UK Bookmakers Face New Horse Racing Bets Levy

by January 14, 2017

The UK gambling industry has received another heavy taxation blow after the Government confirmed on Friday that a new levy on horse betting will be imposed from April 2017. All bookmakers, including offshore ones, that provide betting services to UK customers will be required to ...

NYX Gaming Products to Go Live in Three Canadian Provinces

by January 13, 2017

Supplier of online casino and sports betting products and services NYX Gaming Group has announced that it has been given the nod by the gambling regulators of three Canadian provinces to provide its offering to local customers. NYX Gaming products will now be available in British ...

888poker Leaves Australian Online Gambling Market

by January 13, 2017

Online poker room 888poker has become another major online gambling operator to be leaving the Australian market. The brand has started informing its local players via email that they will not be able to play as from January 16, 2017.888poker has also recommended that its cu ...

Playtech Launches Live Casino Studio in Romania

by January 12, 2017

Playtech has become the latest iGaming technology and service provider to expand into the newly regulated Romanian market. The company announced that it has opened a new live casino studio in the country after being granted four licenses by the local gambling regulator – Oficiul ...

New US Attorney General May “Revisit” Online Gambling Law

by January 12, 2017

Another threat may be looming for online gambling in the US as an iGaming opponent has been nominated as Attorney General by President-elect Donald Trump. Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions said during a Tuesday confirmation hearing that he did not agree with a previous interpretation of ...

Bo Wänghammar Heads PokerStars’ Online Casino Business

by January 11, 2017

PokerStars owner Rational Group announced the appointment of Bo Wänghammar as Managing Director of the company’s online casino business. Mr. Wänghammar will assume his new role on February 1.PokerStars Casino, or Rational Group’s casino business, was launched in ...

EveryMatrix Receives Romanian Class II iGaming Licenses

by January 10, 2017

Online gambling content supplier EveryMatrix today announced that it has obtained two Class II licenses from the Romanian gambling operator – Oficiul National pentru Jocuri de Noroc. The licenses allow the company to supply Romania-facing operators with content, platform manageme ...

Two Plus Two Poker Forum Confirms Personal Information Leak

by January 10, 2017

Owners of the Two Plus Two poker discussion forum confirmed that it had been hacked and personal information about its members had been accessed and made available for sale anywhere on the Internet.Word about the data breach leaked out on January 8. UK poker pro Max Silver w ...

James Packer Returns to Crown Resorts Board after One-Year Absence

by January 10, 2017

Australian business magnate James Packer is to return to casino operator Crown Resorts’ board as a director shortly after the company scrapped plans for US expansion and reduced its stake in Melco Crown Entertainment significantly.Mr. Packer is the biggest shareholder ...

Japanese Lawmakers Look to Curb Future Problem Gambling Issues

by January 9, 2017

Japanese lawmakers are considering measures to ramp up the promotion of responsible gambling and the protection of population from gambling addiction less than a month after casino gambling was legalized in the country.Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s governing Liberal Demo ...

Georgia Lawmaker to Rekindle Push for Casino Gambling Legalization

by January 8, 2017

Efforts for the legalization of Las Vegas-style casino gambling in Georgia will likely be relaunched during the upcoming state legislative session. State Sen. Brandon Beach, a staunch gambling expansion supporter, has previously indicated that he would make another push to convin ...

Portugal Sets Technical Standards for Online Poker Shared Liquidity Agreements

by January 6, 2017

Portugal has finalized a technical standards framework that sets the requirements to be met so as for the country to be able to share online poker liquidity with other regulated jurisdictions. Projeto de Regulamento que define os Requisitos Técnicos do Sistema Técnico do Jogo Onl ...

Pariplay Launches Into Belgium’s iGaming Market

by January 6, 2017

Provider of software solutions for the iGaming industry Pariplay announced that it has extended its footprint to the Belgian regulated market via a partnership with Belgium-facing online casino 777.be. The brand is known to be operated by local brick-and-mortar casino Casino de S ...

Yggdrasil Gaming Bolsters Management Team with Two Key Appointments

by January 5, 2017

Online slot games developer and supplier Yggdrasil Gaming announced two new additions to its executive team. Andrew Pegler was appointed as Chief Commercial Officer and the company’s current Head of Front-End Development and Operations Krzysztof Opalka was promoted to the Chief P ...

Digital Sports Tech Debuts in Latin America with Caliente Partnership

by January 5, 2017

Provider of sports betting solutions Digital Sports Tech announced its entrance into the Latin American gambling market through a recent partnership agreement with Mexican operator Caliente. The Mexican company is set to go live with the supplier’s player proposition betting solu ...