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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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 2024Record 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 2024Record 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, 2024Norway's New Laws Simplify Gambling
Norway's New Laws Simplify Gambling
With new games of chance released onto the market on a weekly basis, the Norwegian government noticed that not all games could easily be categorized within the bounds of Norway law. This gave rise to the need for statutes around gambling to be recons...Jul 17, 2020BetMGM Investor Boosts to Aid Further Expansion
BetMGM Investor Boosts to Aid Further Expansion
US sports betting and online gaming company Roar Digital LLC, operating as BetMGM, will receive further investment from its shareholders. This underpins the commitment from MGM Resorts International and GVC Holdings to make BetMGM a leading role play...Jul 16, 2020New Jersey’s Online Gaming Gets a 123% Boost to Cushion General Decline
New Jersey’s Online Gaming Gets a 123% Boost to Cushion General Decline
On Tuesday, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement released the industry numbers for June 2020 and as expected, they aren’t looking good given that casino closures were in their third full month. The nine casinos and two horse racing tracks ga...Jul 16, 2020Macau Casinos Stock Soar after Guangdong Eases Border Point Restrictions
Macau Casinos Stock Soar after Guangdong Eases Border Point Restrictions
On Monday, the governments of Guangdong and Macau released a joint statement announcing that they would lift the mandatory 14-day quarantine at Macau-Guangdong border checkpoints for any visitors returning from the gambling Mecca to Guangdong provinc...Jul 16, 2020Ukraine Gambling Back After Lengthy Hiatus
Ukraine Gambling Back After Lengthy Hiatus
Gambling is once again legal in Ukraine after Bill 2285D was finally passed in Parliament recently. After several amendments on the bill, including raising the legal gambling age to 21, the Ukraine parliament finally gave the nod to allow both online...Jul 15, 2020KSA Challenges Netherlands Ruling on Games of Chance
KSA Challenges Netherlands Ruling on Games of Chance
The Netherlands is not known as a country with liberal laws around games of chance however, recent years has seen a lot of action around the existing laws and the way they are being challenged specifically by the Gambling Authority, Kansspelautoritei...Jul 14, 2020Spain Records a 12.5% Increase in iGaming Revenue for Q1 2020
Spain Records a 12.5% Increase in iGaming Revenue for Q1 2020
The Spanish online gambling market has reported impressive double-digit revenue growth in Q1 2020 after a significant upsurge in activity across all market verticals, from sports betting to poker, bingo, and other forms of iGaming. The numbers for th...Jul 14, 2020Ponzi King Caught-Red Handed in Bitcoin Scam
Ponzi King Caught-Red Handed in Bitcoin Scam
A case has been brought before the court of law in the District of New Jersey after Silviu Catalin Balaci was arrested on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiring to sell unregistered securities through the BitClub Network. The...Jul 13, 2020South African Casinos Re-Open but Still No Joy for Online Gambling
South African Casinos Re-Open but Still No Joy for Online Gambling
The COVID-19 pandemic has been to South Africa's gambling industry resulting in massive revenue losses and unemployment. March 2020 saw the President of South, Cyril Ramaphosa, declare a National State of Disaster in light of the threat presented by...Jul 12, 2020Industry Heavyweights Hit Back at New Gambling Restrictions in Berlin
Industry Heavyweights Hit Back at New Gambling Restrictions in Berlin
Germany is well known in the gambling industry as a conservative market, especially when it comes to online casino games. Only one of their 16 states, Schleswig-Holstein, opted in to legalise internet gambling. It seems this conservative viewpoint ma...Jul 11, 2020Proposed UK Gambling Act Review Gets the Thumbs Up from GVC
Proposed UK Gambling Act Review Gets the Thumbs Up from GVC
In the face of the recent lockdowns and concerns over Britain’s and their gambling habits the House of Lords has called upon the government and the Gambling Commission to review the countries existing Gambling Act. This call for review has found...Jul 10, 2020Germany’s Online Gambling Industry to Rake in €3.3 Billion in Revenue by 2024
Germany’s Online Gambling Industry to Rake in €3.3 Billion in Revenue by 2024
By the end of 2024, the revenue generated by Germany’s online gambling industry is expected to hit a revenue high of a cool €3.3 billion according to Goldmedia, a prominent market consulting and research company based in Berlin. That number is about...Jul 09, 2020