Europe

Underperforming Casino Cosmopol fails to take Sweden over GGR target line

SBC News Underperforming Casino Cosmopol fails to take Sweden over GGR target line

Spelinspektionen, Sweden’s Gambling Inspectorate, has released its annual report on total gambling turnover for the year ending December 2023.  According to the numbers, Swedish licence holders managed to accumulate a gross gambling revenue (GGR) of SEK 27.1bn (€2.5bn) from the local market, which constitutes a 1% YoY decrease.  State casino turnover, mainly driven by the state-owned Svenska Spel’s Casino Cosmopol, …

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GGL begins review of Loot Box laws and protections

GGL

Glücksspielbehörde (GGL), the Federal Gambling Authority of Germany, has initiated its legal review of loot boxes and in-game video purchases. In its evaluation, GGL stated its support for the current initiatives aimed at effectively regulating loot boxes to protect children and youth in Germany. The specifics of loot box reward mechanisms and related activities like skin betting are under scrutiny …

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Catarina Marques brings ‘invaluable’ igaming expertise to Samba Digital

SBC News Catarina Marques brings ‘invaluable’ igaming expertise to Samba Digital

Catarina Marques has been named Igaming Business Development Manager at Samba Digital, as she departs from Clever Advertising. Samba Digital – a sports marketing and media agency – has praised Marques’ ‘impressive background’ in igaming which spans seven years, stating that she brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the growing team. The Business Development Manager said of her …

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AI picks up speed against match-fixing in latest Sportradar integrity report

SBC News AI picks up speed against match-fixing in latest Sportradar integrity report

Sportradar’s Integrity Services unit has released its latest anti-corruption report on suspicious betting activity spanning throughout 2023. For that year alone, the match-fixing prevention specialist managed to monitor around 850,000 events and matches across 70 sports with the help of AI. A total of 1,329 matches were lit up as suspicious, constituting 11 sports across 105 countries. This rate ‘remains …

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Weerwind eyes new gambling harm institute to enhance Dutch player protection

SBC News Weerwind eyes new gambling harm institute to enhance Dutch player protection

Franc Weerwind, Legal Protection Minister of the Netherlands, has informed the President of the House of Representatives about his intentions going forward in regards to the upcoming evaluation of the country’s Remote Gambling Act (KOA) taking place in October. The letter to Martin Bosma is a follow up to Weerwind’s previous alert on failing player protection measures of the Remote …

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GIG & Suprnation continue ‘partner-centric’ strategy in enhanced deal

Gaming Innovation Group (GiG)

Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has extended its partnership with online casino partner Suprnation for the continued provision of its platform. The long-term deal – which follows an original agreement initiated in 2016 – continues to strengthen the operator’s position across UK and European markets, and will see GiG’s powerful technology continue to drive the three Suprnation igaming casino brands. Meanwhile, …

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Interpol network arrests 53 betting mules

SBC News Interpol network arrests 53 betting mules

An Interpol investigation has seen Spain’s National Police Force (Policía Nacional) arrest 53 individuals who were allegedly serving as “betting mules” for a criminal organisation involved in manipulating sports events. According to reports, the criminal network orchestrated match-fixing schemes in football, tennis, and table tennis in over 20 nations, including Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Russia and Bolivia. The arrests followed an …

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Slovenia warned of limits against Black Market violators 

SBC News Slovenia warned of limits against Black Market violators 

The National Assembly of Slovenia has been warned that “there are many more violations of online gambling” than previously assumed. The warning came from the Financial Administration of the Republic of Slovenia (FURS) carrying out its annual inspection of gambling activities and licences. The agency reported that “more and more online organisers are illegally organising games of chance in the …

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FPSM goes live with industry-first betbuilder comparison tool

SBC News FPSM goes live with industry-first betbuilder comparison tool

FairPlay Sports Media (FPSM) has officially gone live with a market-first bet builder comparison tool with its UK oddschecker brand. The release – developed for both sports betting and media brands – aims to find users of the betting product the best prices and offers for complex same-game multiple bets’. The recently rebranded firm emphasised that the product is set …

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