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Reading Time: 1 minute A new study, conducted by the Department of Health, has revealed that 10 per cent of children in Ireland engage with some form of gambling, mainly lottery tickets, scratch cards and horse- or dog-racing. Scratch cards are the most popular form. The National Lottery said it had responded to these […]
Reading Time: 1 minute Latvia’s parliament has decided to ban gambling halls throughout the country. The deputy Juris Jurass of New Conservative Party has stated that amendments are needed and that casinos can only be located in luxury hotels. There are 58 such hotels in Riga and 17 in the regions. Big investments are […]
Reading Time: 1 minute Labour’s deputy leader Tom Watson said the UK government should treat problem gambling as a “public health emergency.” He has called for an online crackdown online gambling and related activities. While talking about problem gambling, he said: “Problem gambling is Britain’s hidden epidemic,” he will say during a speech at […]
Reading Time: 1 minute The States of Guernsey will conduct a health impact assessment of gambling in the island. The Committee for Health and Social Care, the Committee for Home Affairs and the States Trading Supervisory Board are conducting the study. The study’s objective is to review the gambling participation and behaviours, focusing on […]
Reading Time: 1 minute Armenia has introduced a legislation with the intention of tackling gambling addiction. The law will come into force when the parliament passes the bill. Atom Janjughazyan, Minister of Finance, said: “The bill is aimed at enhancing regulatory restrictions of the gambling sector, which will enable making infatuation with gambling […]
Reading Time: 1 minute Herosphere, an online gaming and betting platform has integrated Dash into its platform. Its users can easily use their HERO coin to place bets on Dash. “With our team based in Austria we set out to create a platform with the goal of bringing back fun & joy to betting […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Premier betting company Betsson has welcomes the Remote Gambling Bill that has been passed by the Dutch Senate. But the company has raised concerns about the accompanying proposal for a cooling off period. The bill is expected to herald the era of modern gaming in the Netherlands. The new law […]
Reading Time: 1 minute Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has declared March 2019 as problem gambling awareness month. He said the main intention of the declaration is to “encourage all Ohioans to participate in the theme, “Awareness + Action,” to ensure that friends, family and healthcare access points develop a growing awareness of responsible gambling […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes International award-winning iGaming software development company, BtoBet has renewed their multi-year partnership with Betradar, maintaining their Gold Certification Status with the global leader in analysing and leveraging the power of sports data. BtoBet first became a client of Betradar in 2016. Since then it has gained Betradar’s Gold Certification status […]
Reading Time: 1 minute We are honored to announce our latest sponsor in the record-breaking sponsors’ list Prague Gaming Summit has ever seen. Iforium will join Prague Gaming Summit as General Sponsor and you can meet their team at the conference to start potential partnership straight away! Founded in 2006 and based in the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes ITL’s presence at EuroCIS – the Leading Trade Fair for Retail Technology – was deemed one of their busiest shows to date with many visitors wanting to demo the company’s new cash handling products, ideal for retail and self-serve applications. Thorsten Labusch, VP of Sales & Business Development (RKB) for […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The National Basketball Association (NBA) and BetEasy, majority owned by The Stars Group, announced a partnership that will make BetEasy the first official wagering partner of the NBA in Australia. In December, The Stars Group became an authorized gaming operator of the NBA in the U.S. under the BetStars brand. […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Major League Baseball (MLB) and Sportradar – the global leader in sports data intelligence – announced a wide-ranging, multi-year partnership to enhance and expand distribution of MLB’s real time game statistics around the globe. Starting with the 2019 season, the deal, which encompasses media and gaming rights at both international […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes BMM Testlabs, the world’s best gaming testing laboratory and technical consultancy, has been officially approved by LOTBA, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Marzia Turrini, SVP Business Development Europe and South America commented, “We are very pleased to have been approved by LOTBA to deliver BMM services to Argentina. The cornerstones of BMM […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes We are excited to announce that the online voting session for the inaugural Baltic and Scandinavian Gaming Awards (BSG Awards 2019) is now live! You can vote for your favorite companies in the Baltic and Nordic region between 1 – 31 March to help them reach the top 5 and […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes From Local to Global SiGMA has undergone something of a transformation in recent years – the inaugural show in 2014 saw the company corner an untapped niche of opportunity within the local iGaming market. Buoyed by its early success, SiGMA expanded their operations for 2015, putting on a ground-breaking show […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes In March 2018, the UK Gambling Commission stated that it would consider banning the use of credit cards at online gambling websites. The announcement of a potential credit card ban came following the gambling authority’s report into how to make online gambling safer, deeming the removal or restriction of credit […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Century Casinos, Inc. (Nasdaq Capital Market®: CNTY) announced today that Century Mile Racetrack and Casino in South Edmonton, Alberta, Canada will be opening its casino, restaurant, sports bar and off-track betting lounge on April 1, 2019. The horse racing season is scheduled to start with Thoroughbred racing on the one-mile racetrack for the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes 12BET is announced as the International Table Tennis Federation’s (ITTF) Official International Betting Partner for the World Table Tennis Championships this April. The ITTF is delighted to confirm 12BET as Official International Betting Partner for the biggest Table Tennis event of the year: the Liebherr 2019 ITTF World Championships, taking […]
Reading Time: 1 minute G2 Esports has raised $17.3 million from prominent New York investors and a variety of global tech moguls. The backers include New York investors Seal Rock Partners, Al Tylis, and Dan Gilbert. They teamed up with other investors Parkwood Corp. and Everblue Management to lead the round. The capital will […]