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Sports gambling operator Sportech announced that a complete agreement had been entered into under which FP Acquisitions – a newly incorporated private limited company controlled by funds advised by OpCapita – would acquire the Football Pools business for a total cash consideration of £83m on a debt free, cash free …

NetRefer will empower SBTech with its premium Performance Marketing Product suite, allowing enhanced management of all marketing activities. The NetRefer platform will allow the seamless control of the SBTech operators under one consolidated umbrella. «Offering NetRefer as part of our package will significantly enhance our clients’ operations, providing them with …

Police in Vietnam’s central Thanh Hoa province have cracked down on an online gambling ring with related transactions worth nearly $62 million, reported local media on Monday. Ten local people, including four ring leaders, have been detained by the provincial police, and their two cars, four computers, 16 cell phones, …

Sports Betting company Eurobet, launched the Super Live Soccer content of Metric Gaming and by this, greatly changing the Italian regulated market’s current in-play betting picture. This step makes the company the first one in the country that is related to the real-time markets offering in-play football betting. Super Live …

The Gambling Commission in Britain can prevent pubs from providing gambling services to consumers even if those pubs satisfy the criteria necessary for obtaining an operating licence, – the Court of Appeal in London has confirmed. The UKGH has begun a legal battle after the gaming regulator decided to reject …

Red Tiger Gaming announced a new deal to provide its market-leading casino software and games to online gaming power player GVC Holdings. Titles including Arcade Bomb and Lucky Wizard will be available to players via GVC’s 40-plus brands, which include bwin, partycasino, partypoker and Sportingbet. The deal also sees the …

A leading online sports lottery service provider in China 500.com announced that it has entered into a share purchase agreement, pursuant to which it has conditionally agreed to purchase approximately 93.0% of the outstanding shares of The Multi Group Ltd. for a total consideration of approximately EUR49.8 million (approximately US$56.0 …

Chorus Pay is the first digital wallet exclusively designed for the betting and gaming industry. NetCents will provide Chorus with the underlying technology to process online transactions for their clients. Chorus Pay is committed to being at the forefront of product innovation and will use both proprietary and licensed IP …

Cherry’s game development subsidiary Yggdrasil Gaming is taking players to the beach with its latest slot Sunny Shores. Utilising Yggdrasil’s HTML5 client framework iSENSE 2.0, the 5×5 slot is set in a tropical paradise where players have the chance to scoop big wins. It offers multiple opportunities to boost winnings, …

A new law on gambling and lottery came into force in Latvia. And as a result, since January 1, 46 gambling halls have been closed all over the country. For a small country like Latvia, the number of gambling establishments per capita has clearly exceeded all conceivable limits. At the …

12BET is the title sponsor of the 2017 World Cup of Pool which takes place from Tuesday, June 13 to Sunday, June 18 at the York Hall, London. Featuring 32 two-man teams from around the globe, the 12BET World Cup of Pool is into its 11th year as reigning champions …

Sweden is one of the most reliable and secure gambling markets in Europe. There are only four legal casinos on the territory of the country, which belong to state companies, and also strict laws. The government structure decided to focus on regulating the gambling business in addition to the previous …

The Baha Mar Casino opened on April 21, 2017. Scientific games has selected popular developer’s video terminals with vertical and inclined surfaces, as well as the Barcrest® platform and a range of high-performance gaming products from Scientific Games, including 88 Fortunes, Zeus, Kronos, Super Quick Hit, Playboy Sunset Sapphires, Iron …

The EU intends to develop common standards for all EU countries in the way that gambling legislation in many European countries differs substantially from one another at the current time. The European Parliament plans to adopt a bill that will force issuing banks to provide information about the age of …

Thai authorities provided a financial report, according to which the profit of the lottery for 2016 amounted to USD 378 million, and 2,614 people were detained in connection with violation of the rules. Earlier tickets were double and sold at USD 1.17 for each, but it was decided to abandon …

The Philippine gambling industry is turning into one of the most lucrative markets in the region, which is pushing casino operators to launder money through this sector. Therefore, the Senate of the Philippines adopted a bill that will attract casino operators in the fight against money laundering. The document called …

Mainland China’s sales of official lottery products in April rose by 9.6 percent from the prior-year period, according to data from the country’s Ministry of Finance. Total sales in April were RMB38.24 billion (US$5.5 billion), the Ministry of Finance announced this week. Welfare lottery sales increased by 4.3 percent year-on-year, …

The digital currency was officially introduced to the masses on the Isle of Man. The government of the island saw a potential benefit from bitcoin. With the help of Nick Williamson, the general director of the company Credits, the authorities registered the technology of blocking. They also prepared a legal framework …

Developer GameArt continued its series of fantastic slots with the release of a new slot machine – Castle Blood. The slot is based on the Hollywood movie “Another World” – the story about the war between vampires and lycans. There are several special images in the game that have standard …

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has levied fines against two companies for infringements. The Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin in Fayette County was fined $10,000 after a violation involving the play of their table games. It is the second time in two months that they have been fined by the PGCB …