Posts From: October 2018

New Jersey gaming regulator takes responsibility for FanDuel sports bet glitch

New Jersey’s head gaming regulator has taken responsibility for a sports betting glitch that cost Paddy Power Betfair’s FanDuel Group $82,000 on a bet. The regulator said that new internal...

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Paddy Power hit as Ireland doubles tax

Paddy Power Betfair says an increase in the tax rate in Ireland on betting turnover to 2% from 1% will cost the company about €23M a year based off last fiscal year’s...

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Rank agrees penalty for failing to protect problem gambler

The online operator is to pay £500,000 for failing to follow Gambling Commission rules which protect problem gamblers. A Commission investigation revealed that Rank failed to interact with a customer...

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WA TAB to be sold for up to $500 million under government overhaul

Western Australia’s TAB will be sold and bookmakers will pay a new tax on profits, but the state government has promised the racing industry will be no worse off under...

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Scientific Games Announces Acquisition of Don Best Sports

Scientific Games announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Don Best Sports Corporation and DBS Canada Corporation, a leading global supplier of real-time betting data and...

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2mee launches innovative video push notification platform

Research and development company, 2mee, has launched an innovative new marketing tool that lets operators send video push notifications direct to the home screens of customer’s smartphones and tablets. 2mee...

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GVC Unveils Multi-million Pound Community Programme

GVC is today setting out a series of corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives to minimise potential harm caused by problem gaming. Alongside these responsible gaming measures, the Group is announcing...

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Continent 8 Launches Multi-State US Sports Betting Capacity

New Jersey-licensed Continent 8 Technologies, the world’s largest online gaming data center and global network solutions provider, is integrating their Atlantic City, New Jersey data centers with supporting locations in...

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Playsugarhouse.com’s launch of sportsbook helps to double its NJ revenues

Since launching its sportsbook in August, SugarHouse Online Sportsbook & Casino more than doubled its month-over-month revenues from August 2018 to September 2018. It’s a great time to be a...

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Booming Games content explodes onto Patagonia Entertainment platform

Patagonia Entertainment has inked a deal with Booming Games to integrate their hugely successful casino titles onto its iGaming platform. Booming Games is a leading provider of proprietary gaming content and its portfolio...

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