Events & Reports

UK Government Consultation Period on FOBTs Closes Today

by December 4, 2016

The six-week Call for Evidence period launched by the UK Government in the end of October closes today. The country’s top officials have been collecting information from bookmakers to prepare their triennial review of the local gambling industry.It has been announced e ...

Half a Million UK Children Engage in Gambling Activities Every Week

by December 1, 2016

A new report published by the UK Gambling Commission warned that around 450,000 children of age 11 to 15 engage in gambling activities every week. The Young People and Gambling Report, as the publication has been titled, also noted that about 9,000 of those surveyed had shown sym ...

Macau Casino Revenue Up 14.4% in November

by December 1, 2016

Gross gaming revenue in Macau increased for a fourth consecutive month in November, figures posted by the city’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau showed. Casinos in the Chinese special administrative region generated a total of MOP18.8 billion ($2.4 billion) last month, ...

Stride Gaming Hints at Possible Future Acquisitions on Strong Full-Year Results

by November 28, 2016

Online soft gaming operator Stride Gaming today reported its financial results for the financial year ended August 31, 2016. Net gaming revenue increased 22% year-on-year to reach £47.8 million during the period in review.The company noted the increase in mobile revenue as a ...

David Baazov Amends Controversial Amaya Takeover Bid

by November 28, 2016

Less than two weeks after businessman David Baazov had made an official offer to acquire Canadian gambling company Amaya Inc., the bid was engulfed in serious controversy. Days after the gambling operator’s former CEO and Chairman submitted papers with the US Securities and Excha ...

Macau Casino Service Quality Hits Record High in Q4

by November 25, 2016

Service quality at Macau’s casinos has improved significantly in the fourth quarter of 2016 as compared to the prior-year period, a survey compiled by the Macau Gaming Research Association showed.According to the latest quarterly Macau Gaming Service Index, service quality h ...

Online Gambling Grows to Largest UK Gambling Sector

by November 24, 2016

Online gambling options accounted for 33% of the overall gross gambling yield reported for the period between April 2015 and March 2016, figures posted today by the UK Gambling Commission show.The total amount of £4.5billion in online gross gambling yield was generated durin ...

iGB Affiliate Turns Eyes to the Nordics with Dedicated Affiliate Show

by November 22, 2016

iGB Affiliate, the organizer of the London, Amsterdam, and Berlin Affiliate Conferences, has added another event to its 2017 calendar. The Nordic Affiliate Conference is set to take place on April 7, 2017 in Stockholm and, as its name suggests, will be dedicated to the rapidly gr ...

IGT Reports Q3 Revenue Rise on Strong Lottery Performance

by November 21, 2016

Developer, manufacturer, and distributor of gambling software and technology solutions IGT today reported its financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016. The company experienced another strong quarter as it could be seen from the numbers posted.I ...

Ladbrokes Coral May Suffer the Most from FOBTs Clampdown

by November 20, 2016

Newly merged gambling operator Ladbrokes Coral may have its earnings slashed by a quarter, if the UK government launches a much talked about clampdown on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs).After selling 360 betting shops around the UK and receiving regulatory green light, L ...

BetSoft and Slotegrator to Host Moscow Webinar in December

by November 18, 2016

Online gambling operators Betsoft and Slotegrator announced plans on hosting a conjoined webinar to discuss different strategies for boosting casino profitability. The webinar will take place on December 9 and is set to start at 3 pm Moscow time. The event will be hosted by Denis ...

LAC Expects Record Attendance for 2017 Event

by November 17, 2016

iGaming Business (iGB), the event organizer of the London Affiliate Conference, announced all available exhibition space for the 2017 event has been filled in a record time. The London Affiliate Conference (LAC), which is largely considered the biggest i-gaming affiliate event in ...

Philippines Casino Revenue Is on the Rise in Q3

by November 16, 2016

Philippine casinos generated a total of PHP34.2 billion in gross gaming revenue for the third quarter of the year, PAGCOR, the country’s gambling regulator, said earlier today. The reported figure reflected a 12.4% increase from the same three months of 2015.Gross gami ...

Atlantic City Casino Revenue Numbers Down Slightly in October

by November 16, 2016

The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement released on Tuesday financial information about the performance of the state’s casinos in October. Including Trump Taj Mahal, which closed doors on October 10, total gaming win amounted to $203 million for October, down 0.7% yea ...

NYX Gaming Highlights Continued Revenue Growth in Q3 Report

by November 15, 2016

NYX Gaming Group, a Canada-listed online gaming developer servicing multiple international operators, today reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2016. Group revenue roared in the reviewed period to reach C$54.4 million, reflecting a 308.9% increase from the sam ...