Posts From: March 2020

PokerStars Founder Isai Scheinberg Pleads Guilty To Illegal Gambling Charges

The founder of PokerStars admitted Wednesday to running an illegal online gambling business, nine years after he and other online poker executives were indicted by prosecutors in New York. Isai Scheinberg and...

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Bulgaria gambling regulator suspends Eurofootball licence for three months

Bulgaria’s gambling commission on Wednesday suspended the licence of the country’s first private bookmaker Eurofootball for three months, citing unpaid taxes to the state between December 2014 and December 2019....

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How SBTech is Supporting Operators during this Time of Crisis

SBTech commercial VP James Coxon outlined the company’s response to supporting operators during the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Not much is certain during these extraordinary times, but one thing is...

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AskGamblers recovers record $8.79m to players via AGCCS

AskGamblers Casino Complaint Service team helped almost 2000 players recover more than $8.79 million of unpaid, delayed or unfairly confiscated money. The official AGCCS annual report for 2019 is out...

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MGM pledges $1 million for employee emergency fund

MGM has announced an array of initiatives intended to support those impacted economically by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, including a $1 million crisis and disaster relief pledge into an employee...

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All Sporting Events Suspended In Ireland

Horse racing in Ireland is set to be postponed after Taoiseach Leo Varadkar brought a halt to all sporting events. Follow a meeting of the National Public Health Emergency Team...

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Draftkings pledges up to $1 million to United Way

DraftKings has announced a new charity initiative “#DKRally” to mobilize the sports fans to band together in support of our communities during this latest global public health emergency. In the...

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888 warns of profit hit from virus-related sports disruptions

888 has provided an update on the Group’s current trading and the currently anticipated potential impact of COVID-19 in the financial year ended 31st December 2020. The Group’s strong momentum at...

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Evolution Gaming temporarily closes Tbilisi studio

Evolution Gaming has been instructed by Georgian authorities to temporarily close the floor operations at its Tbilisi site. As a consequence, the workforce will be significantly reduced. A large part...

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PAGCOR releases P12 billion cash dividends for government’s COVID-19 response fund

The PhilippineGaming Corporation has formally released tP12 billion cash dividends to the National Treasury to help cushion the economic impact of the Novel Corona Virus-2019 (COVID-19) in the country. PAGCOR...

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