Philippines Tax Agency Focusing on Workers at Chinese Online Casino Sites

The Philippines’ tax agency is looking at 50 companies operating online casinos aimed at Chinese gamblers along with thousands of Chinese workers at the sites. The companies will be...

Published February 25, 2019

Malta Suspends Gambling Licenses

The Malta Gaming Authority has moved to suspend licenses for gambling firms Betixx Limited and Morpheus Games. The authority has also moved to terminate the operator license of World-of-bets...

Published February 25, 2019

Bangladesh Blocks 2,200 Gambling Websites

The government Bangladesh has moved to block thousands of websites in the country including about 2,200 sites associated with gambling. About 15,000 websites wee also blocked for pornographic material....

Published February 25, 2019

Netherlands Adopts Remote Gambling Act

The Netherlands has finally approved a Remote Gaming Act more than two years after the country’s lower house had approved the bill. The new laws will go into effect...

Published February 25, 2019

France Sees Online Gambling Growth in 2018

France’s online gaming market grew at all levels in 2018 led by sports betting. Revenue grew 25 percent over 2017 to €1.2 billion ($1.4 billion) with €691 million coming...

Published February 25, 2019

PayPal Criticized in UK for Fueling Gambling Debt

PayPal has come under fire in the UK where it is estimated that UK gamblers spend up to £150,000 a day. The UK is about to review whether to...

Published February 25, 2019

States May Sue To Overturn New Wire Act Ruling

Frustrated at a recent Department of Justice interpretation of the federal Wire Act of 1961 that could threaten online sports betting, several states are threatening to take the DOJ...

Published February 25, 2019

Brazilian State Classifies ESports With Other Sports

The Brazilian state of Paraiba has approved legislation classifying eSports with other sports. The state is the first to approve the bill, which is designed to increase eSports competitions...

Published February 18, 2019

Report: Gambling on Mobile Apps Up 95 percent

The 2019 Gambling Industry Report from iovation found that online betting through mobile apps was up 95 percent over the previous year. The report is based on an analysis...

Published February 18, 2019

Italy Issues 70 iGaming Licenses

Italian gaming regulators have completed a review process and issued 70 online gaming licenses to gambling companies. They include major players such as The Stars Group, William Hill, Paddy...

Published February 18, 2019

Churchill Downs, CG Technology to Launch iGaming Sites in New Jersey

Racing and gaming company Churchill Downs will launch its first online gaming site, BetAmerica, in New Jersey. The site will operate under the Golden Nugget license and include casino...

Published February 18, 2019

New Jersey Regulators Ban OddsShark

The New Jersey’s Division of Gaming Enforcement has effectively banned the affiliate betting site OddsShark from doing business in the state’s online gambling market. The division found that the...

Published February 18, 2019

UK Warns Gambling Companies on Hush Payments

The UK’s Gambling Commission has issued a warning to bookmakers about the use of non-disclosure agreements where consumers are paid money in return for agreeing not to talk to...

Published February 11, 2019

Sportech Acquires LOT.TO

Sportech PLC has completed its acquisition of iLottery systems and games provider LOT.TO. The acquisition will provide Sportech with a new digital gaming vertical for iLottery, as well as...

Published February 11, 2019

Spanish Online Gambling Grows to End 2018

Figures released by Spain’s Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego show locally licensed online operators generated revenue of €189.5m in the three months ending December 31, 2018. The sum...

Published February 11, 2019

Paddy Power Betfair Acquires Georgia’s Adjarabet

Paddy Power Betfair has acquired the country of Georgia’s largest online gambling operator Adjarabet. The deal is worth a deal worth £101 million or about $132.5 million. The Dublin-headquartered...

Published February 11, 2019

Casino Flourishes in Russia’s Outlawed Online Market

Despite a nationwide crackdown on web gambling, Azino777, licensed in Curacao and operating from the Ukraine, reportedly is the biggest advertiser in the Russian-speaking internet. Working through thousands of...

Published February 11, 2019

Quickspin Touts Tournament Tool

Quickspin announced that its Tournaments promotional tool has delivered impressive results, increasing turnover or slot tournaments six-fold in some markets.

Published February 11, 2019

OneTouch Partners with BetConstruct

OneTouch has signed an agreement with BetConstruct, under which the OneTouch suite of casino content will be made available to BetConstruct’s global brands.

Published February 11, 2019

AGS Interactive Partners with Bede Gaming

AGS Interactive has signed a content partnership agreement with online gaming leader Bede Gaming, under which the AGS content library will be available to Bede’s operator clients.

Published February 11, 2019