Andrew Martens

The Americas Digital conference asks all the right questions as it takes on topics spanning regulation, compliance, fintech, and innovation

SiGMA Group is excited to reveal the newly-released agenda for the inaugural Americas Digital summit. Running from 22-24 September, the summit brings well-known faces from the Latin American gaming and tech sector to a series of in-depth debate panels, with content offered in Spanish, Portuguese, and English. Following the success …

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Name change spoils a rare record

The Faeroese national football team made history last Thursday with a 3-2 victory over Malta in their inaugural match for UEFA Nations League 2020-21 competition. Despite the fact that they secured all three points with two late goals, it was the first time in history of European football that three …

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The long-anticipated 2020 Guangzhou Int’l Vending Machines & Self-Service Facilities Fair (China VMF) finally took place this August 3rd-5th at China Import & Export Fair Complex, Guangzhou and ended successfully. “I feel very proud to see that when almost all exhibitions worldwide have ground to a halt, China has still …

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Lottoland UK partners with Gambless

Online lotto betting site Lottoland announced a significant partnership with gambling harm solutions platform Gambless in the UK. Gambless application spots and prevents harmful behaviours when it comes to online gambling, providing resources for players at risk of addiction. Also vulnerable players can have diagnostic tests, and get access to …

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Skywind Group and Delasport join forces

Leading iGaming solutions provider Delasport, which offers sports betting and casino software and advanced platforms, announced a new partnership deal with Skywind Group. Under the deal Delasport platform will offer Skywind’s portfolio of casino games and slots to its partners. Head of casino at Delasport Sami Kern commented on the …

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Ukrainian Gaming Week 2020: About Postponement of the Exhibition to November 26-27 and Safety Measures at the Event

On the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers, the adaptive quarantine was prolonged in Ukraine until October 31, 2020 in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus. As a preventive measure, the government has imposed a ban on the entry to the country for foreigners in the period from August …

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Do some slots pay more than others?

Slot machine games are arguably the most popular form of gaming for casino lovers. The potential to win big attracts a large number of bettors. In fact, during the COVID-19 lockdown, online casino searches reached an all-time high, as reported by BBC in May 2020. One of the reasons for …

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SiGMA Europe to be the first gaming conference of 2021

The decision, which was taken following recent, unforeseen developments of the global health crisis, COVID-19, is in line with advice from Malta’s health authorities and aims to ensure the safety and well being of SiGMA attendees.  SiGMA Group Founder, Eman Pulis said, “SiGMA 2020 was due to take place this …

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Gross Gaming Revenue for online gambling operators grew over 7% in Spain through 2019

The Direccion General de Ordenacion del Juego – Directorate for online gambling in Spain – has published its 2019 annual report on the Spanish online gambling market.  The review, which has been published every year since 2013, is actually a compilation of the quarterly reports that the DGOJ writes every …

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How Changing Gambling Laws in the UK will Affect the Industry

There is plenty of ongoing debate about the affect of gambling in the UK. After being largely deregulated in 2005, it has boomed and become increasingly common place. Questions are being raised in the Houses of Parliament over legitimate concerns over the wellbeing of British gamblers, and strong calls are …

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Will PayPal Continue to Dominate Online Gambling Payment Processing in the Coming Years?

There’s no doubt about it, PayPal is probably one of the most widely used payment services for online gambling, but why is that? The list of positives far outweighs the negatives and for this reason and this reason alone, the outlook for PayPal is that it will continue to dominate …

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Silentbet

Year of establishment 2014 Silentbet.com is the first ring of the WEBSA Ltd. chain of betting/gambling websites. Launched in 2014 by Atanas Tanev and his team, it provides reviews of all bookmakers, along with promo codes, bonuses and all other information needed for a visitor, who cannot decide which online …

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Land-based casinos still adapting to post-Covid19 changes, while online gaming thrives

It’s been a brand unknown world out there since the Covid-19 outbreak. And everyone is trying to adopt. Of course, one of the industries blown away from the pandemic is the hospitality one. Hotels and land-based casinos have started to work again, but with completely new rules and even new …

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How online hackathon #USGH is helping to advance the tech industry in Ukraine

Ukraine’s tech industry recently had a new event to get excited about – the Universal Sports & Games Hackathon (#USGH). This two-day event for developers, marketeers, and designers had one goal – to generate ideas and tech solutions for the gaming industry.  #USGH was held on August 7-9 at Parimatch’s …

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Ukrainian Gaming Week 2020: First Massive Industry Event from the Time of Gambling Business Legalization in the Country

How to Enter Legal Gambling Market in Ukraine? Find out at Ukrainian Gaming Week 2020 On August 11, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed the bill 2285-d “About state regulation of activities related to organization and conduct of gambling”. The new law came into effect the next day after …

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BtoBet extends premium casino offering with Global Bet partnership

Platform provider BtoBet announced a partnership deal with Global Bet and its virtual sports product. Global Bet’s state-of-the art 3D visualisations, sounds and dynamic events, coupled with the logical behaviour of virtual athletes is one of the main highlights that underline the popularity of the game titles amongst players resulting …

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Booongo extends Latin America footprint with Rush Street Interactive deal

The first US-based gaming operator launching a licensed online sportsbook in Latin America, while being an online casino market leader in the United States is Rush Street Interactive (RSI), which announced a partnership deal with casino games supplier Booongo, for its online brand in the Colombian market, RushBet.co. According to …

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Leadstar Media heads Down Under with launch of MyBettingSites.com/nz

Igaming affiliate Leadstar Media is expanding their global reach south of the equator with the recent launch of their New Zealand based betting comparison site, mybettingsites.com/nz/.  New Zealand may be the antipode for Stockholm-based igaming affiliate Leadstar Media, but New Zealand’s substantial sports betting industry has given Leadstar’s CEO, Eskil …

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UltraPlay is the Esports Service Provider in the Nordics from BSG Awards 2020

Bulgarian-based company UltraPlay has been recognized by the Baltic and Scandinavian Gaming Awards as the Best Esports Service Provider in the Nordics 2020. The awards ceremony was held last week in Tallinn, during the first live conference since March this year. The winners have been decided by a final vote, …

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