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Videoslots 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, 2023Is 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, 2023Record Highs for Canada's Top iGaming Province
Record Highs for Canada's Top iGaming Province
The gaming industry continues to expand into more regions, unlocking the doors of quality gaming to players worldwide. Online gambling in Canada had a very rewarding year, per iGaming Ontario’s 3rd quarter reports. According to the iGO, the stat...Jan 28, 2024Disney 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, 2023Dream Drop Network Celebrates 100 Million Winner Milestone
Dream Drop Network Celebrates 100 Million Winner Milestone
Relax Gaming's Dream Drop progressive jackpot network launched quietly, allowing player hype to do the lion's share of its marketing. Even today, with frequent multi-million Euro payouts and an incredible number of individual rewards, the company sha...Oct 26, 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, 2023Now Live: Exciting Tournaments at SOFTSWISS Casinos
Now Live: Exciting Tournaments at SOFTSWISS Casinos
Visit any leading online gaming platform, and you’ll find the most intriguing games from the best software providers. Players at SoftSwiss casinos are in for a treat with the new enhanced tournaments featuring amazing live tournaments. The...Jan 31, 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, 2023Is 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, 2023Record Highs for Canada's Top iGaming Province
Record Highs for Canada's Top iGaming Province
The gaming industry continues to expand into more regions, unlocking the doors of quality gaming to players worldwide. Online gambling in Canada had a very rewarding year, per iGaming Ontario’s 3rd quarter reports. According to the iGO, the stat...Jan 28, 2024Disney 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, 2023Dream Drop Network Celebrates 100 Million Winner Milestone
Dream Drop Network Celebrates 100 Million Winner Milestone
Relax Gaming's Dream Drop progressive jackpot network launched quietly, allowing player hype to do the lion's share of its marketing. Even today, with frequent multi-million Euro payouts and an incredible number of individual rewards, the company sha...Oct 26, 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, 2023Now Live: Exciting Tournaments at SOFTSWISS Casinos
Now Live: Exciting Tournaments at SOFTSWISS Casinos
Visit any leading online gaming platform, and you’ll find the most intriguing games from the best software providers. Players at SoftSwiss casinos are in for a treat with the new enhanced tournaments featuring amazing live tournaments. The...Jan 31, 202420,000 Dutch Gamblers Registered in National Self-Exclusion Program
20,000 Dutch Gamblers Registered in National Self-Exclusion Program
Less than one year after the launch of the regulated Dutch igaming industry, the KSA reports on the continuous successful adoption of its self-exclusion program. The register recently exceeded 20,000 self-excluded gamblers and, according to the numbe...Aug 14, 2022Italian Authority Takes Google to Task
Italian Authority Takes Google to Task
The Italian advertising authority, Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni (AGCOM), served Google with a €750,000 penalty for YouTube ads released by a verified partner. Since Italy’s prohibition on all gambling-related ads, the authority has it...Aug 10, 2022NetEnt Celebrates the 10th Birthday of Their Iconic Starburst
NetEnt Celebrates the 10th Birthday of Their Iconic Starburst
In the vast collection of Online Slots, it is an enormous achievement to create the most popular slot, not to mention hanging on to that title for years on end. The exceptionally talented team at NetEnt did exactly this ten years ago as 2022 marks th...Aug 09, 2022UKGC Data: Problem Gambling Rate Drops to a Historic 0.2%
UKGC Data: Problem Gambling Rate Drops to a Historic 0.2%
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has published a dataset revealing that problem gambling in the UK has remained significantly low, dropping to 0.2% for the first half of the year ending in June 2022. The problem gambling rate was twice as much (0.4%...Aug 08, 2022The Daunting Task of Liberal Regulation: Can the Netherlands Succeed?
The Daunting Task of Liberal Regulation: Can the Netherlands Succeed?
In a recent interview, Kansspelautoriteit Chair, Rene Jansen commented on the jurisdiction’s trajectory with regulating online gambling. As Jansen mentioned a few times in the past 6 months, certain operators look for the edges of the law and this is...Aug 07, 2022VIXIO Study: US Sports Betting and iGaming to Hit $24B by 2026
VIXIO Study: US Sports Betting and iGaming to Hit $24B by 2026
A report released by regulation intelligence experts Vixio GamblingCompliance has estimated that the US sports betting and iGaming industry will most likely triple in the next three years. The sector, which now boasts collective gross gaming revenue...Aug 07, 2022AGA Publishes Updated AML Compliance Guidelines for Gaming
AGA Publishes Updated AML Compliance Guidelines for Gaming
On July 28, the American Gaming Association (AGA) released the third edition of its Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Compliance Best Practices, a publication meant to mitigate money laundering activities perpetuated in the gambling industry. This is the t...Aug 07, 2022EU Regulators’ Whitelist Encourages Player Safety and Channelisation
EU Regulators’ Whitelist Encourages Player Safety and Channelisation
Gambling authorities in Slovakia followed in the footsteps of other successful regulators in online gambling by guiding their gamblers to the right platforms. Until recently it was easy for consumers in the Slavic region to determine which operators...Aug 07, 2022Playson Lines Up Support for Ukraine with Charity Tournament
Playson Lines Up Support for Ukraine with Charity Tournament
With the celebration of their first decade of successful business, Playson gives back to Ukrainian charities and spreads the love with worthy causes. The leading iGaming supplier launches its charity tournament on 10 August to commemorate 10 years of...Aug 03, 2022Pennsylvania Crushes Annual Records With Historic $5 Billion+ Gaming Haul
Pennsylvania Crushes Annual Records With Historic $5 Billion+ Gaming Haul
According to a new report released by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB), PA’s annual gaming revenue has hit an all-time high. Having brought in about $5.04 billion worth of revenue for the 2021-2022 fiscal year that ended on June 30, Penns...Jul 31, 2022Denmark Wages War on Money Laundering
Denmark Wages War on Money Laundering
The Danish government adjusted its strategy toward money laundering and terrorist funding activities. Spillemyndigheden, the country’s gambling regulator, released a statement on 20 July 2022 to introduce the Ministry of Finance’s regulations on stre...Jul 30, 2022UK Govt. Rules Out Loot Box Ban, But Calls for Industry Vigilance
UK Govt. Rules Out Loot Box Ban, But Calls for Industry Vigilance
Findings from a 22-month call for evidence by the UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS) have linked loot boxes in video games to financial, mental health, and gambling-related harm. However, the UK government has taken a stand n...Jul 30, 2022