Posts From: May 2018

Portugal to Join Shared Liquidity Pool

PokerStars is set to connect its segregated Portugal online poker room with its Southern European online poker network this month, and “potentially very soon,” the company revealed on an earnings...

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Playtech shareholders vote against CEO pay package

Playtech is facing a backlash from investors over a 78 per cent pay rise for chief executive Mor Weizer in 2017, despite the gambling and gaming software business issuing a...

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Gaming investors eye jackpot from U.S.

Shares in gaming and casino companies jumped on Monday, led by Scientific Games Corp, as investors wagered on new business opportunities for the industry after the U.S. Supreme Court paved...

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Kindred recognised for delivering change in equality, diversity and inclusion

Friday night, Kindred Group’s (previously Unibet Group) legal team won an award for ‘Team of the Year’ at the International Women in Gaming Diversity Awards. The award recognises a team that...

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888 NJ launches tri-state poker network

WSOP.com and software provider 888 successfully linked player pools with sister sites in New Jersey, Nevada and Delaware, vastly increasing game selection overnight. The move is a long time coming, and while it won’t create...

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Portugal’s regulated iGaming market up by 8 per cent

Portugal’s regulated iGaming market grew by 8 per cent during the first quarter of 2018. Portugal’s regulated online gambling market generated overall revenue of €122.5 million in 2017, its first full...

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Sky Sports Racing deal done for Melbourne Cup

Sky Sports Racing will broadcast the Lexus Melbourne Cup exclusively live in the UK and Ireland this year after signing a long-term deal with the Victoria Racing Club (VRC), it...

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Online bookies face $30m gambling tax hit

Victoria ( Australia ) will impose an 8% point-of-consumption tax on online betting agencies, barely half the rate introduced or promised in other states. The tax would start from January and...

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Betfred MD urges employees to oppose cut to £100 FOBT stake

Betfred’s managing director has urged employees to lobby their MP to oppose the expected cut to the £100 stake punters can wager every 20 seconds on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs),...

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The MGA reacts to Media Articles

The Malta Gaming Authority would like to draw attention to media articles published by the Investigative Reporting Project Italy (IRPI), La Repubblica and the Times of Malta. The MGA objects...

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