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India's iGaming Sector Stands Against Proposed Tax Increases
India's iGaming Sector Stands Against Proposed Tax Increases
Ever since India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, made the announcement in July of 2023 that a higher tax rate would be imposed on gambling companies, operators have been fighting for change. Now that the Goods and Service Tax (GST) is in full effect...Jan 13, 2024Gaming Juggernaut Flutter Starts Trading on the NYSE for US Appeal
Gaming Juggernaut Flutter Starts Trading on the NYSE for US Appeal
Flutter Entertainment, the parent company of FanDuel, formally enlisted in the New York Stock Exchange effective Monday, 29th January, under the FLTR ticker symbol. The company got off to a great start in the market, with its shares up 1.4% on its fi...Jan 30, 2024Is Personalisation the Key to Increased Safer Gambling?
Is Personalisation the Key to Increased Safer Gambling?
In its annual Sustainability Report 2022/23, the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) revealed that its members had shown a marked increase in personalised safer gambling messaging. Maarten Haijer, Secretary General, EGBA, said:...Jul 17, 2023BGC Calls For the Modernisation of the UK Gambling Market
BGC Calls For the Modernisation of the UK Gambling Market
Last year, the Betting and Gaming Council CEO Michael Dugher took the British government to task over its impending stealth tax. While there was no tax increase, they had proposed freezing the application of revenue bands, which brings tax relief...Jan 04, 2024Videoslots Celebrates its 10,000th Online Casino Game
Videoslots Celebrates its 10,000th Online Casino Game
Videoslots has been entertaining online casino fans since its launch in 2011. The founders had a vision to bring their passion for gambling to life by creating a stable of high-quality instant games that would align with the best practices of an ever...Jul 30, 2023Disney to Enter Sports Betting Realm With ESPN Bet in November
Disney to Enter Sports Betting Realm With ESPN Bet in November
Mass media giant Disney is gearing up for its sports betting debut in November when it is set to launch the ESPN Bet App. Historically, and more so during the reign of its Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger, the mass media giant has been reluctant to d...Oct 21, 2023Kentucky Sees a $4.5M Handle in First 2 Weeks of Retail Sports Betting
Kentucky Sees a $4.5M Handle in First 2 Weeks of Retail Sports Betting
The preliminary results for revenue generated in the first two weeks of Kentucky retail sports betting are out, and the numbers don’t lie. The state has managed to reel in over $4.5 million in betting handles within 14 days of officially going live w...Sep 23, 2023India's iGaming Sector Stands Against Proposed Tax Increases
India's iGaming Sector Stands Against Proposed Tax Increases
Ever since India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, made the announcement in July of 2023 that a higher tax rate would be imposed on gambling companies, operators have been fighting for change. Now that the Goods and Service Tax (GST) is in full effect...Jan 13, 2024Gaming Juggernaut Flutter Starts Trading on the NYSE for US Appeal
Gaming Juggernaut Flutter Starts Trading on the NYSE for US Appeal
Flutter Entertainment, the parent company of FanDuel, formally enlisted in the New York Stock Exchange effective Monday, 29th January, under the FLTR ticker symbol. The company got off to a great start in the market, with its shares up 1.4% on its fi...Jan 30, 2024Is Personalisation the Key to Increased Safer Gambling?
Is Personalisation the Key to Increased Safer Gambling?
In its annual Sustainability Report 2022/23, the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) revealed that its members had shown a marked increase in personalised safer gambling messaging. Maarten Haijer, Secretary General, EGBA, said:...Jul 17, 2023BGC Calls For the Modernisation of the UK Gambling Market
BGC Calls For the Modernisation of the UK Gambling Market
Last year, the Betting and Gaming Council CEO Michael Dugher took the British government to task over its impending stealth tax. While there was no tax increase, they had proposed freezing the application of revenue bands, which brings tax relief...Jan 04, 2024Videoslots Celebrates its 10,000th Online Casino Game
Videoslots Celebrates its 10,000th Online Casino Game
Videoslots has been entertaining online casino fans since its launch in 2011. The founders had a vision to bring their passion for gambling to life by creating a stable of high-quality instant games that would align with the best practices of an ever...Jul 30, 2023Disney to Enter Sports Betting Realm With ESPN Bet in November
Disney to Enter Sports Betting Realm With ESPN Bet in November
Mass media giant Disney is gearing up for its sports betting debut in November when it is set to launch the ESPN Bet App. Historically, and more so during the reign of its Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger, the mass media giant has been reluctant to d...Oct 21, 2023Kentucky Sees a $4.5M Handle in First 2 Weeks of Retail Sports Betting
Kentucky Sees a $4.5M Handle in First 2 Weeks of Retail Sports Betting
The preliminary results for revenue generated in the first two weeks of Kentucky retail sports betting are out, and the numbers don’t lie. The state has managed to reel in over $4.5 million in betting handles within 14 days of officially going live w...Sep 23, 2023Chinese New Year Boosts Macau Gaming Revenue By 82.5% in January
Chinese New Year Boosts Macau Gaming Revenue By 82.5% in January
In January, Macau casino operators reaped big amid the end of China’s Covid Zero policy and the week-long Lunar New Year break. These factors saw a surge in the number of visitors traveling to the former Portuguese colony, signaling that it’s on the...Feb 12, 202350 million Americans to Spend $16B Betting on the Super Bowl LVII
50 million Americans to Spend $16B Betting on the Super Bowl LVII
According to data collected by the American Gaming Association (AGA) in their latest survey, about 50.4 million American adults are projected to place a bet on the upcoming Super Bowl LVII. This is a whopping 20% of the American population and more t...Feb 09, 2023Is the Journey to Zero 2023 Deadline Achievable?
Is the Journey to Zero 2023 Deadline Achievable?
February 2021 saw the Kindred Group commit to the lofty goal of reducing its income from harmful gambling to zero by the end of 2023. Since then, the company has made great strides in achieving this goal, but as with all great plans, they have hit a...Feb 08, 2023Live Casino Games Are Still the Lifeblood of Evolution Gaming in 2023
Live Casino Games Are Still the Lifeblood of Evolution Gaming in 2023
Live casino gambling was a relatively small market until Evolution Gaming made it their focus. The industry-leading software developer delivered the best type of "proof of concept" there can be – profits. However, as the company grew in stature, it a...Feb 07, 2023Wazdan €1 Million Network Promo Announcement Planned for ICE London
Wazdan €1 Million Network Promo Announcement Planned for ICE London
One of the online gambling industry’s long-standing Game developers, Wazdan, has teased the announcement of an incredible new network promotion. The casino software developer has been operating for over a decade and has released over 150 games of cha...Feb 06, 2023Pennsylvania Crushes Records With $5.2B Gambling Revenue in 2022
Pennsylvania Crushes Records With $5.2B Gambling Revenue in 2022
Pennsylvania is now the second-highest earner in revenue after posting a new annual record in gambling revenue, narrowly edging out Nevada by about $28,735. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) recently reported that gambling activity in the...Feb 06, 2023Massachusetts Retail Sports Wagering Now Live at 3 Commercial Casinos
Massachusetts Retail Sports Wagering Now Live at 3 Commercial Casinos
On Tuesday, 31st January 2023, retail sports betting finally went live in the Bay State, right in time for Super Bowl LVII and in good time for March Madness. The debut marked the end of what seemed like a lifetime of waiting for sports betting fans...Feb 03, 2023British Columbia Lottery Corporation Doubles Down on Canadian Safer Gambling
British Columbia Lottery Corporation Doubles Down on Canadian Safer Gambling
According to a study released in 2022 by Statistics Canada, nearly 65% of all Canadians have gambled in the past twelve months. Of those who have done so, 1.6% (304,400 players) met the criteria for being labelled as presenting a “moderate-to-severe...Feb 02, 2023Nevada Casinos Crush Records With $4.1 Billion Net Income For the FY 2022
Nevada Casinos Crush Records With $4.1 Billion Net Income For the FY 2022
Nevada’s casinos outdid themselves in the 2022 financial year based on the recently published 168-page 2022 Gaming Abstract by the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB). According to the report, the casinos in the Silver State brought in $4.1bn in net i...Jan 31, 2023Lichtenstein Residents Destroy Anti-Casino Vote
Lichtenstein Residents Destroy Anti-Casino Vote
Lichtenstein is a gorgeous old-world city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Nestled at the foot of the Swabian Alps, it is a popular tourist attraction for well-to-do folks looking to enjoy skiing in the winter and panoramic trail hiking in the summer....Jan 31, 2023Shocking UK Stats Expose the Truth About Black Market Gambling
Shocking UK Stats Expose the Truth About Black Market Gambling
The UK’s Gambling Commission has been in hot water many times in recent memory for its heavy-handed approach to managing local gambling laws. It has been pointed out on many occasions that this draconic approach to regulation will drive away both lic...Jan 30, 2023New York’s Inaugural Sports Betting Year Brings Historic $16B Handle
New York’s Inaugural Sports Betting Year Brings Historic $16B Handle
The concrete jungle where dreams are made of, New York, is once again making the headlines in the gambling scene. After launching mobile sports wagering in Jan 2022, the Empire State broke one gambling record after another and has officially been cro...Jan 27, 2023