A newly privatised Française des Jeux (FDJ) has moved to strengthen its retail services by sanctioning a buyout of French payment solutions provider Bimedia. FDJ has agreed a deal with European private equity firm Idinvest Partners. The newly listed Paris Exchange gambling enterprise paid “less than €50 million” for a …
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The Republic of Ireland’s Minister for Justice and Equality, Charlie Flanagan, has announced plans to cap the maximum stake on gaming machines at €5 instead of €10, as it was previously suggested in March. The top prize will be set at €500, down from the €750 proposed in March. Flanagan …
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New Hampshire is set to become the latest US state to launch sports betting after DraftKings was approved by NH Executive Council as the exclusive partner of the New Hampshire Lottery. DraftKings was selected by the New Hampshire Executive Council following a competitive bidding process, offering the New Hampshire Lottery …
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The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has strengthened its portfolio of sports betting partners, unveiling a new partnership with igaming operator LeoVegas. The Stockholm-listed has become the fifth sports betting company to join IBIA since it rebranded in June. As part of the collaboration, LeoVegas.com will start feeding into IBIA’s …
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Dutch gambling regulator the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has confirmed that the Netherlands’ regulated online gaming market is now likely to open from 1 July, 2021 – six months after previously stated. The country’s new Remote Gaming Act was expected to come into force on July 1st, 2020, with the launch of …
Read More »Swiss gambling regulator the Eidgenössische Spielbankenkommission (ESBK) has granted online gambling licences to two land-based casinos, Grand Casino Kursaal Bern AG and Casino Interlaken AG. Both can launch online operations as soon as the ESBK approves their online gambling product offering. Casino Interlaken is already teasing a countdown to the …
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Malta-based software developer Yggdrasil Gaming launched another Blackjack game. John Carew Blackjack features former Norwegian international, Rosenborg, Valencia, Lyon and Aston Villa footballer John Carew as a virtual dealer. Yggdrasil’s latest creation is exclusive to Nordic operator ComeOn. This is the fourth Blackjack game in Yggdrasil’s portfolio that includes Sonya …
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European iGaming and sports betting operator Kindred Group went live with both online sports and casino in Pennsylvania. The launch comes just weeks after Kindred launched its Unibet retail sportsbook at Mohegan Sun Pocono. Kindred online gaming operation is powered by the iGaming platform of Pala Interactive and for the …
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The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has cancelled Sports Fantech’s B2C gaming licence with immediate effect after ruling that the operator breached the country’s Gaming Act. Under the new ruling, Sports Fantech will no longer be permitted to carry out any gaming operations, register new players or accept new customer deposits. …
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Yahoo Sportsbook, powered by BetMGM, has been launched on Yahoo Sports allowing fans nationwide to view betting odds across a variety of sports. Users of legal age in the state of New Jersey, meanwhile, can click through the odds to place bets on BetMGM. In a press release, Yahoo says …
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Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), the new representative body for the UK gambling industry, has developed a new ‘cooling-off’ feature for gaming machines across UK betting shops in a bid to support responsible gambling measures. The newly-formed group uses the Anonymous Player Awareness System (APAS), a real-time algorithm developed over …
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Swintt, the casino games provider launched earlier this year, has announced a licensing agreement with Gaming Innovation Group (GiG), which it lauds as “a landmark deal”. The deal will allow for the distribution of more than 50 games from the Swintt catalogue, including successful land-based titles such as ‘Master of …
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Swedish gambling operator Svenska Spel has donated more than SEK50m (€4.7m) to grassroots sports in the country for the seventh consecutive year as part of its Gräsroten initiative. The donation marks the seventh consecutive year that the gambling operator has supported grassroots sports across the country. Funding was distributed to …
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DraftKings Inc. a leader in the sports technology and entertainment space, and Sportradar, the world’s leading global provider of sports data and content, officially announced a long-term partnership extension, in which Sportradar will continue to be DraftKings’ supplier for data feeds and bet stimulation content. As part of the extended …
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Online gambling operator Global Gaming has failed in its effort to overturn a decision to strip its SafeEnt subsidiary of its Swedish licence after the country’s Administrative Court rejected an appeal. The Swedish Gambling Authority (Spelinspektionen), revoked Global Gaming’s licences for both commercial online gambling and betting this past June, …
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Leading software provider Playtech has entered into a new partnership with GVC Holdings, the owner of Bwin and Ladbrokes, to launch Elevation, a new, dedicated live casino studio for the operator. The studio will launch with GVC’s brands over the next two months offering five blackjack tables and a roulette …
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Betting operator Parimatch has launched its latest marketing campaign with former two-weight UFC champion and company brand ambassador, Conor McGregor. Irish Mixed Martial Artist is at the heart of a campaign named ‘A new epic story’, which was created by Canadian director Angelo Merten and French cameraman Charlie Bravo. The …
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Sports betting brand Bwin is going to quit from Russia’s online gambling market, as its parent company, A&NN Investments, is looking to unload its licence in the country. According to news outlets, the operator of the Bwin.ru website has been in talks to offload the operation and sell its licence …
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The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is going to block access to illegal gambling websites hosted offshore in cooperation with internet service providers (ISPs). The authority will investigate suspect sites and, if unable to take enforcement action order internet providers to block them. ACMA recently saw its powers expanded …
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Gaming operator ComeOn has launched its flagship brand www.comeon.com in Denmark after receiving a five-year gaming licence earlier this year from the Danish gaming authority. Cherry AB-owned operator offers both casino and sports betting in what is representing the operator’s first offering to be made available to Danish players. ComeOn …
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