The Swedish Gaming Authority (Spelinspektionen) imposed a heavy SEK 100m (£8.4m/€9.2m) penalty fee on Kindred Group for offering to players bonuses that were unauthorized and lotteries with no license! According to the Swedish regulator checks on the operator’s Unibet, Maria Casino, Storspelare, Bingo and iGame sites revealed a number of …
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Kindred partners with Caesars Entertainment
Casino operator Caesars Entertainment and Nordic online operator Kindred reached a deal on a multi-state US sports betting and online gambling market access. According to Kindred’s official statement the agreement provide Kindred, under the Unibet brand, immediate access to pursue licensing in Indiana and Iowa over a ten-year period, marking …
Read More »TheScore Bet becomes latest NBA authorized betting partner
The first mobile sportsbook to be created, launched and operated by a media company in North America is TheScore Bet, which announced a multi-year partnership with the National Basketball Association becoming an official NBA authorized sports betting operator. TheScore Bet is a part of Toronto-based Score Media and Gaming, currently …
Read More »FA Cup live streams under investigation by the UK Gambling Commission
The controversial deal between the English FA and various bookmakers to live stream games for the FA Cup for their customers who placed a bet on particular matches, is under investigation by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC). The deal that involves IMG agency received heavy criticism and could lead to …
Read More »Belgian Gaming Commission recommends new iGaming ad regulation
In the past two years Belgium hit hard online casino services restricting advertisements of gambling products. And now a new report of the Belgian Gaming Commission seems to make things more difficult for the iGaming industry. The specific government survey showed that gambling advertising during the Jupiler Pro League football …
Read More »IBIA strengthens with Kambi addition
Sports betting technologies provider Kambi has signed up as a member of the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA), the integrity monitoring body previously known as ESSA. The agreement will enhance the relationship between Kambi and IBIA on sports betting integrity and strengthens the association’s unique global monitoring and alert platform. …
Read More »Swiss regulator expands blacklist of unlicenced gambling sites
Swiss gambling regulator the Inter-Cantonal Lotteries and Betting Commission (Comlot) has once again blocked access to a host of online gambling websites that target customers in Switzerland without a local licence. This time, 10 more websites were added to the blacklist, which now contains a total of 87 websites that …
Read More »Kindred goes online in Pennsylvania
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 …
Read More »Switzerland expands online gambling blacklist
Switzerland’s online gambling blacklist has added 16 new domains. Also, recent research found that number of frequent gamblers in Switzerland have declined again. Italian bet365’s dot.it site is among the latest additions to the Swiss blacklist, which was first published last month following implementation of the country’s Federal Act on …
Read More »96 domains blacklisted by Swiss regulator
The Swiss gambling regulator, Eidgeosssische Spielbankenkommission (ESBK) and Inter-Cantonal Lotteries and Betting Commission (Comlot) has released a first blacklist of foreign gambling sites. Comlot’s blacklist has launched with 65 domains, including multiple sites operated by a single company, with 39 on the ESBK list. However, there is a lot of …
Read More »Bet365 launches betting website in New Jersey
British online gambling company Bet365 is now live in New Jersey, after beginning a regulator-controlled soft launch of its website ahead of the new NFL season, which kicks off on September 5. The online gambling operator said that its New Jersey website is going through a pre-live phase. The website allows US …
Read More »Kindred subsidiary hit with €470,000 Dutch fine
Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Netherlands Gambling Authority, has fined Stockholm-listed operator Kindred Group’ subsidiary Trannel International €470,000 for serving Dutch players without a local license. The company has already launched an appeal against it. The fine was issued under the current Dutch Gaming Act, which prevents online operators from securing a …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Kindred Group told to exit Norway
The Norwegian Gaming Authority Lottstift has ordered the Kindred Group subsidiary, Trannel International, to cease its operations in the country immediately. The regulatory body states that the Trannel has been operating a number of sites illegally, including Unibet, Maria Casino, Storspiller and BingoLottstift. Norsk Tipping is the only operator licensed …
Read More »5 online gambling firms caught advertising to children
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 …
Read More »Soccerstand.com
Soccerstand.com has been operating since 2002 and during this time it has become one of the largest sites of a similar focus. Not every bookmaker is proud of line so many events. The name of the service suggests that it is aimed at covering football, but in its arsenal there …
Read More »Kindred to roll out full range of Pragmatic Play products
Pragmatic Play has expanded its reach in regulated markets in a deal to roll out its content with Kindred Group. Pragmatic Play products including its latest release Ancient Egypt Classic and the award-winning Wolf Gold will be made available to Kindred’s players via the operator’s multiple brands, including Unibet. Melissa …
Read More »Scientific Games joined forces with Kindred Group
Gaming technology company Scientific Games is partnering with European gaming operator Kindred Group to use its Open Platform System and Open Gaming System in New Jersey. The deal covers three years and allows for a possible extension of another two years, it covers the state of New Jersey, but both …
Read More »Greentube покоряет Великобританию
Игровая платформа Greentube заключила контракт с компанией Kindred Group, чтобы зайти на рынок Великобритании и запустить свой разнообразный игорный контент для игроков Unibet. Теперь в британских игорных заведениях Arcade, Bingo, Casino и Pub появятся игры от Greentube – это более 300 наименований, среди которых есть не только компьютерные, но и …
Read More »Greentube conquers the UK market
Gaming platform Greentube has contracted with Kindred Group to enter the UK market and launch its diverse gambling content for Unibet players. Now in UK gambling halls Arcade, Bingo, Casino and Pub will appear games from Greentube – it’s more than 300 titles, among which there are not only computer, …
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