The 12th edition of the yearly must-attend conference will deliver almost 20 hours of quality content covering sports betting, iGaming, payments, digital marketing, safer gambling and many more. The registration is now open! Eastern European Gaming Summit is happy to announce that the EEGS 2019 agenda is now available and …

The gambling regulatory body in New Zealand is considering a ban on gambling online with credit cards. The aim of the ban would be to try to reduce losses and debt for individuals and to improve the fight against gambling addiction. The move comes ahead of major online casino Skycity …

The online gambling industry is taking the world by storm, and even more so in Portugal. Punters access some of the biggest names in online gambling from their smartphones, laptops, tablets and just about any gadget they can get their hands on. But it is not only the convenience of …

Åland Islands-based gaming operator Paf has confirmed that it will reduce its maximum yearly loss limit by €5,000 to €25,000, in a bid to prioritise responsible gambling measures. In 2018, Paf became the first international gaming company to introduce a maximum annual loss limit for its customers. Paf has since …

Betting and gaming operator Fortuna Entertainment Group has confirmed that it has completed the migration of its Slovakian sportsbook onto Playtech’s IMS platform. The migration is the latest stage in Fortuna and Playtech’s omni-channel partnership in Central and Eastern Europe initiated last year and will be followed at a later …

Malta-based games developer Hacksaw Gaming has been granted regulatory approval to launch in the United Kingdom by the UK Gambling Commision (UKGC). The supplier license allows Hacksaw to offer its innovative scratchcards to UK players for the first time. The company currently has 27 of them in its offer. “This …

Flutter Entertainment (formerly known as Paddy Power Betfair) is merging with Nasdaq listed Stars Group (TSG) in an all-share deal that will create one of the world’s biggest online betting group. Following the merger, shareholders of Flutter, would own approximately 55 per cent of the new company, with TSG Shareholders …

Stockholm-listed betting and gaming operator Betsson has successfully placed senior unsecured bonds amounting to SEK1bn (€93.3m), after attracting interest from several large institutional investors throughout the Nordic region. This September, Betsson governance moved to sanction a minimum SEK 500 million (€47 million) bond placement, led by Scandinavian investment banks Nordea …

The French government has introduced new gambling regulations ahead of the planned privatisation next month of state-owned gaming and lottery operator FDJ. Changes include the creation of a new national gambling authority, ‘L’autorité nationale des jeux’ (ANJ). ANJ will replace the current regulator, ‘L’autorité nationale de régulation des jeux en …

Rush Street Interactive and the French Lick Casino Resort have launched the first legal online sportsbook in Indiana – BetRivers.com. The website is now available both online and mobile, with users able to place bets on a wide range of sporting events. Players can register and bet instantly, as Indiana …

A special offer for those interested in earnings on the gambling business and popular white niches.  Buy a single combo ticket and attend two events – Georgia iGaming Affiliate Conference in Tbilisi and Affiliate Marketing Conference Belarus in Minsk.     Activities in Minsk Conference topics: arbitrage in such sectors as commodities, …

Year of establishment 1997 Racingpost.com is like a sacred place to any horse racing enthusiast. A legendary website, derived by the namesake newspaper with tremendous circulation success across the UK, it was (and still is) the No1 location, where all about horse racing begins: From the simplest, as the daily …

CEO of Parimatch Russia, Dmitry Sergeev, has been listed as one of the top 1000 managers in Russia by the Russian Association of Managers in collaboration with Kommersant publishing house.   The Top 1000 Russian Managers ranking has been published on an annual basis since 2001, and is decided by members …

At least eight areas have revealed their interest in getting a chunk of the newly legalized gambling sector in Japan. The candidates will compete for permission to host one of the three integrated casino resorts in the country. Japan Tourism Agency’s survey has shown that Hokkaido, the city of Chiba, …

National Basketball Association (NBA) announced a new partnership deal with sports bookmaker William Hill, making the England-based firm an authorized sports betting operator of the league in the United States. As part of the agreement, William Hill will have the right to use official NBA betting data and league marks …

Kindred Group-owned Unibet has followed up its New Jersey debut with a move into the Pennsylvania sports betting market. The sportsbook went live in the state through a partnership with Mohegan Sun Pocono. The new Mohegan Sun Pocono sportsbook will initially only be running as a land-based service, with sports …

New York-listed Scientific Games has entered into an agreement with Italian gaming operator Sisal to exclusively supply its range of Wave lottery terminals across the country. The agreement comes as the result of Scientific Games winning a private, limited tender, which Sisal conducted in preparation for a public tender to …

Paddy Power has unveiled a new advertising ‘Special” campaign for its Paddy Power Games division fronted by former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho aka ‘The Special One’. The nationwide campaign co-developed by creative advertising agency VVCP London sees a “humble Mourinho” detail to audiences advice on “what it takes to …

The National Football League (NFL) and sports technology and entertainment company DraftKings Inc have announced a landmark partnership to make DraftKings the first-ever Official Daily Fantasy Partner of the League. “This is a defining moment in the industry, and we are thrilled to become the first daily fantasy sports partner …

Intending to educate German gamblers about the importance of responsible gambling, the country’s Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA) hosted a day dedicated to raising awareness of problem gambling. The Aktionstag Glucksspielsucht 2019 took place on Wednesday (25 September), and is expected to reoccur annually, on the final Wednesday every …