Events & Reports

WSOP Releases Official Dates for 2017 Festival

by December 20, 2016

A little more than a month after Qui Nguyen won the 2016 WSOP $10,000 Main Event after a fantastic run at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, the World Series of Poker has unveiled a rough schedule for the 48th annual edition of the world’s longest running poker tour ...

Ladbrokes Goes Live with Inspired Gaming Mobile Content

by December 19, 2016

Provider of products for the international gambling industry Inspired Gaming today announced that a selection of its mobile slot titles has gone live for players of major UK gambling operator Ladbrokes.The HTML5 content has been launched through Inspired’s Virgo Remote Game S ...

William Hill and Ladbrokes Coral Circle Tatts Sports Betting Business

by December 19, 2016

UK gambling giants William Hill and Ladbrokes Coral may find themselves locked in a bidding war for the wagering business of their Australian counterpart Tatts Group, according to media reports.Being one of Australia’s largest gambling companies, Tatts manages the UBET sports ...

Recent UK Gambling Tax Reforms and Ensuing Consequences for Operators

by December 18, 2016

The UK gambling market is probably one of the most strictly regulated ones on a global scale. A number of regulatory reforms have been introduced over the past two years and the ones focused on taxation matters were among the changes least welcomed by operators. What were the mos ...

EveryMatrix CEO Talks Company Expansion, iGaming Industry Regulation and Growth

by December 17, 2016

Ebbe Groes is the CEO of EveryMatrix. He co-founded the company back in 2008 and working together with a group of visionaries and industry experts has turned it into one of the leading online gambling software suppliers. Despite his busy schedule, Mr. Groes kindly answered a set ...

PokerStars Enjoys Terrific First Days in Portugal

by December 11, 2016

A look at PokerScout’s online cash game traffic ranking shows, surprising as it may seem to many, that PokerStars’ .pt website has climbed to second place, standing below PokerStars’ global website and above 888poker’s .com website.The world’s l ...

PAGCOR Defends Its Role as Offshore Online Gambling Regulator

by December 10, 2016

PAGCOR, the Philippine gambling regulator, asserted its authority to regulate the provision of offshore online gambling services from within the country’s borders. Earlier this week, a non-governmental organization contested the regulator’s power in a filing to the Su ...

Playtech Unveils Christmas Roulette Live Casino Room

by December 9, 2016

Supplier of omni-channel services and products for the international gambling industry Playtech unveiled a special surprise for its licensees and their players. The company is set to launch a Christmas-themed live roulette room to celebrate the upcoming holidays.The room is ...

Game Lounge Expands into Japan with New Affiliate Website

by December 9, 2016

Game Lounge, the performance-based marketing division of Swedish gambling group Cherry AB, today announced the launch of its first Japan-facing affiliate website. As the company itself revealed, it has become the first within its business area to enter the Japanese affiliate mark ...

William Hill Loses On-Court Brand Exposure at Australian Open

by December 9, 2016

William Hill Australia will no longer enjoy a courtside exposure at the Australian Open, as confirmed by Tennis Australia President Steve Healey on Thursday. The next edition of the Grand Slam tournament is set to take place on January 16-29, 2017.The gambling operator, and ...

Sportech Wins £97-Million VAT Dispute with HMRC

by December 9, 2016

UK gambling operator Sportech announced that it has closed the final page of a seven-year tax dispute with Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs after the Supreme Court had denied the latter party permission to appeal.The long-standing legal case stemmed from a VAT repayment fil ...

One Betsson Group Technology Supports Betsson Mobile Casino Growth

by December 6, 2016

Online gambling operator Betsson AB announced the development of the One Betsson Group (OBG) front-end technology and the subsequent addition of over 800 casino games to Betsson.com’s newly launched mobile casino. The significant expansion of the brand’s offering has made its mob ...

Japan Casino Bill Goes to Upper House

by December 6, 2016

A bill promoting the legalization of casino gambling in Japan passed the country legislature’s Lower House on Tuesday. A spokesperson for the Japanese Diet, the country’s government, said that the proposed legislation was sent to the Upper House.Lawmakers will try to take adv ...

Paddy Power Co-Founder Taunts against FOBTs

by December 5, 2016

Paddy Power Co-Founder and former Chief Executive Stewart Kenny has secretly lobbied against the legalization of fixed-odds betting terminals in the Republic of Ireland, according to a Times report.Kenny co-founded the major gambling operator back in 1988 and served as its CE ...

NetEnt Enters Mexico’s Online Casino Market with Codere

by December 5, 2016

Swedish developer and supplier of digital casino solutions NetEnt today announced that it will introduce its offering in the Latin American region through an extension of its existing agreement with Spanish gambling operator Codere.NetEnt has repeatedly pointed out that expan ...