News by Kristina Vujadinovic

One of the top providers of live dealer casino solutions, Evolution (formerly Evolution Gaming), has extended the period for slot specialist NetEnt to accept its acquisition offer. NetEnt’s shareholders will now have until 20 November to announce their decision. The extension comes in order to allow the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to investigate ... Read more

Switzerland’s online casino market will soon be richer for two new gaming platforms. The Swiss Federal Council (Bundesrat) announced on Wednesday that Casino Lugano and the Casino du Lac Meyrin in Geneva have been granted the right to add online casino gambling to their product mix. Still, this is only putting brands at the starting ... Read more

The UK’s advertising standards authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint against matched betting service Profit Accumulator. By the allegations, the company has made suggestions that matched betting could be a solution to financial problems in its ad, which goes against the rules of gambling advertising. When it comes to gambling, everyone included in this industry ... Read more

As the newly introduced amendments to the Gaming Bill 2019 sweep seamlessly through Parliament, Kenya’s gambling industry could be heading into its toughest year yet. Burdening the industry with additional taxes and fees is on the agenda of the National Assembly Sports Committee, who is pressing their implementation before the end of the current fiscal ... Read more

The leading Latvian online gaming site, 11.lv, has signed the partnership agreement with SYNOT Games. By this deal, the operator will be able to offer its players many popular releases by this provider. As a famous name in the gaming business, SYNOT Games is a content supplier with a growing market presence. Its comprehensive portfolio ... Read more

Takkaro, the established marketing specialist, has acquired gaming site, LadyLucks.co.uk. Right after the acquisition, the company has transformed this online gaming platform into an online casino guide and site. Instead of providing casino services under Takkaro’s ownership, the LadyLucks brand will be used to promote select casino brands and offer tutorials, game reviews, ... Read more

A collective $35.2m in sports wagers was processed in Indiana by licensed operators during the first full month of regulated sports wagering in the state. The regulated market opened on September 1, and its debut month showcased great results –adjusted gross amounted to $8.6m, with the state collecting $813,103 in sports wagering taxes. By some ... Read more

New research commissioned by the Inter-Cantonal Lotteries and Betting Commission (Comlot) and the Eidgenössische Spielbankenkommission (ESBK), shows a decrease in the number of frequent gamblers in Switzerland in 2017. By comparing the information gathered in 2007 and 2012, the recent study showed that just 16.4% of respondents gambled at least once a month. On behalf ... Read more

Petfre Limited, the online gambling operator trading as Betfred, has reached a settlement agreement with the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC). Since it has failed to carry out appropriate checks on a customer who gambled £210,000 of stolen money through its site, the brand was forced to agree to has agreed to a £322,000 settlement with ... Read more

The Spectrum Asia specialty unit of Spectrum Gaming Group has expanded its global team of experts. The new additions will address the growing need for expert, independent services related to all aspects of the gaming industry. As the leading independent gaming consultancy serving all of Asia, the company provides comprehensive gaming-related services to governments (national ... Read more

Acquisition of B2B supplier, Pariplay, by online gaming solutions provider, Aspire Global, has been finalized. The of the deal were set back in June, and by these conditions, the provider has purchased 100% of the shares in GMS Entertainment Ltd, the owner of Pariplay, for $14.4 million. The provider said the acquisition of this ... Read more

Stoiximan’s international brand, Betano, will add in its offer the full portfolio of slot content by Pragmatic Play, due to a recently singed collaboration deal. Via this agreement, Betano customers in Portugal and Romania will now have access to Pragmatic’s suite of slot games including The Great Chicken Escape, Sweet Bonanza, and fan-favorite Wolf ... Read more

After closing its operations in Kenya, SportPesa announced that it has made its 453 local employees redundant. It is emphasized that the company has urged the country’s authorities to repeal the 20% excise tax rate on all stakes which was the reason for its withdrawal from the market. For many months, the operator had been ... Read more

ORYX Gaming, a Bragg Gaming Group company, has signed a collaboration deal with Hero Gaming. This partnership will see the operator taking on the supplier’s full portfolio via its ORYX Hub platform. The operator will be able to incorporate in its offer ORYX’s full library of proprietary and third-party content from independent studios such as ... Read more

As an innovative content provider and aggregation platform, Relax Gaming (RG) always tends to expand its operations. By g a collaboration deal with Stockholm-based studio, Fantasma Games, it is expanding its Silver Bullet partnership program. Through this agreement, RG will take on a collection of Fantasma’s next-generation slots and exclusively distribute selected titles from the ... Read more