Posts From: February 2017

Kindred Group ready to buy Danish License Games

The government of Denmark wants to sell state owned Danish License Games, that is the part of the former gambling monopoly, which compete with foreign poker sites, bookmakers and casinos....

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Best Picture award at the Oscars shocks bookies

William Hill was surprised that La La Land did not pick up the Best Picture award at the Oscars, it was not a huge shock given that Moonlight has received...

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Fenway Games launches in China with HQ Sports

Beijing Haiqiu Technology Company (HQ Sports), the China-based Sports Social Media platform, will launch SnapPlay from Fenway Games into the Chinese market. HQ Sports were founded in 2016. They are...

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Majority of Swedes’ gambling spend on sports goes to offshore operators

Offshore gambling operators, such as Unibet and Bet365, continue to grow on the Swedish gambling market. The growth of these companies is to a high degree driven by online casino,...

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RUGBY FOOTBALL LEAGUE SIGNS UP TO SPORTRADAR INTEGRITY AND DATA PARTNERSHIP

In a two-year deal signed at the start of the 2017 season, the Rugby Football League has put in place an Integrity Partnership with Sportradar Integrity Services to monitor global...

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Degree 53 publishes report on best practices for online casino UX

Degree 53, a leading gambling design and software development agency, has recently published a report evaluating the desktop casino lobby user experience (UX) of ten leading online gambling operators in...

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32Red and Kindred agree £175mln takeover deal

Kindred will pay 196p for each 32Red share which, when taking into account an additional interim dividend of 4p, represents a 16% premium to yesterday’s closing price. Swedish online gaming...

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Betsson Group Joins EGBA

The EGBA is pleased to announce that Betsson Group, a leading European online gambling company with licenses across Europe, has joined the EGBA as of the 20th February 2017. Commenting...

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AMAYA’S BETSTARS TAKES ESSA TO NEW HEIGHTS

International betting integrity body ESSA has been boosted by the addition of BetStars, an Amaya Inc. (NASDAQ: AYA; TSX: AYA) brand, to its increasing roster of members. It takes ESSA’s...

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Sutton United keeper Wayne Shaw ‘Facing Gambling Investigation’

The Gambling Commission in the UK is investigating Sutton United goalkeeper Wayne Shaw after he ate a pie during his side’s FA Cup tie against Arsenal. Although he did not...

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