around March this year and will be joining financial lending and deposits firm Tyro as CEO, according to Australian media reports. Tyro has around 20,000 clients, according to the reports, …