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Greek online casino operators might soon be facing a significant tax hike following new laws drafted by the Ministry of Development and Investment. The new draft is the latest in the space of only 12 months and will replace the previous laws from a year ago if the proposal is …

A low-interest football match turned into a historical moment last Thursday in Tehran, Iran. The FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Iran and Cambodia, in which the hosts had by default a huge advantage, was the first match in Iranian soil attended live by women in nearly 40 years! Emotions …

Online casino games supplier SYNOT Games has signed a deal in the Czech Republic, with Sazka, the leading state lottery operator, and in Spain, when has teamed up with leading online operator JOKERBET. As part of the deal with Sazka, SYNOT will deliver its full portfolio of games utilising the …

Leading sports data, technology and intelligence firm Sportradar has secured a new exclusive partnership with New York-listed Pay-TV supplier Dish which will see it named as the company’s official sports data provider. Sportradar will provide its data APIs from major sports leagues, including the NBA, MLB and NHL, across Dish …

London-listed gambling operator The Rank Group (Rank) has confirmed completing its take over of online casino and bingo operator Stride Gaming. In a released statement, Rank said that it now owns the entire issued ordinary share capital of Stride. Rank’s original bid that it lodged in May was worth £115.3m(€129.5m). …

Following the recent withdrawal from the UK by high-profile online gambling sites Every Matrix and ComeOn, the Gambling Commission has been forced to remind online gambling companies of their responsibilities to customers. It believes that online gambling firms need to make more effort to warn customers about what might happen …

The U.S. state of Oregon is considering plans to set the amount of money that can be deposited to its new online gambling app to $250,000. The mobile and online app, called Scoreboard, allows users to bet on a wide range of professional sports. Although it doesn’t necessarily mean that …

Ex-England goalkeeper David James has joined forces with GambleAware and the Football Supporters’ Association (FSA) by becoming an ambassador for the Safer Gambling campaign, Bet Regret. James will encourage fans to beat the boredom of the International football break this October in a series of videos designed to help prevent …

MGM Resorts International has reached a settlement agreement in the region of $735m – $800m with all plaintiffs involved on October 1, 2017, Las Vegas shooting that killed 58 people and left hundreds more wounded or injured. On that day a lone gunman opened fire from his suite on the …

The William Hill US division and Monumental Sports & Entertainment have announced details of a new partnership that will see the first sportsbook open inside a professional sports venue in the US. Monumental Sports & Entertainment is the owner of the Washington Wizards, Washington Capitals, and Washington Mystics franchises. William …

The gambling regulatory body in New Zealand is considering a ban on gambling online with credit cards. The aim of the ban would be to try to reduce losses and debt for individuals and to improve the fight against gambling addiction. The move comes ahead of major online casino Skycity …

The online gambling industry is taking the world by storm, and even more so in Portugal. Punters access some of the biggest names in online gambling from their smartphones, laptops, tablets and just about any gadget they can get their hands on. But it is not only the convenience of …

Åland Islands-based gaming operator Paf has confirmed that it will reduce its maximum yearly loss limit by €5,000 to €25,000, in a bid to prioritise responsible gambling measures. In 2018, Paf became the first international gaming company to introduce a maximum annual loss limit for its customers. Paf has since …

Betting and gaming operator Fortuna Entertainment Group has confirmed that it has completed the migration of its Slovakian sportsbook onto Playtech’s IMS platform. The migration is the latest stage in Fortuna and Playtech’s omni-channel partnership in Central and Eastern Europe initiated last year and will be followed at a later …

Malta-based games developer Hacksaw Gaming has been granted regulatory approval to launch in the United Kingdom by the UK Gambling Commision (UKGC). The supplier license allows Hacksaw to offer its innovative scratchcards to UK players for the first time. The company currently has 27 of them in its offer. “This …

Flutter Entertainment (formerly known as Paddy Power Betfair) is merging with Nasdaq listed Stars Group (TSG) in an all-share deal that will create one of the world’s biggest online betting group. Following the merger, shareholders of Flutter, would own approximately 55 per cent of the new company, with TSG Shareholders …

Stockholm-listed betting and gaming operator Betsson has successfully placed senior unsecured bonds amounting to SEK1bn (€93.3m), after attracting interest from several large institutional investors throughout the Nordic region. This September, Betsson governance moved to sanction a minimum SEK 500 million (€47 million) bond placement, led by Scandinavian investment banks Nordea …

The French government has introduced new gambling regulations ahead of the planned privatisation next month of state-owned gaming and lottery operator FDJ. Changes include the creation of a new national gambling authority, ‘L’autorité nationale des jeux’ (ANJ). ANJ will replace the current regulator, ‘L’autorité nationale de régulation des jeux en …

Rush Street Interactive and the French Lick Casino Resort have launched the first legal online sportsbook in Indiana – BetRivers.com. The website is now available both online and mobile, with users able to place bets on a wide range of sporting events. Players can register and bet instantly, as Indiana …

The most exciting picture of the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar was neither a victory ceremony, nor a top athlete’s celebration and standing ovation. Braima Dabo, a 26 year-old long distance runner from Guinea Bissau gave his county much more than a medal. Indeed, the West …