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Reading Time: 2 minutes Protective Equipment Transported to the U.S. via Aircraft Provided by Sands Chairman Sheldon G. Adelson Two million surgical masks donated by Las Vegas Sands arrived in Albany, New York where 500 boxes, containing one million masks were unloaded for distribution to health care providers and first responders attacking the COVID-19 crisis on the […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Boyd Gaming Corporation has announced new measures to mitigate the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the continued closure of all revenue-generating operations, Boyd will place most of its team members on unpaid furlough effective April 11. A limited number of essential team members will remain on […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The French Competition Authority has imposed a fine of 900,000 euros on the French horse racing giant Pari-Mutuel Urbain (PMU) for having infringed the competition rules by not separating its online and in-person betting services. Online gambling and betting have been open to competition since 2010, while betting at […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute China’s sports lottery is seeking support from the public to create a new mascot. The lottery officials have introduced a design contest for a new sports lottery mascot to raise awareness of the revival of the lottery, which must express the “core values of good, positive, and enterprising.” The […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Swedish gaming company Svenska Spel has reintroduced the proxy play service for its customers. The service will allow customers to nominate an individual to place bets or buy lottery tickets on their behalf. “It is for people such as the elderly who cannot get to play directly through […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Kambi Group has announced a series of cost saving measures to strengthen its financial platform and increase its ability to withstand the impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak. Despite the impact of COVID-19 on the sporting calendar in the last two weeks of the first quarter, Q1 revenue was strong and […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute An NHS clinic in Leeds has warned that gamblers could struggle during the coronavirus crisis as isolation could push them to addiction and debt. The clinic expects a rise in problem gambling rates during the pandemic as people have more time on their hands, coupled with financial and job […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Microgaming’s iconic Mega Moolah progressive jackpot slot has paid out a whopping €10,735,716.84* prize at Jackpot City. On Sunday 5 April, the winning player became the latest millionaire to be made on Microgaming’s progressive jackpot network, which remains the largest in the industry. The eight-figure jackpot is due to be […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Increase in first quarter match alerts linked to suspension of tennis Between January and 22 March 2020 the TIU received a total of 38 match alerts through its Memorandums of Understanding with the regulated betting industry. This compares to 21 alerts for the same period in 2019, a year in which […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes AC Milan and FC Internazionale will face off in a game of Pro Evolution Soccer 2020 to bring all fans together in these difficult times The first-ever virtual derby is set to take place on Saturday 11th April at 12:30pm CEST with Rafael Leao of AC Milan taking on Sebastiano Esposito […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Kirill “Kiryache32” Grishin joins Virtus.pro Fortnite roster. He’ll compete alongside Jamal “Jamside” Saydaev and Dmitry “Siberiajkee” Voronin. The 15-year-old prodigy has claimed more than $69 000 in winnings since Fall 2019. Kirill’s channel on Twitch streaming platform regularly gathers thousands of concurrent viewers. Sergey Glamazda, Virtus.pro General Manager: “We’re […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes “We’re at the birth of a new disruptive entertainment genre. FaZe Clan is a very powerful pipeline into gaming culture and their cultural impact reminds me of the early days of 90s hip hop. The combined reach of FaZe Clan and NTWRK is going to be very powerful.” – NTWRK […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes NSUS Group, the marketing arm of online poker brand GGPoker, donates $100,000 to Toronto General & Western Hospital Foundation’s UHN Emergency COVID-19 Fund. The fund helps University Health Network (UHN), Canada’s number-one research hospital, facilitate critical clinical trials and support frontline staff providing care to the wider Toronto community. […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Without NCAA Tournament, NBA, baseball, and more, sportsbooks attract $75 million in bets, according to PlayIndiana Indiana’s retail and online sportsbooks were hit hard in the first weeks of the coronavirus shutdown, costing the state an estimated $125 million in wagers in March, according to PlayIndiana. And with no immediate […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute 32Red, the sponsor of Derby County FC, has launched its latest responsible gambling campaign featuring Wayne Rooney. 32Red released the video as part of their ongoing commitment to encourage responsible gambling, with Rooney at the forefront of the move. The former Manchester United and England captain, now with Derby, […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Virtual Edition of MARE BALTICUM Gaming Summit addresses global industry topics on the 7th of May. With numerous gambling industry experts joining the panel discussions at the Virtual Edition of MARE BALTICUM Gaming Summit, we are taking time today to introduce you to Sören Meius, Estonian Ministry of Finance. Sören […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Qontigo has expanded its suite of innovative thematic indices by two new concepts: online gaming and the fight against obesity. The STOXX® Video Gaming & eSports Index and the STOXX® Health & Weight Loss Index were introduced today, and financial products based on these indices are expected to launch in […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute SBTech to offer supplier’s continuous automated live lottery draws Pin Projekt, the leading live lottery supplier, has secured a deal with the award-winning platform and technology provider SBTech, for the entire portfolio of their live betting games. As part of the agreement, SBTech will offer the live service that […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has published the reasons for suspending Triplebet’s licence. Triplebet’s operating licence was suspended on February 17 as part of a package of sanctions for social responsibility and money laundering failings. An investigation found serious failings in Triplebet’s approach to anti-money laundering, the monitoring of […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute GameCo, a leading designer and manufacturer of gambling platforms, has announced a licensing partnership with Etermax and its Trivia Crack app. The deal was brokered between Striker Entertainment on behalf of Etermax and Mix Licensing Group on behalf of GameCo. “Etermax’s Trivia Crack is one of the most popular […]