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Mr Green shuts down sportsbook in Germany

Mr Green, a William Hill brand, decided to stop operation its German Sportsbook service. Affiliate partners received an email from the operator which reasoned the decision. “Due to recent gambling regulation changes in Germany, Mr Green is closing all German sports betting operations with immediate effect. We kindly ask you …

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Metric offers sportsbook to Manisol Gaming

Manisol Gaming’s northern Europe focused pay ‘n play casino and sports betting brand got its sportsbook from Metric Gaming. The modern sportsbook proposition provided by Metric is an exciting addition to a brand that is looking to do things differently, offering the convenience of instant, hassle-free deposits and withdrawals. Speaking …

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Washington and New Nebraska to allow sports gambling

The states of Washington and New Nebraska seem, finally, to be ready to join other states across USA and allow sports gambling! Two bills HB 2478 and SB 6277 will make it lawful for online and land-based betting to be made available at casinos, racetracks, and licensed card rooms within …

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Ukraine gambling market one step closer to regulation

The bill 2285-D which was introduced last autumn by Oleg Marusyak, was approved by Ukrainian parliament Verkhovna Rada. The specific gambling bill is the 10th draft of the initial law and is supposed to legalize gambling in the country. 260 lawmakers out of 450, voted in favor of the bill. …

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Spain to follow UK and ban credit cards from iGaming

The example set by the UKGC mad an immediate impact across Europe and Spanish independent consumer rights body FACUA consumidores  en Accion, has asked from the Spanish government to introduce a credit card ban for gambling. The main argument of FACUA is that the proposed ban will help players to …

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GLMS 2019 report reveals 787 sporting alerts

Over the year of 2019 the Global Lottery Monitoring System (GLMS) has alerted 157 matches to its partners, according to the report published by GLMS. The vast majority of the alerts went to our football partners FIFA and UEFA (98 alerts). The rest of the alerts were sent to the …

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Euroleague extends Genius Sports deal

Euroleague and Genius Sports are partners since 2014 with the latter serving as the main data collector and distributor for the iGaming industry. Europe’s top basketball competition decided to extend this partnership. Euroleague confirmed that data from its tournaments will be secured by Genius Sports’ courtside technology and will live …

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Winners.bet secures Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) licence

Good news for eSports fans since the operator Winners.bet secured a betting licence from the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) and will provide the chance to place bets on all major eSport games like LOL, DOTA2, KOG, CS:GO, Rainbow Six and Starcraft. The betconstruct powered platform will be available in 22 …

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FA Cup live streams under investigation by the UK Gambling Commission

The controversial deal between the English FA and various bookmakers to live stream games for the FA Cup for their customers who placed a bet on particular matches, is under investigation by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC). The deal that involves IMG agency received heavy criticism and could lead to …

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Habanero enters Romanian market with Winbet

Habanero a premium slots and games provider entered the Romanian market for the first time after striking a deal with the country’s leading operator Winbet, which will add 58 of Habanero’s games. Habanero continues their European expansion plans in 2020 with this deal. Last year the company signed partnerships with …

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UK Government abandons plans to ban gambling on football shirts

The pressure was enormous from the football industry, since most of the teams feature gambling products on their shirts. The UK government seemed to have felt this and backed down on initial plan to ban gambling being advertised on the shirts of football teams. The new gambling legislation is expected …

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11 applications for a sportsbook licence in Hesse

iGaming regulation in Germany is a long ongoing process and negotiations for a long-term regulatory model will continue into 2020. Last year, Germany ratified Third State Treaty on Gambling, which is applied for 16 federal states, while until 2021 Schleswig-Holstein will be permitted to continue with its own model. The …

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Credit card ban from 14 April 2020 across all UK gambling

As expected, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) issued the first regulatory enforcement of 2020 by banning credit cards across UK gambling. The ban will be effective from 14 April 2020 and till then all licensed operators will have to undertake all adjustments needed. Credit card ban will be applied across …

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Licenced gambling turnover in Poland still behind the illegal market

According to the Graj Legalnie legal association figures, regulated bookmakers and online casinos in Poland generated turnover of PLN 6.7bn (£1.4bn / €1.6bn) in 2019 showing a 28.8% year on year increase, but those figures are still behind the unlicenced market. Polish state received PLN 800m from gambling taxes, of …

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GamStop membership compulsory for gambling operators

Gambling businesses will have to be members of the GamStop scheme in order to keep their licences, according to UK Gambling Commission announcement. Chief executive of the UKGC Neil McArthur said: “By the 31 March all online operators will be required to participate in the multi-operator self-exclusion scheme. Although the …

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Bluberi appoints Andrew Burke as new CEO

Since Mike Starzynski left the North American gaming company Bluberi Gaming Canada Inc., the company appointed Andrew Burke as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective as of today 13 January 2020. “Under Mike’s guidance, Bluberi has achieved both growth and stability, and I want to thank him for setting the …

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UK Gambling Commission proposal to ban credit cards

According to UK’s Sunday newspapers “The Observer” and the “Sunday Times” the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) will propose banning the use of credit cards in online gambling. This proposal is coming after consulting on credit wagering. UKGC is expected to publish its report and recommendations this week. This is the …

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BoyleSports expands further acquiring William Hill stores in Northern Ireland

Two months after acquiring Bruce Betting which has 18 outlets accros the Republic of Ireland, independent bookmaker BoyleSports continues to expand by buying William Hill 33 Northern Ireland shops! The deal will see William Hill’s betting shops to be rebranded under Irelands largest independent bookmaker, who will now have 39 …

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