Spelinspektionen, Sweden’s gambling regulator, has imposed on Tuesday a SEK3m (€285k) penalty on AG Communications Ltd, Aspire Global subsidiary after it has failed to prevent self-excluded customers from gambling. AG Communications offer its products in Sweden through multiple gambling brands, including its flagship Karamba online casino. According to Spelinspektionen press …
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A news release from casino operator Delaware North iGaming (DNG) says it’s filed a civil suit seeking monetary damages against United Kingdom-based Miomni Gaming and its CEO, Michael P. Venner. Like plenty of other companies in the business, DNG expected to capitalize on NCAA March Madness, the largest annual sports …
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On June 21, Switzerland will host the first Zurich iGaming Affiliate Conference – a new event about the affiliate marketing in gambling sphere by the Smile-Expo company. The event will include conference and demo zone and will unite leading affiliates and online casinos operators. Why Switzerland? Smile-Expo gathers online casinos …
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The resurgence of PartyPoker’s record-breaking MILLIONS Online tournament was reported last week. However, it seems that ambitious $20 million guaranteed prize pool claims could be premature. The newly created MILLIONS Online webpage don’t have information regarding the $20M guaranteed prize pool anywhere. Currently it just states that the tournament will …
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Social poker games were once among the most popular video game titles in China, particularly when it came to mobile gaming. But under new rules issued by the Chinese government, games that feature poker will no longer be approved for sale in the country. The new rules, which were announced …
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Brazil has taken another step towards legal and regulated sports betting after the country’s Lower House and Senate voted in favour of MP 846 bill initially was signed in December 2018 by departing President Michel Temer. Now, the only hurdle that remains for the bill to be sanctioned into law …
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Stockholm-listed sports betting platform supplier Kambi Group has strengthened its partnership with Bulgarian National Lottery operator JSC. As a part of a new deal, Kambi will support the operator’s planned entry into Moldova this summer. Kambi has been providing its sportsbook and managed services to National Lottery JSC’s 7777.bg brand …
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Latvia has decided to implement a ban that would prohibit local customers from accessing international gambling sites. Following amendments to the country’s gambling laws, authorities are targeting both unauthorized online gambling operators and their local clients. It’s all happening because of an early April decision of Latvia’s parliament (Saeima) which …
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Sportradar and SportsGrid announced on Thursday an exclusive partnership to launch the first free, 24-hour network dedicated to the sports betting audience. Available to all users free of charge, the network will provide coverage and analysis of statistics and odds across various professional sports. Sportradar and SportsGrid say the service …
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Nearly 18 months after the governor signed the enabling legislation, Pennsylvania finally has a date for the launch of online gambling. Casino and poker market will launch on July 15. State lawmakers legalized online gambling in 2017, but the implementation has taken quite some time. Finally, on Wednesday morning, executive …
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Iowa and Montana are progressing in their goal to become the next two U.S. states with legalised gambling. The Iowa Senate has voted through a bill that would legalise sports betting and daily fantasy sports (DFS) contests in the state. In Montana, there are two bills which recently moved forward …
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For some time New Zealand has been battling international gambling websites illegally using “.nz” in their website addresses. So far authorities found 13 sites like this. New Zealand has strict gambling regulations and Only Lotto and TAB so far were approved to officially offer services to local customers. However, It …
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The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has not upheld a complaint raised by a viewer against a recently broadcasted Betfred bingo advert. The TV advert in question featured a woman in the bath, a man preparing a meal and a woman exercising, all while playing online bingo on mobile devices. It …
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Paul Scholes, a former Manchester United and England football player, has been charged by Football Association (FA) for allegedly breaching betting rules. In a short statement, FA announced that Scholes breached FA Rule E8, which prohibits any FA syndicated athlete to bet directly or indirectly on football matches of any …
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Tiger Woods has always been a favourite pick for golf bettors, so his first Masters win since 2005 gave many of them a great reason to celebrate. But no one was happier than 39-years old James Adducci, who won over $1 million thanks to his bold $85,000 wager. What’s the …
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Gaming industry representatives will once again meet in the Bulgaria capital. Annual BEGE & EEGS events are officially scheduled for 19-21 November in Sofia. Both events went a long way since they were established in 2008. Entering 12th-year BEGE (Balkan Entertainment and Gaming Expo) and EEGS (Eastern European Gaming Summit) …
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New Jersey’s online and retail sportsbooks accepted $372.5m in bets in March, just shy of the $385.3m record set in January. It was fueled by NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Figures released on Friday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) also show the state’s licensed sportsbooks earned a …
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Melco International Development, a company originated from Hongkong, unveiled the locations of its two new satellite casinos. They will be located in Ayia Napa and Paphos. Opening two new satellite facilities mean Melco continues its expansion in Europe. Both casinos are expected to operate by the end of the current …
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Digital sports media and content provider Perform Group has announced signing a deal to become a second data distributor for North America’s Major League Baseball (MLB). Perform will distribute official, real-time league data to licensed sports betting operators in the US. In February, MLB also agreed to a multi-year data …
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At the end of 2018, PokerStars became Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) first-ever “Official Poker Partner.” Three months later it’s launching a new ‘UFC-branded Spin & Go’s’. They are now available live on PokerStars where players can play poker “inside the UFC’s world-famous Octagon.” Both partners also announced this week that …
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