Legislation & Market
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Playtech signs agreement with Spanish conglomerate Mediaset España
Playson has been granted Alderney Category 2 licence
Playson has been recently awarded with a Category 2 eGambling licence from the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC). The newest licence will provide the Company with the flexibility to supply its best-in-class online and mobile games to gambling operators in the legal, regulated remote gaming industry. Already certified in the UK and Malta, the company’s newly […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
Paddy Power Betfair promotes Robertson
Ken Robertson has been promoted to the role of advertising director at Paddy Power Betfair. Robertson has worked at Paddy Power for 16 year and had a number of senior roles for the betting operator at Paddy Power’s Sportsbet Australian subsidiary operation. Paddy Power Betfair’s European advertising initiatives, such as creative and brand planning and […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
Maryland does not pass fantasy sports bill
The Maryland state legislature has failed to pass legislation dealing with daily fantasy sports before it adjourned on Monday night. After the House failed to act, Mike Miller, the president of the state Senate, called on the state’s attorney general to take legal action against the fantasy sports industry. After two bills passed in the […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
New Gambling Commissioners announced
The UK Government has announced five new members of the Gambling Commission. The commissioners were appointed by John Whittingdale MP, the Culture Secretary. Now, the Gambling Commission body consists of Sarika Patel, Catharine Seddin, Simone Pennie and Stephen Cohen, whose nominations come in effect immediately. The chosen members of the Gambling Commission are experts in […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
PokerStars New Jersey launch date set
PokerStars will return to the United States of America on the 21st of March as it confirmed the date of its New Jersey launch. PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker platform with more than 100 million registered customers, ceased US operations in 2011, however was awarded a licence by New Jersey’s regulator in October 2015. […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
10% online sports betting tax taken into consideration in Russia
The Russian Government proposed to put a 10% tax on online sport betting sales. Russia’s Finance Ministry informed that the government plans to introduce some changes to the defal law, which could lead to the change in the taxation amounts with the new tax rate on sport betting, coming into effect in December this year. […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
Alderney approves BetConstruct licence
The Alderney Gambling Control Commission has granted approval for a Category 2 licence for online Betting platform provider BetConstruct. Thanks to this license, BetConstruct will be able to offer its betting solutions to all operators licensed by Alderney. Suren Khachatryan, CEO of BetConstruct said: “With over 80 clients across several continents, BetConstruct is fully committed […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
European Commission discussing in-app purchasing
The European Commission has been meeting with national enforcement authorities and large tech companies yesterday and today (27th and 28th) to discuss concerns regarding in-app purchasing models and their dangers. The European Commission has been meeting with national enforcement authorities and large tech companies yesterday and today (27th and 28th) to discuss concerns regarding in-app […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
LGA addresses the UK government again to lower FOBT stakes
lGA – The UK’s Local Governemt Association – has once again turned to the government with the request to lower the maximum stake that is put on FOBT’s (fixed-odds betting) machines in the UK. At the moment, players in the UK can wager up to £100 (€129/$145) on FOBTs, however, there were some calls from […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
The i-gaming future discussed on the summit
The aim of “The future of online gambling” summit that took place at Portcullis House in Westminster, London, gathered by the All Party Betting & Gaming Group (APBGG) was to discuss the key matters concerning the i-gaming’s future. The programme included speeches made by Richard Flint, CEO of Sky Betting & Gaming, Anthony Werkman, marketing […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
Progress in Czech gambling legislation
After reaching a consensus, the Czech lower house has agreed to make a progress in gambling legislation process and decided to raise taxes on gambling companies, but also to allow foreign operators to actively participate in the Czech gambling market. According to Reuters findings, the change in taxes will mean an increase on slot machines […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
Zen Entertainment bought by NYX Gaming
NYX Gaming Group has announced that it purchased Zen Entertainment Incorporated, a social poker software developer and operator that has been struggling pretty bad lately, for an undisclosed amount of money. NYX is planning to combine the acquisition with its NextGen Gaming division in Nevada. There have been reports that the company is thinking about […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
Australian welfare group emphasizes on online gambling tax reforms
Australian government has been called for by a country’s welfare group to change laws surrounding online gambling in Australia to ensure that taxes are paid where bets are placed. The South Australian Council of Social Services has said the Northern Territory and Norfolk Island regions are potentially being used to avoid tax as the laws […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
Fantasy sports tax approved in Tennessee
Tennessee’s Legislature is just one step away from passing a bill which will clarify the legal nature of fantasy sport betting, and will also regulate it and put a tax on it. On Monday night, The House decided to give the Fantasy Sports tax Act a pass, however, earlier this month, the state attorney general […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
Sportsman acquired by Sportradar
Sportsman’s shares and core business has been acquired by Sportradar. Sportradar’s offering will be upgraded under the deal in the audiovisual sports content sector. Last year, both companies delivered more than 27,000 live broadcasts to the betting and gaming industry. The combined portfolio will create one of the largest audiovisual sports offerings available from a […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
CVC Capital Partners to acquire majority stake in German sports betting group Tipico
Private equity group CVC has agreed a deal to acquire a majority stake in Tipico. Financial details of the agreement were not disclosed, however, it was confirmed that, subject to the approval of the relevant anti-trust authorities, the transaction should go through the third quarter of this year. CVC said in a statement confirming the […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
Online in-play betting remains illegal in Australia
Federal government of Australia stated that the online in-play betting on live sport events will remain illegal. The government also plans to eliminate all of the loopholes currently allowing bookmakers to offer this kind of services. Sydney Morning Herald published a news informing that the government is also planning to introduce ‘disruption’ tactics in order […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
California gets one step closer to legalise online poker
California is on the right course to become the fourth US state that will legalise and regulate online gambling. On the last meeting the bill AB 2863 was passed 19-0 by the Assembly Governmental Organization Committee. Despite the unanimous decision, the bill has an opposition. Agua Caliente and Pechanga tribes are against the fact that […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
eSports Betting Summit to take place at the Royal Gordon Hotel on May 18
The eSports Betting Summit will be held on the 18th of May at the Royal Gordon Hotel in London for European betting companies. The potentially £20 billion market in eSports (by 2020) will be presented in detail for the benefit of delegates by such experts as: Electronic Sports League boss James Dean; Pinnacle Sports exec […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
Isle of Man – capital of Bitcoins?
There is a possibility that Isle of Man will become the new capital of Bitcoins. The Gambling Supervision Commission is trying to change the law in order to allow Bitcoins, as well as other forms of digital currencies, to be used on the online sites licensed by the authority. The Gambling Supervision Commission has called […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
Lvbet to open a new online casino
With the help of many game-developing leaders, Lvbet decides to give life to another online casino platform. Lvbet.com joined forces with experienced and reliable platform operators: Microgaming, NetEnt, Thunderkick and Wazdan to create a new place with a unique gaming policy. Players can enjoy the most popular titles like for instance “Starburst” or “Guns n’ […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
Las Vegas Sands to pay $9m penalty after resolution with SEC
In order to settle a 5-years case and investigation of the casino operator’s activities in China and Macau, Las Vegas Sands must pay $9m to settle the long-lasting case. After more than 5 years of investigation into Las Vegas Sands’ business, The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has finished looking into company’s history. In the […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
AskGamblers goes to Catena Media
Catena Media has acquired affiliate website AskGamblers.com for €15m. Catena Media, with its headquarters in Silema, Marta, since 2012, focuses on Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, markets as well as gaming in Netherlands and the United Kingdom. AskGamblers.com is an influential center, based in Serbia, employing 30 people. In the first quarter of 2016, AskGambler’s sales are […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025
The Olympics of eSports gets support form UK government
With the support from UK government, the International eGames Committee has announced a new international sport even to appear – the eGames. The 2016 Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro will also include a two-days pop up event – the first eGames. A number of multiple games will be held to award best players from […]
Legislation & Market
21 Feb 2025