Swedish gambling authority Lotteriinspektionen, reporting on the Swedish gambling market’s first quarter 2016, said after a period of decline the market was once again riding an upward trend. Key indicators for the 12 week period ending March 31, 2016 (compared to the same period last year) include: – An increased in player registrations of 6 …
Russia’s lower parliament, State Duma, has adopted a proposal that will see a monthly tax rate hike on online betting processing centres and totes (reception points) of 1900 percent from February 2017 amounting to between 2.5 and 3 million rubles (GBP 25,800 and GBP 30997,52), Russian business publication Vedomosti reports. Tax levies currently stand at …
London-based social betting platform startup Betfect said it had achieved a major milestone with the integration of major UK betting firms Ladbrokes and now the latest, William Hill. The startup offers a digital betting social network for comparing, making and sharing sports bets from leading UK bookmakers and allows users to facilitate the entire betting …
The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has formally distanced itself from Betowen.com saying it has no connection whatsoever with the operator and any reference to the MGA and/or gaming licence/s said to be issued by the Maltese Authority are false and misleading. As we went to press Betowen.com’s “about us” section still claims it is: “Fully …
iGaming software developer ArenaCube and JVSolutions have partnered for the distribution of ArenaCube’s multiplayer betting game “Arena Challenge”. Arena Challenge, already featuring across bet365 online properties, will be fully integrated in JVSolutions’ portfolio which currently comprises 15 betting sites including Potterbet.biz, Winkabet.net, Queenbetline.com and Overino.net. “Through our platform we have introduce [sic] the competitive element …
Ladbrokes has launched its Scratch and Match Trophy game, an exclusive mobile offer timed for the kick-off of the UEFA EURO 2016 football tournament. Scratch and Match Trophy is a football four panel scratch card with a set buy card value of GBP 1. Each panel has different cash prizes to be won with a …
Greek gaming firm OPAP will split the roles of chairman and chief executive officer following the completion of a “large scale” internal restructure of the Company. Damian Cope has been appointed chief executive officer while chairman and incumbent chief executive officer Kamil Ziegler will focus on the role of executive chairman of the board of …
Malta-based software developer World Match has launched two new HTML5 titles “Arena de Toros HD” and “SuperHeroes HD”. The first title, Arena de Toros HD is a 5×3 reel, 20-payline offer themed on a toreador and his desire to win the heart of a beautiful Bailaora. Features include Wilds, Free Spins, Stacked Wilds and a …
The GBP 270 million purchase of online sports betting platform provider Openbet from private equity group Vitruvian agreed last (April) month and co-funded by William Hill plc and Sky Betting and Gaming has been successfully completed, according to a trading update issued Monday by new owners NYX Gaming. The terms of the deal saw NYX …
Las Vegas land casino magnate Sheldon Adelson’s controversial and allegedly stealth acquisition of the Nevada newspaper Las Vegas Review Journal for $140 million last year (see previous reports) continues to attract media attention, with the New York Times publishing a lengthy article over the weekend here: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/23/business/media/in-adelsons-newsroom-looser-purse-strings-and-a-tighter-leash.html Titled “In Adelson’s Newsroom, Looser Purse Strings and …
Online gambling group GVC Holdings, which has both b2c and b2b business interests, announced Monday that it has signed terms to licence its online sportsbook and gaming platform to Betfred, one of the UK’s high profile betting brands. The 10-year B2B agreement involves the full migration of Betfred’s online business, including all its sportsbook and …
The indefatigable Michelle Minton of the non-profit public policy organisation Competitive Enterprise Institute has produced another study on the apparent hypocrisy of US online gambling laws, titled Game Changer and appealing for a fresh look at the inconsistent nature of existing legislation. Reporting on the new study over the weekend, the Pennsylvanian newspaper Tribune Review …
The Moroccan telecom regulator ANRT’s directive to the country’s three largest Internet service providers to block all free online VoIP apps such as Skype, Whatsapp, and Viber appears to have caused wider (and it is claimed unintentional) disruptions, with e-gamers (and by association online gamblers) reporting that they are experiencing connectivity problems with operator websites. …
A new online gambling licensing jurisdiction has been launched in the Philippines, barely 172 miles from the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority where master licensor First Cagayan Leisure and Resort Corp is allowed to issue online and land-based gaming licences. The new gaming jurisdiction is located in Casiguran in Aurora province, an economically underdeveloped part of …
The Mail on Sunday reported on the success of the online gambling industry over the weekend, but juxta positioned the detail with problem gambling examples and a quote from an academic who appears to believe that tighter government regulation is necessary. Using 2014 Gambling Commission figures, the report claims that the UK online gambling business …
According to local press reports Merced County has joined a lawsuit filed by the state of California against a Canadian firm that allegedly supplies gambling software to illegal so-called “sweepstakes cafes”. Announcing the addition of Merced County to the state’s case case, District Attorney Larry Morse II said the county was one of several intent …
Yahoo Sports, already well-known for its fantasy sports apps, has extended the product range with the launch in iOS format of new app devoted to the booming eSports vertical. Launched Friday, the Yahoo ESports app serves as a centralised hub for news, updates and highlights on anything to do with competitive video games and gaming, …
Online gambling software provider NetEnt’s next online slot – due for release June 22 – is themed on all the fun of the fair, taking players to the rides and entertainment of a largely bygone era. The theme is carried by sound effects and quality graphics illustrating dodgem cars, gift grabs and other fairground attractions, …
Italian online gambling regulator Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (AAMS) can claim enforcement success in its measures to blacklist unlicensed operators and ISP-block access to their sites, according to a report in Gioco News this week. The report quotes official AAMS figures that show a total of 5,708 websites on the blacklist over the …
Denmark’s state-owned Klasselotteriet has taken 263 years to embrace innovation, but this week announced the introduction of its first new game since it was founded in 1753. Titled Nabolotteriet, or ‘neighbours’, the new game has both geographic and social elements, revolving around the street addresses of ticket buyers and ticket holders in their communities. Created …
The popularity of Virtual Sports continues to grow, with the latest deal a retail betting shop application supplied by Vermantia to Brazil’s Lotteria Mineira. The lottery company has an estate of 400 land venues. The Vermantia inventory includes 14 different VS games developed by the company and partners like VSoft and Kiron Interactive, and delivered …
The French Senate has confirmed the appointment of Cecile Chaussard as public policy advisor on the board of ARJEL (L’Autorité de régulation des jeux en ligne), the French online gambling regulator. Chaussard is a law and political science lecturer at the University of Bourgogne. She has consulted for international businesses and organisations on French law …
Major European online gambling group Betclic Everest will soon re-enter the Belgian market after four years of exclusion under the country’s online gambling licensing laws. The Belgian Gambling Commission has awarded the company licensing for online sports and casino slot betting on a Belgian domain .be website. The licensing award brings to an end a …
Pennsylvania lawmakers have received the report and recommendations on daily fantasy sports which they commissioned from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, and the results are as many observers expected…DFS should be subject to the same or very similar stringent regulation that the land casino industry is governed by, with the Board exercising oversight. DFS companies …