A complaint laid with France’s competition authority, L´Autorité de la concurrence, by Betclic Everest in 2013 has progressed with the news that Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) will separate its online horserace betting business from its retail sector as of December 10, 2015. At the time, Betclic claimed the former monopoly had a competitive advantage over …
Having heard proposals from Clubs Australia earlier today (see previous reports), Australian offshore gambling review chairman Barry O’Farrell listened as Facebook, Google and Twitter, under the Digital Industry Group (DIG) umbrella association, weighed in on the workability of blocking illicit websites and cutting off access to payment processors. “We consider there to be fundamental flaws …
HM Revenue and Customs has won a tax avoidance in a British court against Ladbrokes involving GBP 54 million. The First-tier Tribunal ruling means Ladbrokes cannot reclaim £54m in tax,” HMRC said. “Another three similar cases are worth £112m of tax.” According to HMRC, the tax avoidance scheme, which was promoted by accountancy firm Deloitte …
According to UBS analyst, Tal Grant, Playtech may be considering acquisition bids on OpenBet and Inspired in line with a focus on strengthening its sports business. The report in the UK Evening Standard puts a GBP 500 million price tag on both companies who are reportedly up for sale. “While a £500 million price tag …
The Ukraine Finance Ministry is proposing the legalisation and regulation of all forms of gambling in the country from retail to bricks and mortar casinos to online gambling. The proposal, published on the Ministry’s website this week, calls for the establishment of a national service for gambling, coordinated by the Finance Ministry’s Cabinet of Ministers. …
A Unibet Maria Casino player has hit a huge jackpot on NETENT’s Mega Fortune Dreams of SEK 42.1 million (Euro 4.5 million). The Swedish player in his 40’s won the life-changing sum after placing a SEK 20 (Euro 2.15) bet. Earlier this year, an unnamed Betsson mobile customer from Hessen won Euro 3.1 million and …
Online betting operator BETWAY expanded on its recently announced three-year sponsorship of the International Tennis Federation’s Davis Cup and Fed Cup (see previous reports), putting its name to a new quick-fire Tie Break Tens tennis tournament featuring Davis Cup heroes. The inaugural Tie Break Tens tournament will take place this weekend at the Royal Albert …
Clubs Australia, the organisation representing Australia’s 6,500 licensed clubs in a A$7 billion business sector, has urged the Australian government’s review of online gambling to recommend a ban on further expansion of online gambling services; the imposition of a place of consumption tax on internet operators; and to reject representations from the online sector to …
Annual statistics quoted at a recent meeting in Brussels by Juan Espinosa, chief of the Spanish regulator Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego reveal that sports betting still rules in the online environment, with 60 percent of Spanish internet and mobile punters wagering on sports events. Other interesting demographics included a total online gambling population …
British bookmaker Ladbrokes has entered into an advertising and sponsorship agreement with German club SV Werder Bremen, with the first signage going up over the weekend at the football team’s home ground. The deal, set to run until the end of the current Bundesliga season, marks Ladbrokes’ first foray into the German sports market, according …
Macau’s Secretary for Security, Wong Sio Chak, has announced that next year will see the updating of the gambling island’s cyber and anti-internet crime legislation, along with the establishment of a new cyber security centre similar to those operating in neighbouring Hong Kong and on the Chinese mainland. The Macau Judiciary Police will operate the …
DFS market leader DraftKings has launched litigation in a Boston court against payment processing firms Optimal and Vantiv, accusing them of breach of contract. The two companies withdrew their services to DraftKings and other DFS operators following the issue of a cease and desist warning by the New York Attorney General early in November, alleging …
Greek betting firm OPAP’s retail operators staged a walk-out in protest of the Greek Government’s new gaming tax of 5 cents on each bet due to be implemented from January 1, 2016. The tax forms part of an agreement by the Government to meet demands from Europe’s eurozone bailout institution but operators say it will …
Executive director of the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) André Wilsenach will leave the authority at the end of January 2016 to take up the role of executive director of the new International Center for Gaming Regulation (ICGR) at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. “Whilst we are naturally sorry that André will be departing …
Denmark’s online gambling market has grown in the third quarter compared to the same period 2014 but still lags behind Q2/2015 results in terms of gross gaming revenue (GGR), the Danish gambling authority Spillmyndigheden reports. Betting GGR amounted to DKK 560 million, (Q3/2014: DKK 495 million) showing strong growth compared to both the third quarter …
Åland-based gaming company Paf has launched an overhaul of its paf.com website, saying it vastly improves the user experience by individualising content based on customers’ preferences and behaviour. Once logged in the website automatically adapts to the user preferences whether accessed via pc, mobile or tablet through their own “My PAF” tab. My PAF offers …
Canadian platform provider Contagious Gaming has named Craig Loverock as its new chief financial officer and corporate secretary. Loverock succeeds Adam Kniec, he joins the company having run his own consulting agency for the past eight months. In related news, Contagious Gaming updated the market on its impending acquisition of Digitote Limited saying it had …
Australian major professional sports bodies under the guise of the Coalition of Major Professional and Participation Sports (CMPPS) are supporting a push by corporate bookmakers lobbying to have the ban on in-play betting removed. Comprising professional cricket, tennis, football and netball bodies, CMPPS is backing the move saying legalising in-play betting would reduce the appeal …
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Daub Alderney has taken on a suite of GECO Gaming content which it will deliver via GECO’s remote gaming server to Daub’s Kitty Bingo, Lucky Pants Bingo and Spin-and-Win operations. “This verifies our approach of including not just our own games in the RGS, but also the games of a broad spectrum of new and …
Mediatech Spain has launched Wanabet.es for new omni-channel client R.Franco. The solution offers fixed odds and live sports betting from BetConstruct, live casino from Evolution Gaming and casino gaming content from Microgaming, NETENT and NYX Gaming. In addition the partnership has leveraged Mediatech Solutions’ land-based extension “Candy” to power R.Franco’s custom built retail sports betting …
Cherry has announced changes to its online gaming executive team, saying it reflects the areas growing importance to the company. Jonas Wåhlander has been appointed chief executive officer for the division to support further growth and profitability.j He brings 15 years’ senior experience from within screen-based, online entertainment businesses, most recently managing the Universal Sony …
The Casino Association of South Africa is set to launch an education campaign on the consequences of illegal online gambling in South Africa. The campaign, which is expected to run until the end of the first quarter next year, is designed to highlight the real issues behind illegal online gambling, to warn and protect unsuspecting …
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