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Inspired revenue hit by FOBT stake cut in Q2

New York-listed gaming supplier Inspired Entertainment has reported a 28 per cent decline in revenue to $26.7m for the second quarter of 2019. The company announced that revenue was negatively impacted by $5.5m following the reduction in maximum stakes on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) in the UK, with the new …

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Pennsylvania launches VGT self-exclusion program

Pennsylvania has introduced a new self-exclusion program for individuals who wish to withdraw from participating in gambling at video gaming terminals (VGT). The self-help tool introduced by The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) allows individuals to voluntarily exclude themselves from participating in gambling on VGTs for a 1-year, 5-year, or lifetime …

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Andriy Shevchenko joins BetConstruct as brand ambassador

AC Milan and Ukrainian football legend  Andriy Shevchenko has been signed as a brand ambassador for BetConstruct and its data feed subsidiary FeedConstruct. The current manager of Ukraine’s national men’s team, Andriy Shevchenko was one of the biggest names in football for three decades. He was an exceptional goalscorer at Italian club AC Milan, …

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Sportradar, NFL expand league data partnership

Sportradar, the international sports data and digital content company, has expanded its existing partnership with North American football’s NFL. The multi-year agreement will see Sportradar exclusively distribute real-time official play-by-play data and Next-Gen Stats (NGS) to sports betting operators in regulated markets in the United States and internationally. The original partnership …

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Leicester City names 19.com as betting partner

Premier League football club Leicester City has unveiled its latest commercial agreement as The Foxes welcomes Asia-focused online gaming operator 19.com as a new official betting partner. Both parties signed a the multi-season deal, the length of which was not disclosed. 19.com will replace igaming counterpart W88, who recently entered a “record-breaking” partnership with …

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Complaints to UK bookmakers skyrocketed in recent years

The number of UK consumers complaining about gambling operators has increased almost 5,000 per cent over the last five years, according to Gambling Commission (UKGC) figures obtained by the BBC’s Panorama programme. Their number rose from 169 in 2013 to a record 8,266 in 2018. The rise in the number of …

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SkyCity, GiG launch New Zealand-facing online casino

Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has linked up with SkyCity Malta, a subsidiary of New Zealand-based SkyCity Entertainment Group, to launch a new online casino brand in the country. SkyCity has launched its skycitycasino.com a few months after it originally announced its plans to enter the iGaming space in a bid …

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Scientific Games, Kindred expand New Jersey presence

Scientific Games Corporation has expanded its presence in the regulated New Jersey iGaming market, launching it’s content and technology platforms, the Open Gaming System (OGS) and Open Platform System (OPS), with igaming operator Kindred in New Jersey. Kindred and clients of its Unibet brand, which launched online in New Jersey in early June, now …

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Interview with Antti Alatalo, Co-Founder and Marketing Director of digital marketing company Cashcow

Antti, first of all, please tell our readers a bit about Cashcow. Antti: Cashcow began a little over two years ago as a joint venture between myself and two business partners – Mika and Kirmo. We had all worked in different areas of iGaming previously so we decided to come …

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GVC’s bwin fined by Dutch regulator

Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has imposed a €350,000 fine on London-listed operator GVC Holdings for illegally targeting Dutch customers without a license. The fine has been issued to GVC subsidiary ElectraWorks after an investigation by the KSA found that the company was illegally offering online casino and sports betting …

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Controversy after Wayne Rooney signing with Derby County

Former England captain Wayne Rooney will join Championship club Derby County as a player-coach in January from MLS side DC United. The transfer is under public scrutiny in the UK because of the online casino 32Red involvement. To make this transfer possible, The Rams have secured “a record-breaking sponsorship” deal …

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Interwetten scores new partnership with VfL Wolfsburg

Vienna-based online betting and gaming operator Interwetten has agreed a deal to serve as the new betting partner of German Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but it was confirmed that the agreement will come into effect from the start of the 2019-20 season. It will …

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Through Failures, UK Gambling Has Become a Standard-Bearer for the Entire Industry

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has made it clear standards have to improve. Even though the UK is regarded as one of the leaders in terms of regulatory oversight and compliance, the UKGC believes there is room for improvement. In line with this drive to provide consumers with the best …

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Global Gaming loses again in Swedish court

Global Gaming has failed in its latest attempt to overturn a mid-June decision to strip its SafeEnt subsidiary of its Swedish licence, with its plea for injunctive relief rejected by the country’s Supreme Administrative Court. The update sees Global Gaming governance overruled for the third time by Swedish administrative courts after SafeEnt, which operates …

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Barcelona Ivan Rakitic joins FavBet as brand ambassador

FC Barcelona and Croatian international midfielder, Ivan Rakitic, has been unveiled as the official brand ambassador of the Ukrainian-based betting company FavBet. The 2018 World Cup runner-up has signed a two-year deal with the sportsbook which is expected to cover both online and offline marketing campaigns, providing focused content to …

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Genius Sports signs exclusive Serie A betting data deal

Serie A, Italy’s top-tier soccer league, has signed an exclusive betting data partnership with Genius Sports, the UK-based sports data technology company. From the start of the 2019-20 season, Genius will use its pitch-side technology to capture data at all Serie A stadiums and distribute instantly as a live feed …

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BetShah and AffiliateINSIDER announce Agency partnership

BetShah is excited to announce the launch of its affiliate program which will be managed exclusively by performance marketing agency, AffiliateINSIDER. The partnership agreement will ensure the support and development of BetShah’s affiliate marketing strategy to a global market and provide affiliate relationship management of the highest caliber upon launch.  …

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Yemen: Focus on football, not war!

“Gooool!Goool! Ahtnan-Wahat! Athnan-Wahat”! A thunderous scream was heard in Aden during Thursday afternoon (August 8th, 2019). Thousands of Yemenis celebrated their national teams’ second goal against Lebanon. Yemen, nicknamed “The Red Devis” because of their shirt color, scored twice within three minutes to grab a precious 2-1 victory over Lebanon …

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