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Online Casinos in France Rebel Against Gambling Authority
Online Casinos in France Rebel Against Gambling Authority
In every online casino market, there are key players, and then there are those who get left behind. Some regions have giants that aim to take over the entire industry, leaving nothing but crumbs for the rest. Large casino groups in France have b...Jan 24, 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, 2023Videoslots 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, 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, 2024Kentucky 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, 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, 2023Online Casinos in France Rebel Against Gambling Authority
Online Casinos in France Rebel Against Gambling Authority
In every online casino market, there are key players, and then there are those who get left behind. Some regions have giants that aim to take over the entire industry, leaving nothing but crumbs for the rest. Large casino groups in France have b...Jan 24, 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, 2023Videoslots 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, 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, 2024Kentucky 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, 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, 2023GambleAware Study Proves Links Between Loot boxes and Gambling Addiction
GambleAware Study Proves Links Between Loot boxes and Gambling Addiction
The United Kingdom has been slow to commit to a definition of loot boxes in video games that calls them gambling. This is not unexpected from a territory with a robust gambling policy as any misstep runs the risk of either nullifying existing gam...Apr 08, 2021Bet365 co-CEO Denise Coates Earns a $648m Payment Package in 2020
Bet365 co-CEO Denise Coates Earns a $648m Payment Package in 2020
Denise Coates, the celebrated founder and co-CEO of the UK gaming giant Bet365 is officially the highest-paid person in the United Kingdom’s corporate history. After smashing the glass ceiling to become the highest-paid woman and executive in the UK...Apr 08, 2021American Youth Are at Risk of Becoming Problem Gamblers
American Youth Are at Risk of Becoming Problem Gamblers
Operating out of Washington DC, the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) has established itself as a trusted resource for insights into the state of gambling in the continental US. Their latest report is an extension of the work provided i...Apr 07, 2021Virginia Off to a Shining Start with a $256m First-Month Sports Betting Handle
Virginia Off to a Shining Start with a $256m First-Month Sports Betting Handle
The Commonwealth of Virginia is off to a winning start after generating a handle of $256.8 million from its first full month of mobile online-only sports betting in February. The numbers were released by the Virginia Lottery last Thursday, disclosing...Apr 07, 2021Bally and Element in a $100 Million Bidding War for the World Poker Tour
Bally and Element in a $100 Million Bidding War for the World Poker Tour
Any new enterprise needs around three to five years to become established, pay back its initial setup costs and begin to turn a profit. When Allied Esports Entertainment (AEE) first opened its doors in 2017 no one could have foreseen that their t...Apr 06, 2021Bank of America: FanDuel Tops US Mobile Sportsbook App Downloads in March
Bank of America: FanDuel Tops US Mobile Sportsbook App Downloads in March
While the coronavirus pandemic was a big blow to sports betting in the U.S., the market is getting bigger month after month as states continue to okay legal sports betting. After the return of sports from last year’s forced hiatus, the sports betting...Apr 06, 2021Gov Pritzker Brings Back In-Person Registration for Mobile Sports Betting in Illinois
Gov Pritzker Brings Back In-Person Registration for Mobile Sports Betting in Illinois
After nine months of temporary approval of remote mobile sports betting in Illinois, Governor J.B. Pritzker has finally closed the book on mobile registrations in the state. The last Executive Order by the governor to extend the remote registration p...Apr 05, 2021Online Lottery Provider Lottoland Eyes £1 Billion LSE Listing
Online Lottery Provider Lottoland Eyes £1 Billion LSE Listing
There is much bustle in the online gambling sphere of late. According to the stats and projections, it’s a great moment to have a piece of the pie in the online betting and casino gaming markets right now. While land-based gambling has been dealt a h...Apr 03, 2021GAMSTOP Bets on the EPL with Crystal Palace FC
GAMSTOP Bets on the EPL with Crystal Palace FC
GAMSTOP, UK’s free national self-exclusion toolkit service has joined forces with the Crystal Palace football club in a landmark partnership to encourage safer gambling. This is the first time that the self-exclusion service provider has teamed with...Apr 01, 2021Full House Resorts Stakes $40 Million on Illinois Casino Proposal
Full House Resorts Stakes $40 Million on Illinois Casino Proposal
As a revenue generation exercise aimed at supporting critical funding in the State of Illinois local lawmakers finally voted to allow the development of six casinos in the state. Mayor Lori Lightfoot has been an outspoken supporter of a Chicago casin...Mar 31, 2021DraftKings Teams Up with WWE Ahead of WrestleMania 37
DraftKings Teams Up with WWE Ahead of WrestleMania 37
DraftKings Inc., one of the largest digital sports entertainment and gaming companies in the USA has inked a new agreement to become the official gaming partner of WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.), the biggest professional wrestling company g...Mar 31, 2021LeoVegas Invest €1.1 Million in Social Sharing Platform SharedPlay
LeoVegas Invest €1.1 Million in Social Sharing Platform SharedPlay
In 2019 Karolina Pelc gave an impassioned talk about the value of social sharing specifically highlighting the fact that in the years ahead it would not only be social casinos that would see their players sharing their content. Already a well-reg...Mar 30, 2021