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Colombian professional football wants a cut of regulator’s online betting revenues

2 Oct 2018

Local media reports from Colombia suggest that the nation’s professional football governing body División Mayor del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano (Dimayor) has taken a leaf out of the NFL’s playbook in attempting to horn in on the regulator revenues generated by online gambling. Dimayor has apparently sued Colombian regulator Coljeugos, complaining that it has issued online …

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Colombian professional football wants a cut of regulator’s online betting revenues

2 Oct 2018

Local media reports from Colombia suggest that the nation’s professional football governing body División Mayor del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano (Dimayor) has taken a leaf out of the NFL’s playbook in attempting to horn in on the regulator revenues generated by online gambling. Dimayor has apparently sued Colombian regulator Coljeugos, complaining that it has issued online …

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New rules on disputes from UKGC

2 Oct 2018

The UK Gambling Commission kicked off the week Monday with a communication on an important issue – new regulations for third-party Alternative Dispute Resolution providers mediating in disputes between online gambling operators and players. The new regulations come into force at the end of this (October) month and follow three years of preparation in which …

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New rules on disputes from UKGC

2 Oct 2018

The UK Gambling Commission kicked off the week Monday with a communication on an important issue – new regulations for third-party Alternative Dispute Resolution providers mediating in disputes between online gambling operators and players. The new regulations come into force at the end of this (October) month and follow three years of preparation in which …

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Russian regulator swings the online gambling ban hammer again

2 Oct 2018

The already ban-happy Russian telecommunications regulator Roskomnadzor took things up a gear over the weekend in its efforts to protect the locally licensed online betting sites, imposing bans on 1,500 domains and counting. The latest bans add more domains to the 14,500 blocked in August this year, and the 76,000 that the regulator bas barred …

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Russian regulator swings the online gambling ban hammer again

2 Oct 2018

The already ban-happy Russian telecommunications regulator Roskomnadzor took things up a gear over the weekend in its efforts to protect the locally licensed online betting sites, imposing bans on 1,500 domains and counting. The latest bans add more domains to the 14,500 blocked in August this year, and the 76,000 that the regulator bas barred …

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Oryx enters the Colombian online market

2 Oct 2018

Oryx Gaming has made its first steps into the Colombian iGaming market on the back of a content partnership with fully licensed operator Wplay.co. Colombian players will gain access to Oryx’s casino and slot games portfolio. Wplay.co will now be able to offer its players a number of Oryx’s proprietary content as well as content …

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Oryx enters the Colombian online market

2 Oct 2018

Oryx Gaming has made its first steps into the Colombian iGaming market on the back of a content partnership with fully licensed operator Wplay.co. Colombian players will gain access to Oryx’s casino and slot games portfolio. Wplay.co will now be able to offer its players a number of Oryx’s proprietary content as well as content …

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Good first half for Greek online gambling operators

2 Oct 2018

The Greek news publication ekathimerini.com reported Monday that the Greek online gambling market has enjoyed a buoyant first half to this year thanks to the World Cup football in June-July, with the 24 “temporary” Greek betting licensees declaring total turnover of Euro 3.23 billion and gross gaming revenues of Euro 182.8 million in January-June. The …

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Good first half for Greek online gambling operators

2 Oct 2018

The Greek news publication ekathimerini.com reported Monday that the Greek online gambling market has enjoyed a buoyant first half to this year thanks to the World Cup football in June-July, with the 24 “temporary” Greek betting licensees declaring total turnover of Euro 3.23 billion and gross gaming revenues of Euro 182.8 million in January-June. The …

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Irish gambling taxes set to rise

2 Oct 2018

Quoting well-informed sources, the Irish Examiner newspaper reported Monday that the Irish government is set to hike gambling tax from 1 percent to 2 percent of GGR in the next budget, raising an estimated Euro 50 million by doubling the burden on operators. Part of the additional revenue will be dedicated to gambling addiction treatment …

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Irish gambling taxes set to rise

2 Oct 2018

Quoting well-informed sources, the Irish Examiner newspaper reported Monday that the Irish government is set to hike gambling tax from 1 percent to 2 percent of GGR in the next budget, raising an estimated Euro 50 million by doubling the burden on operators. Part of the additional revenue will be dedicated to gambling addiction treatment …

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Vietnamese police detain online gambling mastermind

1 Oct 2018

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 …

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Vietnamese police detain online gambling mastermind

1 Oct 2018

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 …

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Armenia tightens gambling regulations

1 Oct 2018

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 …

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Armenia tightens gambling regulations

1 Oct 2018

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 …

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Online casino and EFL club join to support Responsible Gambling Week

1 Oct 2018

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 …

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Online casino and EFL club join to support Responsible Gambling Week

1 Oct 2018

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 …

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Slotland launches new slot to celebrate twentieth anniversary

1 Oct 2018

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 …

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Pragmatic play pens flagship Pokerstars Casino deal

1 Oct 2018

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 …

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Pragmatic play pens flagship Pokerstars Casino deal

1 Oct 2018

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 …

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Betfred beefs up compliance training

1 Oct 2018

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 …

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Betfred beefs up compliance training

1 Oct 2018

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 …

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Cirsa issues trading update

1 Oct 2018

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 …

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