The Netherlands government took in €529m in gambling taxes in 2018, an increase of 12.5 per cent year-on-year, as total market net gaming revenue grew by 2.5 per cent to €2,059.0m. New figures released by the Netherlands’ Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), a governmental institution, present rather rosy outlook of …
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Council members of District of Columbia, Washington voted on Tuesday to approve the sole-source, no-bid $215 million deal with Intralot covering lottery and sports betting operations for the next five years. According to city officials, the deal provides the most expedient solution with the greatest return on its investment. The …
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The UK’s Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has reversed a ruling published on March 13th, 2019 regarding Sky Bet advertisement promoting its Request a Bet service. After watching a Sky Bet TV advert featuring Sky Sports presenter Jeff Stelling in August 2018, two individuals had filed complaints against the company. What …
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GVC Holdings, which owns and operates Ladbrokes and Coral shops in the UK, has said that they are planning to close 900 of their betting shops across the UK. William Hill announced similar plans last week, with 700 stores at risk of closing over the next two years. Both companies …
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Czech investment firm and gaming operator SAZKA has made a €2.06bn tender bid to acquire all shares in OPAP, the largest lottery and sports betting operator in Greece. The offer is priced at €9.12 per share, with Sazka seeking to acquire 67% of the shares in OPAP. Sazka already indirectly …
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The governance of the Norwegian Chess Federation Congress (NSF) voted on Sunday night (July 7) 132-44 against the commercial partnership deal proposed by Kindred Group. Last month the two parties had agreed to a five-year partnership worth around NOK10m (€1.03m) each year which would make it the biggest ever sponsorship …
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Online sports betting brokerage Asianconnect88 closed its business with a website connected to Betfair following a recent investigation by the ‘Financial Times’ into anonymous funds flowing on to the platform. Asianconnect88 offered bettors access to Betfair – the peer-to-peer gambling exchange – through accounts opened on 9wickets.com, a clone site …
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Synot Games, a casino games developer out of Malta, has announced that it has been awarded a license by Sweden’s gambling regulator, Spelinspektionen. Synot said it already has deals in place to roll out its content with a number of operators in the country but has opted not to disclose …
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Online gaming operator Bwin has agreed a deal to become the main sponsor of Spanish LaLiga football club Valencia. GVC Holdings-owned company has previously worked with ‘Los Ches’ during 2016/2017 season as official gaming and betting partner. The three-year agreement will run from the 2019-20 season until the end of …
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FIBA, the world governing body of basketball, and Genius Sports, a global leader in sports data, technology and integrity services, have announced a long-term renewal of their landmark partnership. Expanding a partnership that has existed since 2004, FIBA and Genius Sports will continue to work closely together improving professional basketball’s …
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They say there is no news during summertime, which can partly explain the proliferation of various social media challenges like the Ice Bucket, the eat-the-hottest-pepper-on-Earth and so on. But the advent of BetShah, a new sportsbook and casino operator with a lot of style and huge aspirations may prove to …
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4th July 2019 – Parimatch, the international betting holding, announced Mike Tyson as its latest brand ambassador. Tyson will be the second global brand ambassador of the Parimatch team and will represent the holding’s development into international markets. The king of the boxing ring has signed a 12-month personal endorsement …
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UK bookmaker William Hill has begun a consultation process to close around 700 licensed betting offices, putting 4,500 jobs at risk. The company seeks to rearrange its business following the UK Government’s decision to cut the maximum stake on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs). After the introduction of the FOBT legislation …
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Online gaming operator 1xBet has signed a five-year sponsorship deal with FC Barcelona, which will see the online betting company work as a Global Partner of the club through to 30 June 2024. As part of the deal, 1xBet will have access to Barcelona’s players to create promotional and marketing …
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Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has followed up on its Spanish entry, by securing an affiliate licence to enter the regulated market of Romania. The Class II license, issued by the National Gambling Office (ONJN), allows GiG’s Media Services division to refer traffic to licensed online casino and sportsbook operators in …
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Entertainment Arena Expo, the largest exhibition for the casino and the betting industry in the Central and Eastern Europe, organized by Expo 24 Romania, will take place from the 3rd-5th of September, at Romexpo Exhibition Center Bucharest. With over 11.500 sqm and top exhibitors the Romanian exhibition has become a …
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Newly launched sports betting brand Virgin Bet has joined the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA), the sports betting integrity monitoring body previously known as ESSA before rebranding in June. The addition of Gamesys-owned Virgin Bet takes its membership to almost 50 brands. It further strengthens its sports betting monitoring, and …
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The IMG agency is close to agreeing a 10-year, $1bn (€884m) deal for betting streaming and data rights to the ATP World Tour. If completed, it will be the biggest tennis media-rights deal in history and will provide a massive financial boost to the sport. According to SportBusiness Media, the …
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NEXT BLOCK, one of the pioneering crypto and blockchain conferences coming out of Eastern Europe turned towards Asia in its latest iteration, held between June 25 – 26, 2019 in Bangkok Thailand, at the W Bangkok Hotel. The conference saw attendees, speakers, and panelists from around the world and was …
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Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has secured two new licences to offer its gambling services in the regulated Spanish market. The company has been granted two licenses by the local gambling regulator – Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) – that would permit it to provide online sports betting and …
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