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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 …

The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) is lobbying for Portugal’s government to change their gambling taxes policies. According to EGBA, they are “discriminatory.” and lead local gamblers to choose non-licensed sites. Current gambling law was established in Portugal in 2015. Online sports wagers are taxed anywhere from 8%-16% and …

Ancient Egypt is one of the most popular themes among slots players. So Goddess Rising, a new game produced by Novomatic, has all the hallmarks of a huge success. 5-reel, 40-line slot Goddess Rising,  features Isis, who was one of the most important Goddesses in ancient Egypt. In this game …

In any sports betting game, you need to understand that you can either go two streaks which is both winning and losing. There’s both a 50/50 chance you’ll get as you head on to different kinds of sports betting games. In that sense, you also need to open up your …

A new policy implemented by Svenska Spel, state-owned Swedish operator, excludes all forms of online casino advertising. The decision was announced on the company’s website. In the statement Patrick Hofbauer, CEO of Svenska Spel, explained that the decision to stop advertising is to support the Swedish Health Authority in their …

New research report indicates that Paddy Power Betfair profits from it’s US division could reach $600m (€532m) in a few years. However, it is highly dependable on more states legalizing sports betting. So far seven US states had legalized sports betting, with more expected to follow this trend in the …

Bingo, live games and lotteries are the new targets for the taxes increase, the Czech Republic’s Ministry of Finance announced on Monday. Currently, all gambling taxes in the country are set at 23% of gross gaming revenue (GGR), aside from gaming machines, which are at 35%. This is expected to …

RedKings, part of Microgaming Poker Network (MPN), has announced on their website that on April 28 will cancel their online poker and sports gambling operations. Online casino activities will continue, at least for now. Without going into details, the announcement indicates that Betsafe will take over the operator’s RedKings Promotions. …

Today’s editorial title is a rephrasing of the famous lyrics in “I Fought the Law”  a song written by Sonny Curtis of the Crickets popularized by a cover by the Bobby Fuller Four, 1966 and also recorded by the Clash in 1979 (which is the version that I like). However, …

Balkan Entertainment and Gaming Expo it’s a great place for networking, how did you come to this idea? Since it’s inception in 2008 we realized that the Balkan and Eastern European region in particular at that time needed a specialist event dedicated to our industry which was undergoing radical expansion. …

4-1 favourite Tiger Roll didn’t disappoint his backers and has won on Saturday the Grand National for the second year in a row. Bookmakers estimate that his winning cost them around quarter-of-a-billion-pound. ”We’ve been well and truly wiped out.” – it’s not the first time that bookmakers worldwide show a …

Totalizator Sportowy, Polish state-owned lottery and online casino monopoly, for the first time has topped six billion zloty mark in 2018. According to new figures released during the first week of April total sales jumped by 8.5% to PLN6.1b (US$1.6b). This resulted in two more new records, the total contribution …

After sting operation run by UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) five gambling companies have been found to violate the country’s rules for targeting ads at children, The Guardian reports. The operation lasted two weeks and during that time authorities have found 20 Youtube channels as well as two dozen children’s …

Puerto Rico, a U.S.- controlled territory in the Caribbean, plans to offer sports gambling in near future. This would also open the doors for fantasy sports and esports gamblers. Local media informed that Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosello announced the bill this past Monday on April 1. According to Rosello …

According to the latest surveys, women overtaken men and now consists of a majority of Swedes with a gambling addiction. Local experts attribute it to the rising popularity of online gambling. It’s a surprising development as just for years ago women were accounted only for 18% of gamblers with a …

1,000 closed betting shops and 5,000 jobs in risk, this according to Ladbrokes officials will be a result of slashing fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs) maximum stakes to two pounds. After years of discussing what the maximum stake on FOBTs should be, UK politicians decided that it must be lowered …

Philippines immigration operatives have done a surprise raid on a Bureau of Immigration (BI) jail in Taguig to stop illegal online operators running their business from there. Looks like they found what they were looking too. After two months of surveillance of the facility investigators found previously arrested several Chinese …

Copenhagen City Court upheld the order from the Danish Gambling Authority (Spillemyndigheden) which will block access to 25 unlicensed gaming websites. Local internet service providers are required now to prevent their customers from visiting accessing 10 igaming sites and 15 skin betting sites. “We use our authority to block websites …

Norway’s government plans to take another step against foreign gambling websites. This time it will be done by restricting media advertisement. Plan was presented by Minister of Culture Trine Skei Grande. Norway’s officials want state media authority „Medietilsysnet” to prevent or obstruct access to gambling advertisements. Media outlets, which would …

I was looking at the calendar of the online gaming expos the other day and I was more than surprised by the number of exhibitions that are taking place each month. From merely two shows that used to take place ten years ago, we now have more than 30 around …