Posts From: February 2018

Affiliate marketing industry needs to clean up its act in terms of privacy law compliance

An international operation has found that the affiliate marketing industry has significant issues to overcome in terms of compliance with rules concerning privacy and unsolicited communications. Affiliate marketing is a...

Affiliates
William Hill’s ‘2 Clear’ TV advert banned

William Hill’s ‘2 Clear’ advert was banned this week for misleading punters. The advert seen on 15 September 2017, featured a voice-over that stated, “Get a 15% free bet bonus on...

Business News
Latest gambling participation and perceptions figures released

The Gambling Commission has published the 2017 gambling participation and perceptions report, revealing the latest gambling consumer trends in Britain. The report tracks participation rates, problem gambling estimates, online gambling behaviour,...

Business News
MansionBet sponsors World Pool Masters

Online sportsbook brand, MansionBet, will be the title sponsors of the 25th World Pool Masters, which takes place in Gibraltar this March 2-4, and broadcast live on Sky Sports. Adding to...

Marketing
Hungarian Online Licensing Unlawful

Hungarian legislation on granting concessions for casinos and related organisations of online games are not compatible with EU law, the EU Court of Justice ruled on February 28, which will effectively bar...

Business News
Austria’s Finance Minister urging Cryptocurrencies regulation

As Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies continue to grow in popularity and usage, Austria’s Finance Minister Hartwig Löger sets forth motions to define cryptocurrency regulations.  Löger suggest cryptocurrencies should be treated...

Business News
iSoftBet adopts Spigo’s casual games

Leading online and mobile casino content provider iSoftBet is offering casual games to its operator partners for the very first time after striking a deal with Danish game developer Spigo....

Business News
Kambi makes strategic investment in virtual sports provider

Kambi Group plc has made a strategic investment in gaming start-up Virtus Sports, an agreement which will enable Kambi to offer a high-quality virtual sports product to its growing customer...

Sports Betting
The Stars Group Acquires Majority Interest in CrownBet

The Stars Group, has announced today that it has acquired a 62% equity interest in CrownBet Holdings Pty Limited for an aggregate amount of approximately $117.7 million. Unless otherwise noted, all...

Business News
Sportsbet, Ladbrokes and bet365, file bids for William Hill Australia

William Hill’s future in Australia is expected to be known by the end of this week after takeover bids were tabled on Monday. The Australian Financial Review is reporting that four bids were forthcoming...

Business News