Reading Time: 1 minute Armenian Vice Speaker of Parliament Alen Simonyan has proposed a bill in the parliament to add further regulation to gambling industry. The bill seeks to amend the existing gambling law. “These will limit the activities of bookmaking offices in the territory of Armenia, and gambling through the well-known devices at […]
Reading Time: 1 minute PUBG Corporation today announced that the PUBG LITE Beta Test will be further expanding their service to Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar, in addition to Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore. As of today (February 13th), PUBG LITE, the free-to-play adaption of PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS, is officially available for download for the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Leading online bookmaker Betway has renewed its partnership with ESL, the world’s largest esports company. The extension, which includes an option to renew for another year, will see Betway remain as the exclusive betting sponsor of the largest CS:GO events on the circuit, including IEM Katowice, ESL One Cologne […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes International betting integrity body ESSA (Sports Betting Integrity) reported 83 cases of suspicious betting to the relevant authorities during the fourth quarter of 2018, bringing the annual total to 267 cases. Tennis (178) and football (52) constituted 86% of all alerts during the year. Geographically, Europe maintained its position as […]
Reading Time: 1 minute Swedish gaming investment company GoldBlue has signed a deal with Live Dealer provider Zustro, a gaming developer based in Cambodia. As per the agreement Zustro’s Live Casino product ZustroPlay will be integrated on GoldBlue´s platform. Zustro operates in both the operation side and a producer of live casino game for […]
Reading Time: 1 minute Kentucky’s Republican Rep. Adam Koenig, along with 14 other sponsors, has introduced HB 175. The bill proposes to legalise both sports betting and online poker in the state. According to the bill, the lottery commission of the state would act as the regulatory body for the industry. Citizens above 18 […]
Reading Time: 1 minute Quickspin, the Swedish subsidiary company of the Isle of Man-based Playtech Group, has launched its newest slot game called Ticket to the Stars. It is a vintage-looking space adventure slot game. In the game, which has a theoretical RTP of 96.52 per cent, every point of light in the night […]
Reading Time: 1 minute The Philippines-based casino company Bloomberry has secured a loan for the development of a new Solaire-branded casino resort in Quezon City. The loan is worth PHP40 billion (approx. $767 million). The company provided this information in its recent filing to the Philippine Stock Exchange. The loan has been extended to […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Business highlights Q4 2018 (Q4 2017) 11 new license agreements signed, including e.g. Svenska Spel, ATG and Veikkaus (6) 7 new games launched (2) First ever branded partnership game launched; Nitro Circus Kick-off for all employees in Krakow, Poland YGS Masters studio partnership with Fantasma Games Record jackpot pay-outs of […]
Reading Time: 1 minute The six casinos in Maryland raked up an overall revenue of $137 million in January. This represents a 7.2 per cent increase in revenue year-one-year. In spite of the rise in overall revenue, it must be stressed that only three casinos experienced a rise in revenue individually. MGM National Harbor […]
Reading Time: 1 minute Macau’s legendary casino tycoon Stanley Ho stays healthy at the age of 97 in a private hospital in Hong Kong. His wife and daughter revealed the information, dousing the rumours about his ill-health. Ho’s third wife Ina Chan Un Chan, and daughter Laurinda Ho Chiu-lin, spoke to media persons outside […]
Reading Time: 6 minutes An eventful year with continued good development in the final quarter FOURTH QUARTER • Consolidated revenue increased by 49 percent to MSEK 904 (608), with organic revenue growth amounting to 41 percentage points. Corporate acquisitions contributed 0.5 percentage point and currency 7.5 percentage points. • Profitability improved and EBITDA […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Fourth quarter and full year highlights Gross winnings revenue amounted to GBP 250.1 (238.0) million for the fourth quarter of 2018, and GBP 907.6 (751.4) million for the full year 2018. Underlying EBITDA for the fourth quarter of 2018 was GBP 58.8 (74.5) million, and GBP 203.7 (185.0) million for […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Omni-channel partnership renewed in Spain and across Latin America Playtech BGT Sports, the market-leading provider of omni-channel sports betting solutions, has extended its sportsbook partnership with Codere. The new contract, which will run until late 2022, covers its retail presence and online facilities in Spain, Mexico, Panama, and Colombia. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Led by former Paramount Vice Chairman Rob Moore, the Sentinels esports organization looks to aggressively expand reach The Sentinels are excited to announce the signing of Félix “xQc” Lengyel to the organization. The variety streamer will also be playing as a substitute for the Gladiators Legion in Overwatch Contenders. […]
Reading Time: 1 minute USA Today said it all in a sub-headline of a recent article on mobile gaming companies that projected that worldwide revenues could top $100 billion by 2021. They opined one of the major reasons for this anticipated growth in mobile gaming revenues is the collateral rise in use of smartphones […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Singular ROI Index analyzes $1.5B in ad spend and $2.7B in revenue to reveal which mobile ad networks are most effective by platform, region, and vertical. Facebook and Google are still top dogs in returning value for advertisers. But other ad networks are challenging for the lead in a […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Singular ROI Index analyzes $1.5B in ad spend and $2.7B in revenue to reveal which mobile ad networks are most effective by platform, region, and vertical. Facebook and Google are still top dogs in returning value for advertisers. But other ad networks are challenging for the lead in a […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes There has been a recent wave that has swept across the gambling industry and had the form of banning gambling related advertisement. This is the case in many European jurisdictions, but we are not excluding that this is a global wave. Media outlets have reported that such bans are scheduled […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes There has been a recent wave that has swept across the gambling industry and had the form of banning gambling related advertisement. This is the case in many European jurisdictions, but we are not excluding that this is a global wave. Media outlets have reported that such bans are scheduled […]