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Reading Time: 1 minute At Kaluwelagoda, Uurugasmanhandiya (Sri Lanka) five police officers have been injured following an assault by a group of people who were gambling. The police media unit said that the officers have been admitted in an hospital. Police Media spokesperson SP Ruwan Gunesekara said that a group of police officers was dispatched […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Australia’s Victoria state is about to tax online cambling firms at half the rate of other states after a joint lobbying effort by allied bookies in front with ALP factional heavyweight Stephen Conroy. Tim Pallas, Victoria State Treasurer stated that the 8% point-of-consumption tax would come into effect on 1 January […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Within the state of Illinois there is a ban on video gambling in more than a hundred communities, but veterans’ organisations may soon be exempt from this restriction. A bill was passed last week by state senators at the end of the month; the House is expected to take it. Politicians […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Treasurer Tim Pallas in the Australian State of Victoria introduces a levy method and would see online gambling companies taxed 8 per cent of their net wagering revenue. Victoria introduced this to raise an estimated $22.6m to help hospitals, schools, problem gambling and even out the playing field for foreign and […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Operator to strengthen leading position in home territory with SBTech-powered betting solution for regulated markets, with further launch in Armenia in coming weeks London, UK – 15 May 2018 – Georgia’s leading online sports betting operator Adjarabet has gone live with SBTech’s Seamless sportsbook solution as part of an aggressive strategy of […]
Reading Time: 1 minute Caesars Entertainment, an American gaming corporation based in Paradise town in Nevada, has signed a letter of intent with real estate investment trust Vici Properties on the sale of two properties. The LOI stated that Vici will acquire real estate assets associated with the Octavius Tower at Caesars Palace and the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes SAN FRANCISCO, May 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — As part of its ongoing commitment to provide gaming fans with the best possible information about online casinos, USA Online Casino has forged new partnerships with major casino brands. These partnerships will bring players not only regularly updated, in-depth reviews of major online casinos […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Tuesday 15th May 2018: Leading UK-based game studio Blueprint Gaming has five of its slot games in the top 20 of April’s iGaming Tracker slots rankings – two more than any other supplier. Wish Upon a Leprechaun climbed from 6th place in March to 4th in April and Genie Jackpots, now […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) is the single, independent, regulatory body responsible for the governance of all gaming activities in Malta, both online and land-based. MGA has rejected the report that gaming companies on the island had threatened to vacate if the sector was not keep spick and span. The Investigative […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Partnership begins with table games roll-out Malta, 15th May 2018 – iGaming solutions provider Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has agreed a partnership to integrate table games content from innovative supplier Relax Gaming. The deal will see Relax provide the Oslo-listed (OSE:GIG) company with Roulette and Blackjack in the initial phase, […]
Reading Time: 1 minute Seven foreigners and five locals were recently detained in gambling raid held by the officers of the Belait Police District who raided a site in Kampong Sungai Teraban, Kuala Belait (Brunei). The detained ones: seven females and five males, comprising one local, seven foreigners and four residents were caught gambling at […]
Reading Time: 1 minute During the first quarter of this year, Portugal has reported a year-on-year increase in igaming revenue, due in part to a jump up in online casino. Total online gaming revenue for the three months up to March 31 totalled €33.8m ($40.4m), which is €2.5m more than in the corresponding period compared […]
Reading Time: 1 minute During the first quarter of this year, Portugal has reported a year-on-year increase in igaming revenue, due in part to a jump up in online casino. Total online gaming revenue for the three months up to March 31 totalled €33.8m ($40.4m), which is €2.5m more than in the corresponding period compared […]
Reading Time: 1 minute In US states Nevada, Delaware and New Jersey, 888 has confirmed the roll-out of its interstate poker network. Caesars Interactive Entertainment said in the last month that it was to begin sharing online poker liquidity between the three states via both its WSOP.com and 888Poker.com brands. Since 2015, Delaware and Nevada […]
Reading Time: 1 minute Managing director of Betfred, Mark Stebbing, has called on the UK government to reassess its plans to slash the maximum stake on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs). The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) published recommendations to support the government with its review of FOBTs in March, containing limiting stakes on slot games to […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes Our latest interviewee is well know in the online gambling industry, especially in the Omni-channel development. Saverio Castellano is the co-founder, research director and CTO at GameArt, a boutique Omni-channel development studio of customised casino applications and slot games to the online, social and land-based casino verticals, with offices in Malta, Slovenia, and Serbia. […]
Reading Time: 1 minute BetConstruct announces that it has been granted two Class I licences by the Malta Gaming Authority. With these licences the company is now enabled to provide gaming products of the well-known Malta-based casino providers. Karine Kocharyan, BetConstruct Head of Licensing and Certification, comments, “Class I Remote Gaming licences granted by the […]
Reading Time: 1 minute Holland Casino is about to open a temporary facility at the so-called keukenboulevard shopping area in Sontplein (Gronigen). Erwin van Lambaart, Holland Casino director made the announcement during a press conference, stating that a semi-permanent building will be set up in a field on Europaweg. Picking a temporary location was a […]
Reading Time: 1 minute Just a few weeks from the World Cup’s kickoff what should the operators’ check-list consist of in order to ensure they provide a seamless experience to the players? Infrastructure & technology: in face of the sheer volume there must be no down-time during the event and all the systems must be […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Monday, May 14; 2018, Malta – The innovative casino games developer, Wazdan, has signed a content deal with Malta-licensed VOLT Casino which has just launched with a portfolio that includes games from industry giants NetEnt and Microgaming, as well as BeeFee games. VOLT Casino aims to be a lightning bolt in […]