Industry
November 29, 2021
New Bill Proposes Betting on Lotto Draws to Be Outlawed in Ireland
For the past three decades, bookies in Ireland have been legally accepting bets on the outcome of the National Lottery’s draws. Now, a new bill has put forward the idea of outlawing betting on lottery draws. The bill is backed by the National Lottery, and this is not the first time when the operator lobbies […]
Industry
November 29, 2021
Pernille Holbøll Becomes Better Collective’s New Branding and Media Director
Better Collective, the leading developer of educational platforms within the iGaming industry, has hired a new group branding and media senior director. Switching from Media to IGaming The one stepping to the task is Pernille Holbøll, an experienced individual who has previously worked within the media sector. Before the current deal, she held a job […]
Industry
November 29, 2021
Unlawful Casinos in Northern Ireland Are Ubiquitous, According to Bookmakers
Two independent bookmakers in Northern Ireland appeared in front of the Communities Committee at Stormont, testifying illegal casinos are “rife” in the country. Paul McLean, who runs A. McLean Bookmakers and Betmclean.com, and Gary Toal of Toals Bookmakers, also claimed some legal venues are running illicit operations at night, accepting higher stakes to generate bigger […]
Industry
November 26, 2021
Dutch Gaming Authority Helps Shut Down Illegal Facebook Bingo Group
A Facebook group that was organizing illegal online bingo has been shut down by the Dutch Gaming Authority (KSA). As a way of promoting its activity, Dordtse Queens used Facebook’s platform. Moreover, the eight administrators were advertising games on their Facebook pages. The KSA called this network an illegal bingo spider web while referring to […]
Industry
November 26, 2021
Hollywoodbets to Deliver Freeplay and Real Money Games to New Markets via Chalkline Deal
The leading retail and online sports betting company Hollywoodbets plans to increase its presence globally. As a part of its strategic plan, the company expanded its existing collaboration with Chalkline. Chalkline and Hollywoodbets Expand Collaboration Looking at boosting its growth in new markets, the leading retail and online sports betting operator Hollywoodbets announced earlier this […]
Industry
November 26, 2021
NZ Casinos Will Struggle in 2022 as New Travel Restrictions Are Revealed
The tourism industry in New Zealand was crushed again as new regulations on travel restrictions for foreigners were set and the borders of the country will be closed for a longer period than expected. This is a massive hit for the casinos in the country as they cannot rely on gamblers coming from other countries […]
Industry
November 26, 2021
Mexican Preschool’s Win $950K from Lottery Brings about Gang Violence
A Mexican preschool won $950,000 from a government-backed lottery initiative designed to assist struggling communities and their educational systems. Yet, things went from a moment of triumph into a nightmare soon after as a local paramilitary group found out about the money and demanded payment to purchase weapons. “Los Petules” are just one of the […]
Industry
November 26, 2021
Google Suspends All Gambling Ads in Florida Following Court Order
As the State of Florida and the Seminole Tribe are trying to juke it out, Google has decided to act preemptively and effectively banned all gambling advertisements that may appear through Google Ads in the state. The decision by the search engine comes a day after a federal judge in Washington DC overturned the Florida-Seminole Tribal […]
Industry
November 26, 2021
GC Reaffirms Commitment on Safer Gambling, Reducing Gambling Harm
Earlier this week, during the 2021 Bacta Annual Convention, the Gambling Commission’s deputy chief executive officer, Sarah Gardner, spoke about the gambling market and the progress which the commission has made recently. At the start of her speech, she acknowledged that the global COVID-19 pandemic in the last 19 months has brought difficulties for everyone. […]
Industry
November 26, 2021
Wakayama IR Opposition Gains as a New Japanese City Shows Interest
A Japanese anti-casino group in Wakayama claims it has enough petition signatures to ask the government to hold a referendum on whether Wakayama should host an integrated resort (IR). At the same time, another location in Japan, the city of Kuwana, has stepped forward, indicating it might want to be considered as an IR host. […]