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Yet another industry-first feature from the sports betting innovators 4th July 2018 – Sportsbet.io, the disruptive sports betting brand operated by the Coingaming Group, has launched its industry-first betting bot which allows players to place bets directly through popular instant messaging service Telegram. By engaging customers via another popular channel – Telegram has around […]
July 4th 2018 – Videoslots.com, the award-winning online casino operator, has agreed a deal to integrate a number of high-quality slots from specialist provider Red Rake Gaming. Latest releases such as Judges Rule The Show, The Asp Of Cleopatra and Eastern Goddesses will be included, as will classics such as Super 10, Electric Sevens and […]
Spain has reduced tax rates for online gambling operators in the country. The gambling industry, quite predictably, has hailed the move and termed it as an “absolutely fantastic” news. The tax cut was announced in the recently presented 771-page annual budget. The budget has several tax reductions for online gambling operators, most importantly a 5 […]
With US Supreme Court’s recent order paving the way for legalising sports betting in the country, many observers are curiously watching Canada’s gambling scene. But the indications from the country suggest that it may be going in the opposite direction. Canada’s gambling industry has created an income of $17.3 billion CAD last year. It is […]
Caesars Entertainment, one of the premier gaming companies in the USA, has acquired Centaur Gaming, an Indianapolis-based company that owns several Indiana casino and racetrack facilities. The $1.7 billion purchase will allow Caesars to enter Indiana gaming market, where sports betting has already legalised. Two of the well-known casinos in the state – Hoosier Park […]
LAKEWOOD, NJ (July, 2018) – Gaming Laboratories International (GLI®) has been approved as a test laboratory for sports-wagering equipment in West Virginia by the West Virginia State Lottery Commission, expanding a long-term relationship and bringing GLI’s global expertise in sports wagering equipment testing to West Virginia. “We are extremely pleased that the State of West Virginia has […]
BMM Testlabs, the world’s best gaming testing laboratory and technical consultancy, is pleased to welcome Obed Mathabe to our South African office and test lab based in Kyalami, Midrand as Technical Compliance Manager. Zeena Rossouw, VP, Operations & Sales Africa commented, “We are very pleased to welcome Obed to BMM South Africa to join our […]
Betting Business Russia has published an analysis of the online traffic for the most popular bookmakers’ websites. The analysis shows us the traffic of bookmakers’ domains operating in Russia. As for May this year, 15 betting companies offered online betting in the Russian Federation. In order to find out which of them were the most […]
Red Rake Gaming takes its players to a world of magic and fantasy through its new video slot Mystic Mirror. A mysterious place inhabited by unicorns and a beautiful princess results in a fantastic video slot that has the special characteristic of an optional “Sixth Reel”, where the players can decide whether or not to […]
Playtech, the gambling company, announced a partnership with customer engagement specialists Thunderbite. The agreement will see Thunderbite’s in-game promotional engagement tools integrated with Playtech’s award-winning IMS player management platform. Thunderbite’s portfolio of promotional tools provides licensees with a variety of ways to turn bonus awards into additional individual games, such as memory games, code breakers, […]
Leading online bookmaker seals two-year deal as official shirt sponsor 3rd July, 2018 – Betway has agreed a landmark two-year deal to become the official shirt sponsor of Spanish La Liga side Levante U.D. Nicknamed ‘Granotas’ (The Frogs), Levante U.D were founded more than 100 years ago and finished 15th in La Liga last […]
Colombia has issued its 12th online gambling license to local firm Royal Betting Solutions SAS. On Monday, Coljuegos, the Colombian gambling regulator announced that Royal Betting Solutions SAS had received permission to launch online operations via its Apuestalo.co domain. Royal Betting, a venture of local construction, commerce and services entrepreneurs, has signed on for an initial three-year […]
KT Corp, the largest telecommunications company in South Korea, is going to launch its second virtual reality amusement park, VRight, soon. The park will be set up in a joint partnership with GS Retail, a major convenience store operator in the country. By combining fifth-generation networks, VR and augmented reality with GS Retail’s expertise in […]
Dublin, July 03, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Mobile Value Added Services (MVAS) – Global Strategic Business Report” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East & Africa, and Latin America. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2016 through 2024. Also, a […]
The UK Esports Awards has published the complete list of finalists for the first-ever awards of this kind in the country. The list of hosts for the event has also been announced. The awards have also picked up a number of notable sponsors leading up to the event, including Presteigne Broadcast Hire, AOC, G FUEL, […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Budapest – 3 July 2018 – The large impact of blockchain technology on the gambling industry is well felt by operators and suppliers and the demands to include cryptocurrencies in the deposit and withdraw options is also growing daily. The industry is shaping up to add these modern technologies of the […]
Armed with a coin, 96-year-old Stoyan Stoimenov from the small village of Tsurkva outside Sofia hunches over and tries his luck on yet another scratchcard. “I tell myself: ‘I will win again.’ It’s not very likely but who knows,” he says, winking. Stoimenov is just one of thousands of Bulgarians who have been gripped by […]
The Thailand Police has arrested 6500 people so far on gambling-related charges since the start of the World Cup. Among the arrested 250 persons are bookmakers who operated the illegal racket. The police also confiscated 28 million baht. Deputy Police Chief Gen. Chalermkiat Sriworakarn said authorities are even considering the options to convert the temporary […]
Online gambling was banned by the Chinese government in 2015. But the FIFA World Cup in Russia triggered a sudden growth of online gambling activities, especially in WeChat groups. The Chinese authorities are cracking down such illegal gambling operations. The government is concerned that online lotteries, driven by profit, may give access to underage teenagers […]
The police authorities in eastern Kenya have burned 192 illegal machines, allegedly imported from China. The police has been on the consistent look-out to nab any illegal gaming activities throughout the country. Gambling at casinos and other government-sanctioned gaming facilities is legal in Kenya. However, such gambling facilities are not available in villages, where people […]