Vietnamese police have announced the arrest Sunday of Chinese-Vietnamese citizen Lam The Tai (48) who they allege is the mastermind behind a now disabled US$26.7 million illegal online football betting syndicate that operated in the central province of Thanh Hoa. Tai was arrested along with four other unnamed accomplices amid charges that he regularly organised …
The Armenian government has moved on tightening up gambling regulations following weeks of industry speculation that moves were afoot. The new regulations mainly impact marketing and advertising, restricting the latter to licensed and regulated operators in the country, and requiring that all advertising and promotion be targeted on citizens no younger than 21 years of …
The Armenian government has moved on tightening up gambling regulations following weeks of industry speculation that moves were afoot. The new regulations mainly impact marketing and advertising, restricting the latter to licensed and regulated operators in the country, and requiring that all advertising and promotion be targeted on citizens no younger than 21 years of …
Middlesbrough FC and principal partner the 32Red online casino are teaming up to support Responsible Gambling Week in the UK next month. The football club became the first in the EFL to publicly sign up to Responsible Gambling Week and 32Red is keen to show its support in delivering the message, according to a club …
Middlesbrough FC and principal partner the 32Red online casino are teaming up to support Responsible Gambling Week in the UK next month. The football club became the first in the EFL to publicly sign up to Responsible Gambling Week and 32Red is keen to show its support in delivering the message, according to a club …
Online casino operator Slotland is celebrating its twentieth birthday this year with the launch of a new proprietary developed slot titled Birthday Bash. There’s no mistaking the party theme in this desktop slot, which sports greeting cards, party hats, balloons, candy, flowers and cake on its reels. Players can hold up to four symbols for …
Online gambling games developer Pragmatic Play announced Monday that it has signed a content provision agreement with PokerStars Casino. The partnership will give PokerStars Casino’s players access to all of Pragmatic Play’s portfolio, such as recent releases like Da Vinci’s Treasure, Peking Luck and Madame Destiny, as well as popular classics like Wolf Gold. Yossi …
Online gambling games developer Pragmatic Play announced Monday that it has signed a content provision agreement with PokerStars Casino. The partnership will give PokerStars Casino’s players access to all of Pragmatic Play’s portfolio, such as recent releases like Da Vinci’s Treasure, Peking Luck and Madame Destiny, as well as popular classics like Wolf Gold. Yossi …
Online and retail bookmaker Betfred is taking the increasing focus on regulatory compliance in the gambling industry seriously, announcing this week that it is to beef up staff and training programs, and has hired the Isle of Man based SMP eGaming consultancy to implement its Compliance Academy. SMG specialises in multi-jurisdictional compliance, AML frameworks and …
Online and retail bookmaker Betfred is taking the increasing focus on regulatory compliance in the gambling industry seriously, announcing this week that it is to beef up staff and training programs, and has hired the Isle of Man based SMP eGaming consultancy to implement its Compliance Academy. SMG specialises in multi-jurisdictional compliance, AML frameworks and …
Blackstone Capital-owned Spanish gambling group Cirsa has posted a Q2-2018 trading update reporting 3.2 percent y-o-y revenue growth despite incurring a Euro 3 million loss in LatAm currency fluctuations over the reporting period. Highlights of the report include: * 3.2 percent y-o-y increase in revenue to Euro 358 million; * Adjusted EBITDA up 3.8 percent …
Blackstone Capital-owned Spanish gambling group Cirsa has posted a Q2-2018 trading update reporting 3.2 percent y-o-y revenue growth despite incurring a Euro 3 million loss in LatAm currency fluctuations over the reporting period. Highlights of the report include: * 3.2 percent y-o-y increase in revenue to Euro 358 million; * Adjusted EBITDA up 3.8 percent …
Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau released revenue performance figures for the Asian gambling hub Monday, revealing that revenues rose 2.8 percent year-on-year to 22 billion patacas ($2.73 billion). The percentage growth was slightly below analyst predictions of 3 to 10 percent, but marked the twenty-sixth consecutive monthly gain in the former Portuguese colony, after …
Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau released revenue performance figures for the Asian gambling hub Monday, revealing that revenues rose 2.8 percent year-on-year to 22 billion patacas ($2.73 billion). The percentage growth was slightly below analyst predictions of 3 to 10 percent, but marked the twenty-sixth consecutive monthly gain in the former Portuguese colony, after …
The Manila Bulletin reported over the weekend that the Philippinnes regulator Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) has conducted raids on over 170 online gaming firms it claims were operating without licenses during a crackdown against illegal operators. In a statement, Andrea D. Domingo, Pagcor chairperson said the 170 companies have been found in violation …
Its back to the jungle and ancient Aztec temples in the latest themed slot from Thunderkick, a a 5-reel, 20-payline game titled Jaguar Temple. Online punters can win up to 2,045x bet on a single spin, so there is potential for major reward in the HTML5 based game, which has features that include wilds and …
Several progressive jackpot tracking websites reported over the weekend that a stunningly fortunate online punter has cracked the Microgaming Mega Moolah jackpot for Euro 18,910,668.01 at the Grand Mondial online casino. Microgaming has not confirmed the big hit yet, and an official announcement has yet to be made by the online casino. Once confirmed, the …
In an interview with South African newspaper Saturday Star this week, the chief executive of the Casino Association of SA (Casa), Themba Ngobese, again railed against the growing incidence of illegal online gambling in South Africa, and the lack of law enforcement activity to bring it under proper control. Online gambling is specifically illegal under …
Indian financial media reports over the weekend indicate that online card games are showing remarkable revenue growth rates of between 50 to 100 percent y-o-y, with analysts predicting that Rs 11,880 crore (1 crore = 10 million) is achievable by 2023. In recent times, online gaming, particularly card games, has seen traction in the country …
Los Angeles headquartered online gambling technology provider WPFH announced over the weekend that it has secured a contract to design, build and oversee the development of a master data center for all of the online gaming/casinos of the Castilblanco Luxury Casino & Resort Project in Spain. This will include the creation and maintenance of data …
The announcement by Romanian regulator Oficiul National Pentru Jocuri de Noroc (ONJN) this week that it has suspended the licensing of online gambling operators Sea-Bet Ltd and fixed odds betting firm Bet Club System SRL – both members of the same corporate group – has triggered speculation in the absence of official explanation. Malta-based Sea-Bet …
August 2018 stats from the Nevada Gaming Control Board released Friday showed that the state’s gambling operators suffered their second consecutive month of decline as revenues fell 7.7 percent y-o-y. The decline was worse than the 0.16 percent fall experienced in July 2018. The Strip saw revenues fall a worrying 12.4 percent y-o-y, significantly worse …
Online gambling games developer Ganapati has released its much-publicised new slot Wild Sumo which as the title suggests has a theme based on the ancient Japanese art of sumo wrestling. The three reel, 10 pay-line game has an interesting random 5x multiplier that kicks in as part of a Sumo training feature. During the base …
Operators taking their chances by offering unlicensed gambling services to Dutch punters can expect to see an emboldened and assertive regulator in coming months following a decision this week by the Dutch Council of State – the nation’s highest court – that Kansspelautoriteit has the right to impose hefty fines on gambling sites it decides …