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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If Markus Rosenberg had the choice to plan his last appearance before his beloved Malmo FF club fans, he couldn’t have asked for a better scenario. The 37-year-old Swedish centre forward experienced some moments of magic last Thursday, during the Europa League group stage tie between Malmo and Dynamo Kyiv. …
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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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Fox Bet, the US joint venture between FOX Sports and The Stars Group, has become the first online sports betting brand to partner with an NBA team, agreeing a deal with the Philadelphia 76ers. The agreement sees FOX Bet gain brand exposure via the 76ers’ traditional, digital and social media …
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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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Kindred Group brand Unibet has been unveiled as an Authorized Sports Betting Operator of the National Basketball Association (NBA) for US sports betting markets. The approval will allow Unibet’s US operations to access NBA data and statistics, enhancing its basketball inventory for customers wagering within regulated US states. Also, Unibet …
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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 …
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Global bitcoin lottery Crypto Millions Lotto has announced a new partnership agreement with English Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers (Wolves). The innovative partnership, which is the first between an online lottery business and Premier League club, sees the company becoming the clubs ‘Official Online Lottery Partner.’ The length of the …
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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When the Suomen Paloliitto, the Football Association of Finland, announced back in 2016 that Markku Kanerva will be the national team’s coach for the next four years, many expounded it as an act of abdication: The Finns have already tried to qualify to the final stage of a major football …
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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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BetBlocker, the responsible gambling app funded and developed by alternative dispute mediation service ThePOGG.com, has been approved as a charity in the UK. BetBlocker allows users to control their access to over 6,700 gambling operator sites by activating the app and selecting the length of exclusion that they desire. Users …
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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 British banking brand Halifax has released a new feature across its mobile app to provide better protection to customers against gambling-related harm. Halifax customers can now activate a ‘gambling card freeze’ on the Halifax mobile app, which blocks any gambling-related transactions on debit or credit card. The banking brand …
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The government of the Czech Republic announced it will launch a gambling exclusion register by mid-2020 in order to prevent problem gambling. The new mechanism would involve not only players that self-exclude, but also those on welfare, those who are bankrupt, and people who have received treatment for gambling addiction. …
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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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— Digital Choo recently launched its new epic show for PariMatch. What is the strategy behind this step and the main idea? Vladimir: This February we released Parimatch’s rebranding – a communication platform “Fired up to win”. It presented the new nature of the brand: bold, passionate, daring. The current …
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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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Italy plans to shrink online gaming market The online gaming industry continues to grow worldwide but is facing some hurdles in Italy, as the government there plans to set measures to reduce the iGaming segment and cut down licences in the country from 85 to 50 by 2023. Italy’s Five …
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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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