The results from a year-and-a-half-long review of Sweden’s gambling industry were published this spring, recommending the replacement of Svenska Spel’s monopoly over the provision of licensed iGaming services with a more liberal licensing system that would admit international operators to the local market. It is now up to Sweden’s Riksdag (the country’s legislature) to […]
New online casino bets on millions of “loyal” Metalheads worldwide… Fans of Metal music and casino gaming now have the perfect platform for their interests. Metal Casino is launching the world’s first gaming site for hard rock enthusiasts. Targeting hundreds of millions of Metal fans worldwide, and having already partnered with some of the genre’s major stars, […]
Betting on the internet has drastically expanded during the last 15 years, as a massive percentage of players turned from betting shops to online operators to quench their everyday betting needs. This trend brought with it the need for new iGaming legislation that would allow for the fairer competition among the various betting sites, protect […]
Lately we have been witnessing many mergers and takeovers. When Clarion Events bought iGaming Business, I had starred at my screen for a couple of hours just before I’ve asked myself if this is one of my biggest surprises that I am going to see in this industry regarding company mergers and takeovers. Well, I […]
Тhe most important event in the gaming and entertainment industry in the Balkans and Eastern Europe – BEGE Expo was held for the 8th consecutive year from 24th to 25th November in Inter Expo Center, Sofia. Over 60 companies from the region and around the world attended the event by presenting their latest product developments […]
This week we managed to catch up with i-Gaming Forum’s Editorial Director, Heidi Scheiffele, who was kind to provide answers to some questions that were raised by our audience. All we can say that Heidi is a a great professional in what she does and it’s the first interviewee that coloured the interview document, guessing with her favourite […]
“Football is a simple game; 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win.” – Former English footballer Garry Linekar, after suffering multiple defeats against Germany Had Linekar been a compulsive online punter, and not an acclaimed international player, he would have had a slightly different view of […]
Stand your ground online – the future growth for the National Lottery The real money gaming market is a growing and valuable segment of the digital economy, with an increasing share of the global gaming market. The interactive gaming market was estimated to be worth €26.1billion in 2013, with a predicted compound annual growth rate […]