Well known iGaming provider Yggdrasil has made a strong move to reinforce its existing partnership with Betsson Group. The two gambling industry giants have entered into a distribution deal that will give Yggdrasil exclusive access to the market in Lithuania for six months through Betsson’s Betsafe brand. Betsson’s Lithuania operation […]
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Microgaming has announced that the company has signed a new major casino software deal with global sports-betting and gaming group GVC Holdings PLC. GVC will be bringing Microgaming’s top of the line casino offerings online throughout 2020 at several new GVC online properties including major brands such as Betdaq.com, Ladbrokes.com, […]
On April 14, 2020, new regulations took effect in the UK prohibiting gambling or the funding of online gambling accounts through the use of credit cards. The new regulations were proposed and enacted after reviews conducted by both the UK government and the United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC) concluded that […]
In order to improve efficiency and to increase competitiveness, NetEnt has made changes within their company, and have integrated fully with Red Tiger. The changes have resulted in their workforce being reduced by around 120 employees, most of these coming from their Stockholm offices. Red Tiger was acquired by NetEnt […]
Following a strategic review initiated at the end of 2019, the Gaming Innovation Group decided to sell its BTC vertical to Betsson, one of the biggest European online gambling companies. Betsson thus becomes the owner of several of the GiG’s renowned brands, namely Rizk, Guts, Kaboo and Thrills. The Gaming […]
At the end of last year, the partnership between the UK Gambling Commission and the Swedish Spelinspektionen (Swedish Gambling Authority) has been formalized. The two regulators signed a memorandum of understanding, agreeing to collaborate on a number of important issues. Now, the two regulatory bodies can share the effects of […]
Anyone who’s done online gambling knows how fun it can be. You can play on demand, from the comfort of your home, on any device of your choosing. There’s a reason new online casinos are being launched every single day. Everyone wants a slice of the pie! But one country […]
With the rising popularity of online gambling and casinos, more players are turning towards it. It’s hard to compete with the ultimate convenience that playing on your computer or casino mobile device offers. But online gambling often comes with many risks, which is why proper regulations are so important. The […]
Mr Green and Karl Casino have received an injunction from the Swedish Consumer Agency (KO) after it was found the operators violated Sweden’s Gaming Act by marketing to self-excluded consumers. The contacted individuals were signed up to Sweden’s national self-exclusion system, the Spelpaus. In spite of that, William-Hill owned Mr […]
Members of the British Parliament (MPs) are calling for sweeping changes to online casino regulations in a cross-party report claiming that current gambling laws are behind the times and simply don’t do enough to curb gambling-related harm. The group, which is demanding a “root and branch” overhaul of the UK’s […]
The United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC) has decided to review FSB Technology’s license to operate within the country after apparent issues with white label partner Blackbet emerged. The investigation was initiated under Section 116 of the Gambling Act which states that the regulator has the authority to carry out an […]
The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) pushed again for lawmakers in Europe to design and agree on a single set of rules for online gambling. A report was presented to the EU Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee which evaluated the benefits of existing DSM measures. It also […]
ORYX Gaming and Rootz have put together a partnership deal that will allow Rootz to distribute ORYX’s native and third-party content through their platform. ORYX’s entire catalogue of proprietary and partners games will be up on the Rootz platform as well as being made available through their flagship online casino […]
BBC programme Panorama has obtained figures from the United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC) which indicate that the number of UK consumers who filed a complaint about a gambling operator at least one time has grown by almost 5000% in the last five years. In 2013, only 169 people had filed […]
Rush Street Interactive will be working with Novomatic’s interactive business division, Greentube, as part of a plan to strengthen their foothold in the South American country of Colombia, where they intend to launch a special selection of premium games. Colombian players will now be able to spin the reels on […]
The province of Buenos Aires in Argentina recently enacted legislation that will open and regulate the first online casino market within the Argentinean country. Many big players in the industry have taken notice and announced their intent to go after one of the seven official licenses that will be made […]
Casino operators in Switzerland have begun filing license applications to enter the newly regulated online gambling market in the country. Reports in Swiss media have stated that the Federal Gaming Board (ESBK) has received four applications so far, all from land-based gambling venue operators. Those applicants are Casino Zurichsee, Grand […]
The United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC) released a statement to clarify recent changes made to the license conditions and codes of practice (LCCP) regarding gambling affiliates and free-to-play versions of real-money games. Amendments made in May now require remote licensees to verify the age of all customers before they are […]
The United Kingdom Gambling Commission has decided to revoke the license of MaxEnt Limited, the online casino operator behind such popular brands as Slotty Vegas casino and BetAt. In May 2018 MaxEnt acquired Malta operator NRR Entertainment, which brought up some doubts from the Commission. The UKGC is questioning how […]
The Casumo and LeoVegas online casinos have been accused of offering bonuses to a problem gambler to keep her gambling. The gambler making these accusations says that the two casinos ignored her obvious signs of gambling addiction and pushed her to keep betting as she lost £125,000. Katie, who’s 42 […]
William Hill, Paddy Power, and Monopoly Casino have each had advertisements banned after the UK’s Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) deemed the ads breached its guidelines. A Paddy Power advert which featured Rhodri Giggs, brother of former Manchester United player Ryan Giggs, received five complaints. In the ad, Giggs is first […]
The United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC) has launched an investigation into claims that operators of the LeoVegas online casino allowed a problem gambler to wager and lose approximately £20,000 which he had allegedly stolen from his mother. The player then received a large number of emails that encouraged him to […]
Spelpaus.se, the official Swedish gambling self-exclusion register, now has more than 30,000 people signed up according to Sweden’s national gambling regulator, Spelinspektionen. Coinciding with the launch of the regulated gambling market within the country, the self-exclusion register was also introduced on January 1. The service allows consumers to voluntarily block […]
Betfred and Paddy Power were both told by the United Kingdom Gambling Commission to remove roulette-style games that resemble fixed-odds betting terminals, or FOBTs, and the two could now be facing sanctions from the Commission. New regulations came into force on Monday that reduced the allowed maximum stake on roulette […]
Dutch gaming regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has his Onisac Limited with a €450,000 for targeting players in the Netherlands illegally. The company operates under the same Gibraltar license issued to the Mansion Group. The fine was issued specifically for actions related to the company’s Casino.com online casino site. As online gambling […]
Security researchers revealed a severe vulnerability in a widely-used third-party software product that exposed the identities and personal information of an unknown number of casino loyalty program members across Las Vegas and possibly other international locations. The problem was reported to the vendor, the FBI got involved, and still the […]
Earlier this week, authorities from both mainland China and Macau confirmed that they had broken up an underground banking network that supplied illicit cash to gamblers worth $4.4 billion (USD). According to Xinhua, a Chinese state news agency, 39 suspects were arrested in a series of raids carried out throughout […]
The Central European country of Slovakia is preparing to allow foreign online gambling operators into their market beginning next year. New gambling legislation which was prepared by the Ministry of Finance has already been passed by the Slovakian parliament and also applies to operators with registered offices outside of the […]
In its largest ever enforcement action, the United Kingdom Gambling Commision (UKGC) has stripped several individuals of licenses and handed out £14 million in fines and penalties to various online gambling firms. The Commision found that (required) systems intended to protect problem gamblers and prevent money laundering were failing at […]
Third quarter results for LeoVegas show that their UK business is struggling as revenue dropped by 32%, apparently due to increased regulatory pressure. The operator has said that they actually expect new regulations to benefit them in the long term and that they will be able to show growth in […]
Scientific Games has reported a 7% rise in third-quarter earnings over the same period last year. The increase represents a climb to $821 million this year from $768.9 million last year, spurred on mainly by revenue generated from both their lottery and social gaming divisions. Lottery revenues for the quarter […]
William Hill Blames Tax And Regulation Changes For Lower Profits In Coming Year Blaming tax and regulation changes, William Hill announced on November 6 that they are expecting their 2018 profits to come in about £20 million lower than the previous year with another drop of £25 million forecasted for […]
On October 28, for the third time in just four years, the UK has decided to raise the remote gaming duty for online casinos. The change is slated to take effect on October 1, 2019. This time the tax is going from 15% up to 21%, an amount that casino […]
In March 2018 the United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC) published their Review of Online Gambling, which laid out several suggestions for new policies as well as areas of the online gaming sector that may require further examination. The review is intended to highlight the commission’s commitment to raising standards throughout […]
According to a recent report released by Transparency Market Research, the value of the global online gambling market is expected to reach 128.2 billion U.S. Dollars by the year 2026. That figure represents a compound annual growth rate of 11.8% from 2018 to 2026. During 2017, Europe made up the […]
On June 20, 2018, eGaming Review held their annual EGR B2B Awards. Now, you might be wondering why you should be interested in awards handed out to business to business providers, but stay with us. The EGR award winners are among the best in the online gaming industry. These companies […]
After successfully launching their first Dual Play Roulette table last September at Genting International Casino, Resorts World Birmingham, a second such table went live on June 4, 2018, at Genting’s Manchester casino. Genting has stated that they will include this new format of roulette, where online meets offline, in more […]
The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has stepped in to tell at least one online casino gaming company that they can no longer advertise several video slots because they are “likely to be of particular appeal to children”. The Campaign For Fairer Gambling brought a complaint to the ASA against […]
Yesterday, May 22, about 25,000 members of two Las Vegas trade unions met and voted to authorize a citywide strike involving some of the world’s largest and most well-known casinos if new five-year employment contracts can’t be agreed upon by the end of the month. An overwhelming majority, 99% of […]
British charity GambleAware is initiating collaboration with English Premier League football club Crystal Palace FC for the purposes of raising awareness to the risks of gambling. The two brands have agreed in their concerns about gambling-related harm within football and decided to set up a campaign that will address both […]
2017 was the toughest year for Australian online gambling market and it doesn’t seem 2018 will be any better. As you know, all publicly traded gambling companies pulled out of Australia in 2017 due to the IGA (Interactive Gambling Act). Naturally, it opened the space for various offshore operators to enter the […]
Genting Casino in London get away with a highly controversial court case “win” after stealing £7,700,000 from a very skillful and canny player: We have to side with Phil Ivey on this one and the supreme court are setting a very dangerous precedent by allowing a casino to use a […]
It has been a long time coming but finally a casino chain has been bold and brave enough to break from the norm and take a real chance but most importantly to treat customers 100% fairly. The BGO Entertainment group have taken the brilliant decision to do away with all […]
(PRESS RELEASE) — Scientific Games Corporation and NYX Gaming Group Limited today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Scientific Games will acquire NYX, further strengthening Scientific Games’ leadership position and ability to provide the broadest portfolio of content, technologies and digital products and services for […]
Thank goodness for the Guardian newspaper who are really working hard to publish hard hitting stories on the negative side of gambling, both online and offline. They are regularly coming up with the latest news and controversies, here are two recent big stories they have published. Shame that other newspapers […]
The online betting firm 888 has been penalised a record £7.8m for “outrageous” failings, after more than 7,000 people who had voluntarily banned themselves from gambling were still able to access their accounts. One customer was allowed to make 850,000 bets worth £1.3m in one year, using money stolen from […]
Enforcement action against online gambling firms 23 June 2017: We are taking enforcement action against several online gambling firms in connection with their gaming promotions for new players, and certain aspects of their free bet promotions, that we believe are breaking consumer protection law. We are especially concerned that gamblers […]
Online gambling businesses are facing enforcement action by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) because of suspected breaches of consumer protection law. This comes as part of a joint programme of work by the Gambling Commission and CMA to tackle concern about whether consumers are being treated fairly by online […]
Thirty-seven people have been killed in a Manila casino, following an attack in the early hours of Friday morning by a lone gunman who fired shots from an assault rifle and set fire to gambling tables. 37 dead at Philippines Casino The victims, who did not appear to have been […]
We all know there are some really really bad casinos out there. Casinos who’s owners have been arrested, casinos who offer illegal software or fixed games and of course simply the multitude of casinos who just never pay players. So I will ask you again, who could possibly be worse […]