Posts From: January 2020

UK bans betting on credit cards to fight gambling addiction

The Gambling Commission has announced a ban on gambling businesses allowing consumers in Great Britain to use credit cards to gamble. The ban, which comes into effect on 14 April,...

Payments
Gamstop welcomes expansion of self-exclusion scheme

A statement from Fiona Palmer, chief executive of GAMSTOP. “We are delighted that the Gambling Commission has today announced that integration with GAMSTOP will become a licence condition for online...

Business News
Kindred Group Q4 margins fall

Since the publication of the third quarter report on 25 October 2019, gross winnings revenues across most markets have been impacted by weak sports betting margins. The margin after free...

Business News
Betinvest COO Dubossarsky looks eager to embrace future

Q&A with Betinvest COO, Max Dubossarsky. How has your focus changed over the last few years? The world and our industry are changing, and our focus as a provider of...

Features
Omega Systems “Inspiring Innovation”

Q&A with Paddy Mann, Business Development Director at Omega Systems. First, give us an introduction to OMEGA Systems? OMEGA Systems was founded in 2010 with the vision to provide enterprise-level...

Features
Camelot appoints Louise Hanlon as Deputy Head of Corporate Responsibility

Camelot UK Lotteries operator of the UK National Lottery, today announced that Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (CR&S) champion Louise Hanlon has been appointed as its Deputy Head of Corporate Responsibility....

People News
Sports bets help fuel Atlantic City’s rebound

Atlantic City’s casinos won almost $3.3 billion from gamblers in 2019, helped by surging sports and online bets as the seaside resort continued to rebound from a mid-decade meltdown that...

Sports Betting
Betsson signs sportsbook deal with ibet

Gaming operator ibet has selected Betsson as their sportsbook provider for its upcoming European entry. This is Betsson’s first pure sportsbook supplier deal and a stepping stone for the Group’s...

Sports Betting
Polish legal bookmakers generated a turnover of nearly PLN 7 billion IN 2019

In 2019, Polish legal bookmakers generated a turnover of nearly PLN 7 billion At the end of 2019, 17 entities were authorised by the Ministry of Finance to organise bets...

Business News
IGT Signs Agreement with the DC Lottery to Deliver Instant Ticket Games and Services

International Game Technology announced that its subsidiary, IGT Global Solutions Corporation, signed a one-year contract with the District of Columbia’s Office of Lottery and Gaming (DC Lottery) to provide instant...

Business News