Legislation & Market
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The support for legalizing gambling in Taiwan increases
Novomatic to welcome Ainsworth's approval of proposed share transaction
Owing to the relationship that gets the chance to be successfully established, it is expected that AGT’s development will soon accelerate and will be also able to support the growth and creation of a company that is stronger and having deeper product breadth, which will help the company to be more competitive while standing against […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
Malta Gaming Authority reports a revenue growth in 2015
The mentioned revenue, as estimated by the Malta Gaming Authority, came in at €60.9 million ($67.3 million), up 4.3% on the €58.4 million generated in the previous period of 12-months. The land-based industry on Matlta witnessed the revenue expansion of 3% year-on-year to €78.1 million, while the whole amount of played funds in the land […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
Gambling Commission warns UK operators about novelty betting markets
In his letter containing the clues, Richard Watson, Programme Director, Enforcement and Intelligence for the GC, related mainly to the Great British Bake off and Strictly Come Dancing. Last year, the lawyers from BBC addressed the bookmakers with their discontent concerning the offering of odds on the outcome of pre-recorded Bake Off shows. In October, […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
Malta Gaming Authority to partner with iGaming Academy
For now, not many details are known, however, it is easy to conclude that the endorsement is a major coup foe people responsible for organizing the Forum – the iGaming Academy, which is widely recognized as the main force providing the expert training and education, for the online gaming industry. iGaming Academy Director, Jaime Debono, […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
Amaya holds its lips tight
Amaya was found in 2004 and it soon became one of the leading online gaming developers. The company then became an owner of PokerStars and was the major force on the online Poker world. Until 2014 Amaya became the world’s largest publicly traded online gaming company. Until recently, when former chairman and CEO David Baazov […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
Pennsylvania House approves online gambling
The result means that the Pennsylvania state is one-third of the way to become the fourth state to legalize and regulate online poker. The bill was passed on Tuesday and if it is passed by the Senate and Gov. Tom Wolf, Pennsylvania will join New Jersey, Delaware and Nevada as the state where online gambling […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
ESSA links-up Russian Fonbet
Quite recently the betting industry integrity ESSA has expanded its reach and entered the Russian market, by getting into a partnership with Russian Fonbet. Fonbet, which is a company that runs both Russian online services as well as holds land based betting shops, will be the 20th operator to enter into cooperation and became a […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
Brexit as a boost for lottery market?
The Brexit referendum has created a lot of uncertainty about global economic growth. The decision made by British follows a slow recovery of world’s economics since 2008. This creates a probability that more and more costumers are likely to draw their attention towards lottery, to improve their financial situation. This would result with a huge […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
UK remote gambling is stable, but the land based shops are suffering a crisis
The total gross gambling has increased in the UK in the period between October 2014 and September 2015. It has increased from €13.6 billion to €15.2 billion between April 2014 and march 2015. The €4.3 billion growth generated by remote gambling represents 29% of the total figure and it is relatively steady figure. It is […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
Portugal’s gambling regulator issues second gaming licence
Serviço de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos announced that Licence 002 has been issued after Betclic Everest Group became the first online sports betting operator to enter the country’s market. Bet Entertainment has already went online with its Portuguese website (bet.pt) and is operated by a popular developer and provider SBTech. The gambling operator said […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
Online poker in Portugal delayed until November
In 2015, the country approved regulation to make online gaming in the country legal which led to the withdrawal of several major companies, including online poker brands PokerStars and Full Tilt which left the country as these companies offer their services only in regulated markets. So far, Portugal has awarded only one online licence in […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
Lawyer advises Italian operators over Brexit
It could be some time until the UK exits the European Union, however, concerns have been raised over the impact the move could have on gambling, including the Italian iGaming market. Coraggio noted in a blog post on the Gamingtechlaw.com that current Italian law requires both online operators and AWP/VLT licensees to ensure the holder […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
New president of Philippines rejects further development of online gambling regulations
As the oldest person ever elected for the position of the president, the 71-year-old Duterte is a member of the PDP-Laban political party and the first nation’s president of Mindanaoan descent. To support his stand, Duterte cited the difficulties in taxing online gambling. “There is no way of the government collecting taxes there online,” Duterte […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
PokerStars and Full Tilt exit Slovenia
Both brands have ceased operations on the 4th of July, with Slovenian players being given the option to withdraw any remaining cash at their own convenience. The move comes after both companies exited the Israeli market last week. A PokerStars spokesperson said in a statement issued to Pokernews.com: “Our management team regularly reviews our operations […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
Gambling Commission introduces new rules to lower gambling-related crime
The UK Gambling Commission is planning to launch a set of new rules prepared to lower the gambling-related crime rate. The new rules are announced as a result of a consultation led by the Gambling Commission that took place at the end of 2015, and they will come into force later this year. The new […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
BetGames.tv received UK gambling software operating license
BetGames.tv has announced it has received a Remote Gambling Software License from the UK Gambling Commission. The license would give the supplier the chance to provide its software to the UK gambling market. The approval from the regulator means that TV Zaidimai Ltd., that owns the BetGames.tv brand, is fully compliant with the terms of […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
Curaçao gambling licenses questioned by Dutch MP
A Dutch MP, who decided to make it his mission to reveal corruption in the territories of Holland and Curaçao where Ronald van Raak believes there are some serious wrongdoings in issuing online gambling licenses. The MP has now written for the second time to the Minister of Kingdom Relations, Ronald Plasterk about this issue. […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
William Hill withdraws from the online market of British Columbia
William Hill is pulling out from the gaming market in the Canadian province of British Columbia Last week players in British Columbia received a message informing that the bookmaker is to cease operations in the province, citing “regulatory reasons beyond its control.” There was a statement in the message: “We will be suspending the accounts […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
iGaming Academy and SiGMA join forces to launch new Education Forum
The Malta-based iGaming Academy is to join forces with SiGMA to present the iGaming Education Forum that will bring together international gaming companies of all sizes as well those which are new to the market. The event will be held during the conference between the 16th and 18th of November, in a dedicated venue. The […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
Daily fantasy sports to be discussed by Capitol Hill Comittee
This week, the US House of Representative Committee on Energy and Commerce will debate the matters of the country’s disputed fantasy sports industry. A hearing will take place on the 11th of May and it will feature input from a group of eight witnesses which has a different background and opinion on the future of […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
Playtech takes over supply of Austrian poker network
Playtech, the world’s leading omni-channel gaming software and services supplier, has agreed terms with win2day to take over supply of Austria’s regulated online poker network. The initial three-year deal will see Playtech work closely with the Austrian Lotteries and Casinos Austria-owned win2day brand to replace existing suppliers and deliver a cutting-edge, bespoke desktop and mobile-enabled […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
BetClic Everest domains as part of iPoker Network
BetClic Everest Group, online casino operator, has come to an agreement with Playtech Limited. They agreed that two domains: BetClic.com and EverestPoker.com can integrate with the gambling software designer and supplier’s iPoker Network. BetClic Everest Group disclosed information that this agreement enables all players to take advantage of Playtech’s poker and casino product innovations and […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
Betsson to expand their market to Latvia
Triobet – the Betsson’s subsidiary – took care of securing a Latvian gaming license, allowing the company to include to its market new possibilities. Betsson has informed, that owing to this license, Tribet will be able to offer its services in Latvia, simultaneously allowing Betsson to leave the blacklist of the country’s gambling industry. As […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
Endorphina has Bitcoin on its mind
Endorphina is participating at Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Prague underlining the bitcoin gaming niche importance for the provider. After G2E Asia exhibiting announcement, Endorphina makes another statement reporting another event participation. This time the team does not have to take a plane or any means of transport at all. As a matter of fact, the […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025