High 5 Games Inks Global Casino Content Supply Deal with bet365

High 5 Games Inks Global Casino Content Supply Deal with bet365

by February 18, 2020

Independent casino games provider High 5 Games today revealed a major partnership that would significantly expand its foothold across important markets and would provide a wider gambling audience with access to its content portfolio.The New York-based studio has partnered wi ...

Flutter, Stars Group Marriage Gets Informal Approval in Australia

Flutter, Stars Group Marriage Gets Informal Approval in Australia

by February 18, 2020

Flutter Entertainment’s multi-billion merger with Canadian rival The Stars Group has received informal regulatory approval by Australia’s competition authority.The approval comes as welcome news, but the mega-merger still requires formal approvals by a number of regulators in ...

Mandatory Loss Limit the Right Thing for the Gambling Industry to Do, Researcher Says

Mandatory Loss Limit the Right Thing for the Gambling Industry to Do, Researcher Says

by February 18, 2020

The implementation of a mandatory loss limit is the way to go if the gambling industry really wants to amp up its social responsibility practices, Stockholm University researcher Ekaterina Ivanova said in a study on the topic.Ms. Ivanova has been researching gambling respons ...

1X2 Network to Extend Footprint with White Hat Gaming Partnership

1X2 Network to Extend Footprint with White Hat Gaming Partnership

by February 17, 2020

1X2 Network announced that it has teamed up with fellow provider of content and solutions for the online gambling industry White Hat Gaming to cement its footprint across a number of regulated markets.Under the terms of their deal, 1X2 Network will provide its new partner wi ...

Lloyds Banking Group Teams Up with Gamban to Amp Up Gambling Harm Protection

Lloyds Banking Group Teams Up with Gamban to Amp Up Gambling Harm Protection

by February 17, 2020

Gamban has teamed up with Lloyds Banking Group in a multi-brand partnership that has now provided customers of Lloyds, Bank of Scotland, and Halifax with access to the gambling blocking software.The initial integration of the Gamban software across Lloyds’ multi-brand portfo ...

ORYX Gaming Lauds Successful and Pragmatic Play Content Partnership

ORYX Gaming Lauds Successful and Pragmatic Play Content Partnership

by February 17, 2020

ORYX Gaming has lauded a successful recently signed partnership with Pragmatic Play which has seen the online casino supplier and its content rapidly rocket among the best performing on ORYX’s content aggregator ORYX Hub.Pragmatic Play successfully integrated its games portfo ...

William Hill Names DS Smith’s Adrian Marsh as New CFO

William Hill Names DS Smith’s Adrian Marsh as New CFO

by February 17, 2020

British bookmaker William Hill has appointed Adrian Marsh as its new Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Marsh currently serves as CFO at international packaging company DS Smith.News about Mr. Marsh’s appointment as William Hill’s new financial head first emerged on Sunday in a tw ...

MGM-Led Consortium Announced as Sole Qualified Casino Bidder in Osaka

MGM-Led Consortium Announced as Sole Qualified Casino Bidder in Osaka

by February 16, 2020

A consortium formed by Las Vegas casino giant MGM Resorts International and Japanese financial services group Orix Corp. has remained the sole candidate deemed suitable to bid for a license to develop and operate an integrated resort with a dedicated casino facility in Osaka. ...

Ladbrokes, Neds Hit with Record Fine in NSW over Illegal Ads

Ladbrokes, Neds Hit with Record Fine in NSW over Illegal Ads

by February 16, 2020

Ladbrokes Australia and fellow Australia-facing sportsbook Neds have been slapped with a record fine in the state of New South Wales over illegal gambling advertising activities.It emerged this week that Liquor & Gaming NSW, the agency tasked with monitoring the state’s ...

Colorado Gambling Regulator Set to Issue First Sports Betting Licenses

Colorado Gambling Regulator Set to Issue First Sports Betting Licenses

by February 15, 2020

The Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission is expected to issue the first sports betting licenses this coming week as the state inches closer to the scheduled May 1 start of legal athletic gambling.Seven of Colorado’s land-based casinos are expected to be granted master ...

Lawmaker in Japan Casino Bribery Scandal Maintains Innocence

Lawmaker in Japan Casino Bribery Scandal Maintains Innocence

by February 15, 2020

The lawmaker at the heart of the casino bribery scandal that shook Japan late last year stressed his innocence during a Friday press conference, telling journalists that he did not take bribes from a Chinese gambling firm seeking to win a license for a casino resort in Japan. ...

Wazdan Expands in LatAm, Asia with Salsa Technology Tie-Up

Wazdan Expands in LatAm, Asia with Salsa Technology Tie-Up

by February 14, 2020

Online casino content provider Wazdan today announced that it has partnered Salsa Technology, formerly Patagonia Entertainment, in a move that will see its games range integrated onto its new partner’s Game Aggregation Platform.The integration will provide online casinos ser ...

Moneyval Says Casino Expansion across Cyprus Could Increase Money Laundering Risk

Moneyval Says Casino Expansion across Cyprus Could Increase Money Laundering Risk

by February 14, 2020

Moneyval said in a recent evaluation report that the operation of casinos on the territory of the Republic of Cyprus carries potential money laundering risk.Moneyval is a permanent monitoring body of the Council of Europe tasked with assessing compliance with principal stand ...

GiG Offloads B2C Business to Betsson

GiG Offloads B2C Business to Betsson

by February 14, 2020

Gaming Innovation Group announced today that it has agreed to sell its B2C division to gambling operator Betsson Group in a bid to focus on its B2B operations, “reduce complexity and improve efficiency.”Under the terms of the deal, Betsson will pay the amount of €31 million o ...

Microgaming Expands Swedish Stronghold with Svenska Spel Sport & Casino Deal

Microgaming Expands Swedish Stronghold with Svenska Spel Sport & Casino Deal

by February 14, 2020

In a week full of major announcements, Microgaming revealed its latest important partnership that strengthened its foothold in a big regulated market.The company announced Thursday that its wide range of online casino content has gone live with Svenska Spel Sport & Casi ...