The pressure was enormous from the football industry, since most of the teams feature gambling products on their shirts. The UK government seemed to have felt this and backed down on initial plan to ban gambling being advertised on the shirts of football teams. The new gambling legislation is expected …
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iGaming regulation in Germany is a long ongoing process and negotiations for a long-term regulatory model will continue into 2020. Last year, Germany ratified Third State Treaty on Gambling, which is applied for 16 federal states, while until 2021 Schleswig-Holstein will be permitted to continue with its own model. The …
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As expected, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) issued the first regulatory enforcement of 2020 by banning credit cards across UK gambling. The ban will be effective from 14 April 2020 and till then all licensed operators will have to undertake all adjustments needed. Credit card ban will be applied across …
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According to the Graj Legalnie legal association figures, regulated bookmakers and online casinos in Poland generated turnover of PLN 6.7bn (£1.4bn / €1.6bn) in 2019 showing a 28.8% year on year increase, but those figures are still behind the unlicenced market. Polish state received PLN 800m from gambling taxes, of …
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Gambling businesses will have to be members of the GamStop scheme in order to keep their licences, according to UK Gambling Commission announcement. Chief executive of the UKGC Neil McArthur said: “By the 31 March all online operators will be required to participate in the multi-operator self-exclusion scheme. Although the …
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Since Mike Starzynski left the North American gaming company Bluberi Gaming Canada Inc., the company appointed Andrew Burke as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective as of today 13 January 2020. “Under Mike’s guidance, Bluberi has achieved both growth and stability, and I want to thank him for setting the …
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According to UK’s Sunday newspapers “The Observer” and the “Sunday Times” the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) will propose banning the use of credit cards in online gambling. This proposal is coming after consulting on credit wagering. UKGC is expected to publish its report and recommendations this week. This is the …
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Two months after acquiring Bruce Betting which has 18 outlets accros the Republic of Ireland, independent bookmaker BoyleSports continues to expand by buying William Hill 33 Northern Ireland shops! The deal will see William Hill’s betting shops to be rebranded under Irelands largest independent bookmaker, who will now have 39 …
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The main business of a football club is to field eleven players once or twice a week in a football field to play for 90 minutes plus injury time. AS Roma, the club from the Italian capital, is proving that a football club could render to the global society it’s …
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Sportito continues to expand and is now offering its daily fantasy sports contest to Mexican fans with the kick off to the Liga MX, the premier football league, a few months after launching in Brazil and India. Sportito Chief Executive Officer, Riccardo Mittiga, said: “We have seen immense success over …
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In Canada the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) has in plan to modernize Windsor Gaming Bundle, which consists of the Windsor Casino. Stephen Rigby, OLG’s President and Chief Executive Officer, said: “Launching a competitive procurement to select a long-term service provider for the Windsor Gaming Bundle will complete OLG’s …
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Two new strategic partnership deals signed the casino games and content supplier Scientific Games, which expands its presence in the iGaming industry providing games to both 888 Casino and Betsson. Dylan Slaney, SVP Casino at SG Digital, said on the deal: “888 is a huge player in the Spanish iGaming …
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iGaming regulation is a priority to Ukraine and local government expects that the battle against illegal gambling will generate major tax revenues! Danylo Getmantsev, Ukraine’s chief of the Financial, Tax and Customs Policy Committee, underlined that in 2020 legal gambling market would offer about $189 million in tax revenues. In …
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In a sudden and unexpected move the Swedish online gambling company and casino and sportsbook provider Leo Vegas announced that Royal Panda brand is being ceased in the UK. https://twitter.com/royalpandacom/status/1214864484013137920 The Royal Panda website notice to its customers mentions: «We regret to inform you that Royal Panda will no longer …
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The online lotto provider Lottoland entered the sportsbetting industry in 2019 in selected markets. The plan is to expand further in 2020 with the help of sportsbook provider Altenar which will provide a fully managed platform to Lottoland. The CEO of Lottoland Nigel Birell said on the deal: “We are …
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Pioneer gaming company 1x2Network extended their partnership deal with the iGaming software provider and content aggregator platform iForium, which will now allow its partners to add more games to their portfolios. 1x2Network is at the forefront of HTML5 development with a varied portfolio of Sports games, Table Games and Slots. …
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Finding the best casino websites and dealing with only the best casino websites is super important. It is a very deciding factor in the quality of fun as well as quality and quantity of return that accrue to a player or gambler. The importance of playing your casino games and …
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The era of esports betting has begun. So, it comes with no surprise that more iGaming businesses are investing in the specific sport that attracts the new generations. The founder of Manchester based Betfred and property mogul Fred Done confirmed his move to invest in GGIntel following the trend and …
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Sportsbook and lottery supplier Sporting Solutions, part of the Sporting Group, won the tender to supply pricing and risk management services to Norsk Tipping. The tender procedure was very competitive and six companies bid to deliver their services to Norway’s state-owned new sports betting solution, which will be powered by …
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In the past two years Belgium hit hard online casino services restricting advertisements of gambling products. And now a new report of the Belgian Gaming Commission seems to make things more difficult for the iGaming industry. The specific government survey showed that gambling advertising during the Jupiler Pro League football …
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