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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 …
Read More »Yggdrasil launches John Carew Blackjack
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 …
Read More »Kindred goes online in Pennsylvania
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 …
Read More »Malta regulator terminates Sports Fantech’s licence
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. …
Read More »Yahoo Sports launch sportsbook powered by BetMGM
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 …
Read More »UK gaming machines to use cooling-off periods
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 …
Read More »Swintt secures games licensing deal with GiG
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 …
Read More »Svenska Spel donated SEK50m for grassroots sports
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 …
Read More »DraftKings, Sportradar extend long-term partnership
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 …
Read More »Global Gaming loses again in Swedish Court
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, …
Read More »Playtech and GVC team up for Elevation launch
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 …
Read More »Parimatch unveils Conor McGregor campaign
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 …
Read More »Bwin rumoured to leave Russia
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 …
Read More »Australia to block illegal gaming websites
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 …
Read More »ComeOn flagship brand debuts in Denmark
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 …
Read More »OPAP secures permission for Stoiximan acquisition
The Hellenic Competition Commission (HCC) has given its approval to OPAP’s pending acquisition of majority stake in online bookmaker Stoiximan Group. OPAP is going to acquire a 51 per cent stake in Stoiximan for €95 million, a Greek and Cypriot online sportsbook property operated by Malta-based European online gambling group …
Read More »Leading UK operators support safer gambling initiative
Ten of the UK’s top gambling firms have announced their commitment to five responsible gambling measures as part of an effort to prevent the current government from imposing new, stricter regulations on the sector. The CEOs from Aspers, bet365, Caesars, Flutter Entertainment, Genting, GVC Holdings, Playtech, Rank Group, Sky Betting …
Read More »UK campaigners push for £2 stake limit on online slots
The Gambling Related Harm All-Party Parliamentary Group (GRH APPG) has requested that a £2 limit is introduced on all online slot machine games, similar to the maximum stake limit introduced for fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs). Their request to slash the stakes follows on a six-month review into the impacts of …
Read More »Bethard secures Spanish gaming licence
Bethard launched a Spanish version of its website after receiving a licence from the Spanish regulator (DGOJ). The operator’s brand ambassador Zlatan Ibrahimović announced the launch of the site on his Twitter feed. The launch declaration follows several Ibrahimovic posts which were indicating his plans to come back to Spain …
Read More »Greentube expands in Sweden and hits Croatia
Greentube, the interactive gaming division of Novomatic, has expanded its presence in Sweden through the launch of its portfolio with leading operator Svenska Spel Sport & Casino. The company also announced securing its first supply deal in the Croatian market. Svenska Spel’s online customers gain access to all of Greentube’s …
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