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Reading Time: 3 minutes Brussels, 9 March 2018 – The Commission is setting up a group on artificial intelligence to gather expert input and rally a broad alliance of diverse stakeholders. The expert group will also draw up a proposal for guidelines on AI ethics, building on today’s statement by the European Group on Ethics in […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Telkom Indonesia, the country’s largest telecommunications provider, will present the IndiHome Esports League from March until the end of 2018, set to continue over two years and split into four seasons. Teams will compete for a total prize pool of one billion rupiah, equating to $72,000. Season one starts this month […]
Reading Time: 1 minute A total of 3,197 simulator machines and computers worth RM4.5 million used for gambling activities in Penang (Malaysia) were disposed of by police today. Penang police chief Dato A. Thaiveegan said the items were seized in police operations dubbed “Ops Dadu” from 2015 to 2017. “The items were seized in 514 […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes An Australian-registered sports gambling website allowing bets to placed with bitcoin is under investigation after urging from Tasmanian independent MP Andrew Wilkie. The JustBet site is registered by the Christmas Island Domain Administration (CIDA), which lists itself as the “administrator” for the Australian island territory’s web addresses ending in ‘.cx’. JustBet […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Casting their spell once again, Foxium, the provider of creative online and mobile casino games is out with their most brand new and sophisticated slot, Adelia- The Fortune Wielder. Released through Microgaming, the game offers the players the golden chance to follow Adelia on her quest for ‘Fortune’ and ‘Treasure’. In […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Leading bookmaker enlists free-to-play sports-contest specialist to improve client acquisition and retention 9th March, 2018 – SportCaller, the free-to-play sports-game specialist, has struck a deal with William Hill to deliver a new game, Football21, to optimise the operator’s thriving customer base. Football21 is a weekly free-to-enter competition which asks players […]
Reading Time: 1 minute A preponderant number of shareholders at GVC Holdings voted yesterday to back up the company’s proposed acquisition of Ladbrokes Coral Group. In December 2017, GVC agreed to purchase Ladbrokes Coral in a deal worth approx. £4bn (€4.49bn/$5.55bn) and integrate the two businesses. A poll at GVC’s EGM points out that 99.97% of shareholders […]
Reading Time: 1 minute Puskás Ferenc Labdarugó Akadémia, commonly known as Puskás Akadémia FC or simply Puskás Akadémia have recently founded their eSports team. The Academy is part of the 11v11 FIFA Pro Club, has a NB I (national championship – first class) footballer in the team (Péter Szakály) and it’s unique in Hungary. The creation of the online team […]
Reading Time: 1 minute Scientific Games, a global leader in the gaming and lottery industries penned a five-year-long partnership with Arizona Lottery in the US. As per the terms of the partnership, Scientific Games will provide administrative systems technology at the Lottery’s headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona. The Lottery will have access to a flexible back-office […]
Reading Time: 1 minute An online gambling tax is expected to be introduced in the NSW (New South Wales) budget at either 15 per cent of bookmakers’ profits or 2 per cent of total turnover, in a move expected to add $100 million a year to state coffers. Treasurer Dominic Perrottet will announce today a […]
Reading Time: 1 minute Casinos are in the proximity of receiving an ascent in Japan as the IR Implementation Bill is all set to be voted during the next few months. However, the lawmakers are evaluating diverse strategies to confirm regulations are followed to the letter, including some that could turn out to be advantageous […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s been over six years since the Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel issued an opinion that opened the door for states to legalize certain forms of online gaming. In response to inquiries by New York and Illinois, the OLC determined (as have the courts) that states could offer online […]
Reading Time: 1 minute The IR Implementation Bill is currently under the consideration of the Congress of Japan. Addressing of the IR Implementation Bill by the Japanese Congress finally will determine the trajectory of the casino industry in the nation. Investors all around the world are looking forward to the regulation on the Japanese market […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes IAB Europe today released the draft technical specifications for its GDPR Transparency & Consent Framework (“Framework”) for public comment. First announced in November 2017, the Framework is a cross-industry effort to help publishers, technology vendors, agencies and advertisers meet the transparency and user choice requirements (including consent where necessary) of the GDPR before […]
Reading Time: 11 minutes Antitrust and Competition Another transaction in the technology sector referred to the European Commission for its review The European Commission (“Commission”) is yet again set to review a transaction in the technology sector which does not meet the EU merger notification thresholds but that is likely to have cross-border effects in […]
Reading Time: 1 minute The Parliament of Bermuda is busy with the mooting of a casino legalisation. In view of this, the government of the island of Bermuda might give a nod of yes to new casino regulation. With the Tourism Minister, Jamahl Simmons striving for the approval of the law, the British Overseas Territory […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes Ericsson, the multinational networking and telecommunications company which has been shaping the future of mobile broadband internet communications through its continuous technology leadership, is now in the act of experimenting with a host of machine learning and predictive intelligence algorithms to develop the next-gen automated network infrastructure. The age of 5G is […]
Reading Time: 1 minute With the intention of backing-up the persistent growth of the existing and new markets, a new functionary has been brought on board by Global Gaming, who will accede as the Chief Growth Officer and will work in coordination with the group CMO, with a clear focus on the acquisition of new customers. […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes NOVOMATIC’s stake in Ainsworth has been acceded by the authorities. The deal claims to be a huge Austrian investment and the initial successful registration of an Austrian gaming company in Las Vegas, Nevada. With All the international regulatory approvals been set-up, it has finally materialised. NOVOMATIC acquired approximately 52 percent of the […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes LAS VEGAS, March 8 – Las Vegas Sands Corp. announced today that the company has entered into a definitive agreement under which Wind Creek Hospitality, an affiliate of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of Alabama, will acquire the Sands Bethlehem property in Pennsylvania for a total enterprise value of $1.30 […]