The Sunday People newspaper in the UK published a scare article over the weekend, claiming that an unidentified Whitehall source had intimated that the UK government will soon impose a GBP 2 maximum betting limit on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) despite Gambling Commission recommendations for a reduction to GBP 30 “or less” (see previous …
Red Tiger Gaming has announced that it will launch its new online slot Esqueleto Mariachi on March 26, adding to the growing list of games with themes based on the Mexican Day of The Dead festival (think Play’n Go’s Grim Muerto, IGT’s Day of the Dead, Fortunes of the Dead by NextGen and Thunderkick’s Esqueleto …
The UK newspaper The Telegraph reported over the weekend that the UK Gambling Commission is about to unveil further regulations restricting online gambling. The newspaper reports that the regulations will force gambling companies to introduce age checks on their websites in a bid to stop children from using them. Providing free games on gambling websites …
The end of Slovenia’s monopolistic gambling system may be in sight, according to press reports on new legislative moves in the National Assembly. A bill introduced earlier this year by parliamentarian Branko Zorman proposed that member states in the European Economic Community be allowed to apply for online sports betting licenses, overturning the existing monopolistic …
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has released two sets of draft regulations as it continues to work on the licensing and regulatory infrastructure for online gambling in the state. Both concern online casino and poker, and a third set is due for release on April 2. This third set is expected to deal among other …
The online gambling licensing jurisdiction Curacao in the former Dutch colonial Netherlands Antilles is causing the mother country concerns over standards and regulation, according to an article Friday in the Curacao Chronicle which quotes from the Dutch Gaming Authority’s latest annual report. In the report the DGA voices serious concerns regarding the conduct of operators …
The debate around whether Pennsylvania’s new online gambling regulations should limit the number of brands (or skins) per operator entered a new phase this week when House Representatives Rosita Youngblood and Jason Ortitay corresponded with the regulator to advise that the intent of the legalisation legislation was never to limit the number of brands an …
The Mohegan tribe, which owns the Mohegan Sun land gambling resort, has come out in support of Connecticut’s other major casino owner, the Mashantucket Pequot in calling for the legalisation of sports betting and online gambling in the state. Our readers will recall the strong supportive statements for legalisation made last week by Seth Young …
Online gambling operators licensed and active in the Belgian market will be relieved this week to learn that Belgium’s Constitutional Court has overturned the 2016 imposition of a 21 percent VAT tax. News of the court’s decision was broken this week by the Kindred Group plc, one of the online gambling companies that challenged the …
After just over a year’s service at Kindred Group as head of casino, Cristiano Blanco has been promoted head of gaming, replacing Frederik Kjell who has moved up the ladder to the office of chief product officer. During his Kindred service Blanco has been involved in a management capacity across well-known brands like Unibet, 32Red, …
Online gambling group ahaWorld AB has announced the appointment as CEO of Erik Ahlberg, an experienced industry executive with wide experience in the sector. Through its subsidiaries, ahaWorld provides Internet based gaming services, operating ahaCasino.com, ahaBingo.com, and SwedenCasino.com and Mobocasino from headquarters in Uppsala, Sweden. Ahlberg served most recently as commercial project manager for the …
Just days after hearing that its acquisition by GVC Holdings plc had been green lighted by the UK Competition and Marketing Authority this week, Ladbrokes Coral received the bad news that its appeal in a GBP 71 million tax avoidance case in 2008 has been rejected. The UK Court of Appeal rejected the Ladbrokes submission …
White label online gambling provider Nektan plc has announced a sheltering deal with slots provider, Magnet Gaming, to go live in Gibraltar. Assisting its expansion into additional jurisdictions, Nektan’s sheltering deal offers Magnet Gaming access to all available online casinos operating under a Gibraltar license. Magnet Gaming’s full portfolio of HTML5 games, including Railroad Express, …
The Industry Group for Responsible Gambling (IGRG) today announced a further enhancement to the Industry Code for Socially Responsible Advertising, requiring that throughout each television advert a responsible gambling message or a reference to www.begambleaware.org must appear. The provision will come into force at the end of June 2018. A statement from the IGRG explains …
Netherlands Gaming Authority chairman Jan Suyver pulled no punches this week in his annual report, criticising the glacially slow progress of online gambling legalisation and regulation…issues that have been in the political domain for years now. The report observes that gaming industry legislation is outdated and should be reviewed, particularly from the online gambling perspective. …
It seems that Costa Rica lawmakers, and indeed the public at large, have little interest in improving the nation’s dubious reputation as an online gambling jurisdiction, judging by the lack of debate around the issue in the current presidential elections. To be fair, the same could probably be said about the economy in general as …
Most online gambling industry observers will remember land casino billionaire Steve Wynn for his switch from being at one time interested in joining the then pioneering online gambling sector, only to later take up an opposing position on the vertical. More recently he has become the target of sexual misconduct allegations that have seen him …
Online gambling games developer NextGen Gaming believes it has a real winner with the launch of its latest release, a 5 reel, 50 pay-line online slot with a slew of interactive features that include Lightning Reel, Kong’s Call, King of Skull Island Free Spins, and Raging Re-Spins. More standard features include wilds, scatters, conventional free …
Online gambling turnkey and platform provider EveryMatrix has signed an agreement with Fugaso Gaming that will see the latter supply operators its casino content via the CasinoEngine platform. Fugaso (short for Future Gaming Solution) boasts a diverse selection of HTML5 video slots and table games, available for both PC and mobile devices that incluides Trump …
Dilanti Media is the name of a new affiliate marketing company that you could be hearing more about in the months ahead. Founded and helmed by two experienced industry executives, the venture aims to enter the affiliate marketing business in the fintech and online gambling industries. The two founders are ex-Leo Vegas CEO Johan Styren …
Online gambling games developer Pariplay Ltd., has launched Wild Cherry, the development team’s take on classic land-based fruit machine games with a strong emphasis on player engagement and retention, including a number of bonus features. Combining action-packed gameplay with a quirky style of graphics, Pariplay’s Wild Cherry transports players into a fruity world of prize …
Arena Racing Company has acquired a majority stake in virtual sports content provider Vermantia for an undisclosed consideration, and has confirmed that founder and chief executive Filippos Antonopoulos is to remain on board and is a shareholder in the company. ARC says the attraction was Vermantia’s partnership across 31 countries and 20 operators, enabling it …
Online lottery company Zeal Group has posted a set of mediocre results for FY 2017, reporting: * EBIT down at Euro 25.2 million (FY2016: Euro 38 million); * Net profit down at Euro 17.2 million (FY2016: Euro 26 million); * Sales flat at Euro 280.5 million; * 31 percent increase in new registered customers; 411,000 …
In the US state of Georgia a DFS legalisation bill that failed to make it out of committee last year is advancing with renewed energy this session. HB118 received the unanimous approval of the state Senate Regulated Industries Committee after it was referred to the Senate by the state House. The bill was introduced by …