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Norman Sorensen, the chairman of Grupo Codere SA, one of the largest gaming companies in Spain, has urged Spanish ministers to maintain fair dialogue and study of Spain’s gambling market. He stated in his letter to the ministers that Spanish gambling has been assaulted against its incumbents by’ false beliefs’ and’ radical political positions.’ […]
The Czech-based gaming and lottery company SAZKA has signed an agreement with the Austrian state holding company OBAG, by which SAZKA will become the majority owner of lottery group Casinos Austria. SAZKA Group, after its recent acquisition spree, has grown into one of Europe’s largest lottery and gaming operators. “We see this cooperation as […]
In what could be a direct impact of the COVID-9 virus attack in China, the lottery sales in the country plummeted by a whopping 43.4 per cent year on year in January 2020. The latest financial report from the Chinese Finance Ministry depicts a pronounced fall in sales in a number of provinces. The […]
Australia is all set to become the latest nation that supports age verification for playing loot boxes. An Australian parliamentary committee has recommended age verification as part of regulating loot boxes and video games. The “Protecting the age of innocence” report that the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs […]
The Ukrainian parliament is preparing for the second reading of gambling bill No. 2285-d, according to Vadim Misyura, the general director of all-Ukrainian union of bookmakers. He tips the second reading to take place in April or May. He says that the committee and its staff processed and systematized a huge number of amendments […]
The US subsidiary of Ainsworth Game Technology Ltd, the Australia-based slot machine developer, has acquired MTD Gaming Inc, a US-based developer and supplier of unique poker, keno and video reel content for use in Multi-Game and Video Lottery Terminal markets. The acquisition is valued at a total cost of US$26 million, payable at two […]
Banks that agreed to provide over $7 billion loan to Eldorado for the acquisition of Caesars now face an uphill battle to offload the debt to investors as fears over the coronavirus outbreak wreak havoc across the travel and leisure industry. JPMorgan Chase & Co., Credit Suisse Group AG and Macquarie Group Ltd. agreed […]
Platform provider Gamingtec announces the signing of a partnership agreement with Maverick, an Asian slots game provider. This collaboration is set to expand Gamingtec’s games portfolio and present Maverick’s products to the European market. Gamingtec’s portfolio currently includes more than 3000 games. The company collaborates with well-known and reliable content providers, such as NetEnt, […]
Applications are now being accepted for working media credentials for the NBA 2K League’s THE TIPOFF powered by AT&T. THE TIPOFF is the season’s first tournament in which teams compete for banners that link together to form THE BANNER CHAIN powered by AT&T and will be held from March 24-28 at the NBA 2K […]
INTRALOT announces its BoD decision that Mr. Sokratis Kokkalis, who remains Executive Chairman of the Board, steps down as Group CEO and will be succeeded by Mr. Christos Dimitriadis, effective 9 March 2020. In parallel, Mr. Dimitriadis has been elected Executive Member of the BoD, in replacement of Mr. Dimitrios Klonis. The Chairman of […]
Illinois officially has joined the ever-growing list of legal sports jurisdictions in the U.S. with the launch of BetRivers Sportsbook at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, and by doing so took the first step in what could be one of the largest markets in the U.S. If the Illinois market fully matures — which […]
Following strategic review, Quanta is now rebuilding its ecosystem, utility and token model towards its goal of using blockchain solutions to create gaming, fintech and e-wallet services that make social impact to targeted markets. As promised, Quanta will warrant payment of royalties to eligible token holders. Upon compilation of all wallet addresses and royalty […]
Major League Soccer and MGM Resorts International have joined hands to launch “Predict 6,” the first weekly free-to-play prediction game involving MLS. The game is available on MLSsoccer.com and the award-winning MLS mobile app. This will be the first time, the MLS is offering fans a chance to showcase their knowledge of the League […]
Parimatch’s Chief Product Officer Sergey Berezhnoy spoke at ICE London 2020 about how the operator plans to evolve the traditional sports betting experience with a focus not just on technology, but on storytelling. With a history in the video gaming industry, Sergey can see many narrative-building concepts that would translate nicely to the betting […]
The Netherlands’ government has published regulations regarding the measures set out in the Remote Gaming Act. This is with the aim of enabling the parliamentarians to submit comments on the proposed rules. The regulations set out in the Remote Gaming Decree set out how operators can conduct business in the Netherlands, and the key […]
The threat of COVID-19 virus has resulted in the postponement of another high-profile event, the World Gaming Executive Summit. The event has been postponed to 7-9 December, W Hotel, Barcelona The Summit, which delivers world class knowledge and networking opportunities to the most senior gaming specialists, will be held in the new dates with […]
The Gambling Business Group (GBG), the strategic voice of the UK gambling industry, has finally received answers from the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) about the value and allocation of financial sanctions and voluntary settlements. GBG had submitted a freedom of information request to the UKGC, which revealed financial sanctions totalling £58,946,578 over a five […]
Spelinspektionen, the Swedish Gambling Authority, reports that licensed land-based and online gambling operators generated a robust revenue of €2.3 billion in 2019. Online gambling and gambling on ships are the leading revenue generators, registering €1.3 billion turnover. Lottery and vending machines recorded €557 million. These figures are purely from licensed operators, but Spelinspektionen also […]
Praesepe, the UK-based AGC and bingo club operator, has adopted a new messaging system that promotes safer gambling for digital B3 and Category C machines to promote safer gambling. Praesepe has obtained the approval of both BACTA and the Bingo Association to display and communicate from over 4,000 of its digital gaming machines, which […]
Groove Gaming, a Malta-based gaming technology provider, has received a fillip in its efforts to expand its global growth in the form of a new partnership with online casino provider WeAreCasino. Groove Gaming has developed a world-class portfolio of over 2500 HTML5 slots. It also has in its portfolio other games from leading games […]