Legal
December 8, 2020
FansUnite Receives B2B and B2C Licenses to Operate in Malta and EU Market
iGaming operator and provider FansUnite’s subsidiaries Askott Entertainment and E.G.G. have received a gaming supply license and a gaming service license from the MGA to operate in Malta and the EU. New B2B and B2C Offerings in Malta Canadian online casino operator and technology provider FansUnite Entertainment announced Monday it has received approval from the […]
Business
December 8, 2020
NetEnt Inks Gaming Content Agreement with Whow Games
Premium supplier of digitally distributed gaming systems, NetEnt inked an agreement with Whow Games. Under the agreement, NetEnt’s entire portfolio is going to be available for players of the social casino platform by Whow Games. NetEnt and Whow Games Ink a Gaming Content Agreement Premium supplier of digitally distributed gaming systems, NetEnt, inked a new […]
Industry
December 1, 2020
UKGC Statistics Report Showed 8.1% Rise in Online Gambling
The UK Gambling Commission (GC) published its bi-annual gambling industry statistics report showing growth in online gambling. The remote sector with its £5.7 billion in gross gaming yield (GGY) represented 39.9% of the total £14.2 billion generated by the industry during the reported period of April 2019 to March 2020. The overview report in terms […]
Poker
December 1, 2020
Partypoker Withdraws from Not Fully-Licensed Markets in Europe
GVC’s flagship poker brand partypoker will withdraw from a few markets that the company considers not to be fully regulated. Deposits are no longer accepted from December 1, and all games will be halted on December 17. Partypoker to Pull out form Several European Markets As a part of a wider purge, online poker room […]
Business
November 30, 2020
ORYX Gaming To Enter Swiss Market Via Grand Casino Luzern’s mycasino.ch
Bragg Gaming Group’s ORYX Gaming will enter the Swiss market after signing a content deal on Monday with online gaming operator mycasino.ch. ORYX’s First Partnership with a Swiss Company Bragg Gaming Group announced on November 30 that its subsidiary ORYX Gaming will enter the Swiss market via a deal with Grand Casino Luzern’s online gaming […]
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) […]
Business
November 29, 2020
Pariplay to Enter Spanish iGaming Market with Partner MGA Games
Pariplay announced Thursday it will enter the Spanish regulated market through 888casino’s brand MGA Games, providing the gaming developer with its Fusion platform and Ignite program. Milestone Entry for Pariplay iGaming aggregator Pariplay announced on November 26 it has partnered up with casino game provider MGA Games to enter the Spanish market via 888casino. Pariplay […]
Industry
November 29, 2020
Kindred Group Slams Sweden’s Plan to Extend Casino Restrictions Until June
Kindred Group criticized the Swedish government’s plan to extend online gambling restrictions until June 2021, arguing that they do not protect players and only benefit offshore sites. Problem gambling rates remained somewhat unchained over the past months. Extending Restrictions Goes Against the Gambling Act Unibet operator Kindred Group slammed the Swedish government‘s proposal to extend […]
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 […]