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Julie Moraine
Lead AuthorWith 4 years experience as an analyst, Julie—or ‘Jewels’, as we aptly refer to her in the office—is nothing short of a marvel-worthy in her attention to the forex and cryptocurrency space as she quickly became the first pick to co-pilot education to the masses with Mike.
Business
November 30, 2020
LeoVegas Introduces Open Banking Payments via Its Platform
LeoVegas announced it is set to become the first gaming operator to offer open banking payment solutions for its customers. Starting in the UK, the Swedish sports betting and gaming operator will implement open banking through its proprietary technical platform across its major markets. PSD2 and Open Banking Under the Payment Services Directive (PSD2) (EU) […]
Casino
November 29, 2020
Gaming-Related Crime Levels in Macau Drop Along with Footfall
Gaming-related crime levels in Macau for the first 9 months of 2020 registered a year-on-year decrease in a number of categories, the latest data released by the Office of the Secretary of Security showed. Unlike in previous data releases by the authorities, the latest announcement did not provide an overall figure for gaming-related crime during […]
Sports
November 29, 2020
theScore Welcomes Legislation to Allow Single-Event Betting
Score Media and Gaming Inc. (theScore) issued an official statement hailing the proposed legislative changes related to the legalization of single-event sports betting in Canada. Single-Event Betting Crucial A recent move by the Canadian Federal Government to introduce amendments to Canada’s Criminal Code that would allow provinces and territories the ability to offer sports betting […]
Business
November 29, 2020
Clark County Utilizes Reserve Fund for Staduim Bond Payment
Officials in Clark County, Nevada, announced they had to tap the reserve fund related to the General Obligation Stadium Improvement Bonds for more than $11.5 million to make the outstanding bonds interest payment of $16 million. General Obligation Stadium Improvement Bonds Series 2018 To help lure the National Football League (NFL) franchise the Raiders from […]
Industry
November 28, 2020
FSB Appoints Bob Akeret as VP of Operations North America
Sports betting and gaming technology supplier FSB announced a new addition to its team, Bob Akeret. The US retail and online gambling veteran will serve as Vice President of Operations for North America as the company is preparing to enter the booming market. Bespoke Products and Services Bob Akeret will be based in New Jersey […]
Business
November 28, 2020
OPAP Reported Stable Q3 2020, Revenues Decrease 0.7%
Athens-headquartered lottery and sports betting monopoly OPAP SA issued its third quarter earnings report posting a relatively stable quarter with a marginal decrease in revenues. The sport betting operator posted 0.7% decrease in group’s revenues year-over year, to €391 million mainly due to its cautious approach to slowly move its operating units towards business normality. […]
Sports
November 28, 2020
Germany: NetXBetting, Oddset and Tipster.de Granted Licenses
The list of licensed sports betting operators in Germany continues to expand as the Regional Council of Darmstadt issued three new approvals for sports betting operations, for NetXBetting, Oddset and Tipster.de. One Retail-Only, One Online-Only and One Combined Malta-based NetXBetting, the brand owned by the state lottery Oddset, and Tipster.de joined the group of already […]
Business
November 27, 2020
LeoVegas Considers SEK500M in Senior Unsecured Notes
Swedish online casino and sports betting services provider LeoVegas AB announced today it had authorized exploration among investors regarding the issuance of senior unsecured bonds. SEK500M Three-Year Tenor Notes According to the information published pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014, SEB and Swedbank have been given instructions by LeoVegas to operate as joint […]
Legal
November 27, 2020
ACMA: Inconsistencies in Exemption and Record-Keeping Rules
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) issued a report today summarizing its findings from the monitoring performed on gambling advertising restrictions during live sport on TV, radio and online, once again reminding gambling operators to comply with the rules. Second Monitoring Period The restrictions on gambling advertising for the time period between the hours […]
Industry
November 27, 2020
Lotto-Quebec Refutes Claims Casinos Facilitate Money Laundering
Allegations that casinos in the Canadian province of Quebec are facilitating money laundering for organized crime were rebuffed by the provincial gambling regulator Lotto-Quebec. A series of reports issued by Le Journal de Montreal claimed that Casino de Montreal is welcoming individuals linked to organized crime, citing Stefano Sollecito, an alleged mafia boss who gambled […]