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Independent bookmaker takes flight with FSB 

19 Feb 2019

Independent bookmaker Jenningsbet has undergone a digital upgrade with a new sportsbetting and gaming platform from FSB in preparation of the changing landscape when the maximum FOBT stake cut comes into force in April 2019. Along with online sportsbetting, casino and live casino will further enhance the bookmaker’s digital proposition. Richard Thorp, FSB’s Business Development Director: “We’re delighted to …

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AGS online content to debut in Mexican market

19 Feb 2019

AGS has entered into an online content supply and distribution deal with Ainsworth Game Technology’s first Mexico-facing online casino Mustang Money Mexico. The deal marks AGS’ first online foray into the Latin American market, and outside of its core European market. AGS Senior Vice President of Interactive Bryan Bennett: “With a robust land-based business in Mexico, where our games …

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888 Holdings acquires Costa Bingo brand and others

19 Feb 2019

888 Holdings plc subsidiary Brigend Limited has acquired certain assets, including a portfolio of bingo brands, from Jet Management Group Limited and Jet Media Limited (together Jet) for a GBP 18 million consideration. Jet is part of the group of companies headed by JPJ Group plc, which owns the Jackpotjoy brands. “The acquisition further strengthens 888’s position in the UK online bingo market and enables …

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Netherlands senate approves remote gambling

19 Feb 2019

After years of legalisation efforts, the Netherlands Senate approved remote gambling legislation on Tuesday. René Jansen, chairman of the board of directors of Dutch Gaming Authority, Kanspelautoriteit (KSA), describes the Senate’s approval as a ‘milestone’. ‘The amendment of the Betting and Gaming Act enables the KSA to protect participants in online games of chance. This is not possible on …

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Yggdrasil Gaming teases upcoming release

18 Feb 2019

Yggdrasil Gaming is teasing its new Champions of Rome video slot due for release later this week. The game is set in the ancient Colosseum where the mightiest gladiators are preparing for the ultimate battle. The game is all about getting extra wilds on screen, as swords, tridents, and maces fly through the air, giving …

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Sportsbetting star performer in French 2018 full year report

18 Feb 2019

French gaming authority L’Autorité de régulation des jeux en ligne (ARJEL) has released its full year 2018 results which despite delivering overall growth – led by a 54 percent increase in sports betting stakes – described the market as “fragile” due to lacklustre results in the poker and horse race betting sectors. Key performance indicators …

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Digital Sports Tech launches prop betting for NBA

18 Feb 2019

Player prop betting market provider, Digital Sports Tech (DST), has launched the first U.S. in-play prop betting offering for the National Basketball Association (NBA), saying results to date are exceeding all user traction and performance expectations. In-Play NBA Player Props is powered by DST’s props platform and pricing engine, which combines advanced mathematical and predictive …

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Relax Gaming signs Max Win to Silver Bullet partner programme

18 Feb 2019

Relax Gaming has boosted its Silver Bullet partner programme with the addition of Max Win Gaming. Under the terms of the deal, Max Win Gaming will provide new and exclusive content, including the provision of two brand new titles in 2019. The provider will also develop unique content for Relax Gaming as part of the …

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Spain core target market for Bede Gaming in 2019

18 Feb 2019

Bede Gaming has identified further expansion in Spain as a core target for 2019. The Bede platform, fully-licensed by the DGOJ, offers a range of  proactive marketing tools, a portfolio of more than 3,000 games, two direct sportsbooks with Kambi and SBTech live and a robust automated responsible gambling system that allows deposit limits and …

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NetEnt awarded permanent license for New Jersey market

18 Feb 2019

NetEnt has been granted a permanent Casino Service Industry Enterprise License from the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE). The company, through its subsidiary NetEnt Americas LLC, has been operating in New Jersey since 2015 under a transactional waiver from the DGE. “We are very pleased to obtain our first permanent online gaming license in the US. We have been …

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Greentube secures distribution deal with Digitain

18 Feb 2019

NOVOMATIC Interactive division’s Greentube has secured a content distribution deal with Digitain. A wide selection of Greentube content has been integrated to Digitain’s platform in which TotoGaming will be the first operator to offer the content in the Armenian market. Daniel Lechner, Head of Sales for Greentube: “We are more than excited to work together with Digitain and provide our wide …

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Ganapati readies launch of ‘Samurai Girl’

18 Feb 2019

Ganapati will release its newest slot ‘Samurai Girl’ on February 28, developed in collaboration with Japanese betting firm Chariloto Co., Ltd and entertainment service provider, CYBIRD Co., Ltd. Ganapati’s Chariloto/CYBIRD Collaboration operates the online sales of betting on bicycle racing and auto racing under Japan’s Government-regulated and authorised category “public sports”. “This partnership with Chariloto is a positive step …

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BetSoft clinches deal with River iGaming

18 Feb 2019

Betsoft Gaming has inked a multi-national deal with Malta-based B2B and B2C gaming provider iRiver Gaming for the supply of its full portfolio of gaming content accredited for regulated markets in which River iGaming operates, including all marquee titles from the developer’s SLOTS3 series. Annamaria Anastasi, marketing director at Betsoft Gaming: “River has very quickly carved out a …

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Bet365 in the spotlight as bonus and VIP strategy revealed

18 Feb 2019

The United Kingdom’s Gambling Commission (UKGC), despite being known as one of the most active regulators in the industry, has come under fire following the infiltration of bet365’s employee training centre by a Daily Mail journalist. The expose reveals bet365 awarding “big losers” weekly cash returns of up to 10 percent to keep vulnerable customers locked in a cycle of …

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Bangladesh blocks online gambling sites

17 Feb 2019

176 online gambling websites have been blocked following an instruction from the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to internet gateway and telecom departments this past weekend. “It might take few more hours to block all the sites completely as blocking any site is so technical,” Md Emdadul Hoque, general secretary of the Internet Service Provider Association of Bangladesh (ISPAB), said. Telecom …

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Norwegian authority orders bank block of six Malta-based operators

17 Feb 2019

Norwegian gaming authority Lotteri-og stiftelsestilsynet has reportedly ordered local banking institutions to block gambling transactions from six Malta-based online gambling firms who it says are operating in the market illegally. The six companies identified in a Times of Malta report were Betsson Group, L&L Europe Players Ltd, Co-Gaming Ltd and Gaming Innovation Group, who were formally warned by the authority …

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Cross border online gambling bust

17 Feb 2019

A Chinese cross-border online gambling operation has been bust following a complaint to authorities by a gambler who said he lost over 100,000 yuan on social platform QQ back in November 2018 (see previous report). An investigation by Chinese Police found the business, involving over 130 million yuan (approx. GBP 14.8 million), was operated by Chinese nationals …

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Philippine senate eyes influx of Chinese working for online casino ops

17 Feb 2019

Philippines-based offshore gaming operators (POGOs) will only receive license renewals from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (PAGCOR) once they have registered with the Philippines Bureau of Internal Revenue (PBIR). The PBIR intends casting its tax net over the “tens of thousands” of Chinese entering the country to work for 50 plus POGOs, a statement released Sunday said. According …

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Paddy Power online punter becomes multi-millionaire

17 Feb 2019

Paddy Power customer, Sean Doyle, has won a Euro 4.86 million jackpot on Blueprint Gaming’s Mars Attacks slot. Doyle (33), a chef from Newcastle, won the massive jackpot on a Euro 10 stake.

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Veikkaus pledges digital revamp

16 Feb 2019

Finnish gaming monopoly Veikkaus said it will focus on its digital offer in the years ahead following the release of its 2018 Annual Report in which total turnover declined 2.4 percent and profit slipped 0.7 percent. Veikkaus’ 2019-2021 strategy details the further development of digital operations in order to remain current in a shifting gaming landscape. President …

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MGA cancels World-of-bets.eu gaming license

16 Feb 2019

The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has notified of the cancellation of World-of-bets.eu Limited’s gaming licence MGA/B2C/159/2013. No further information was made available.

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UKGC calls for comment on further changes to LCCP requirements

16 Feb 2019

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) is once again calling for public comment on further changes to the Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice (LCCP) specifically concerning Alternative Dispute Resolution, Customer Interaction and Gambling Blocking Software. The UKGC is proposing that licensees be required to only use ADR providers that meet its additional standards as well as suggesting operators provide …

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Digitain to distribute Greentube content

16 Feb 2019

Casino and sports betting platform provider Digitain has agreed a content distribution deal with Novomatic interactive division, Greentube. A selection of Greentube slots have been integrated to Digital’s platform for online casinos doing business in the Armenian market. The first Digital licensee to go live with Greentube’s content will be Totogaming.

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New Hampshire first to take on U.S. DoJ

16 Feb 2019

The New Hampshire Lottery Commission is the first U.S. State to take on the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel through the legal system referencing its recent reversal of a 2011 opinion on the Federal Wire Act (see previous reports). Our readers will recall New Jersey and Pennsylvania State Attorney General’s Gurbir S. Grewal and Josh Shapiro recently joined forces in a letter …

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