A petition calling for sanctions against Parimatch LLC to be lifted has amassed more than 25,000 signatures and will be passed on to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for review. In March of this year, President Zelenskyy penned an executive order which instructed a number of betting companies across Ukraine to cease operations immediately. Among those affected was Parimatch, one of …
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Luis de Prat, Regional Head of Sales at igaming and sportsbook platform solutions provider GiG, shares some insights around the importance of having a partner in Latin America with extensive experience in regulated markets. Regulation, he advised, is a complex process that requires timely coordination in order to meet regulatory requirements. Given the vast size and potential of the developing …
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Comtrade Gaming will extend the reach of its gCore technology after securing a new RGS agreement with 10 Ten Gaming LLC. Through the agreement, Comtrade Gaming will support the California-based game development company in the creation of new social gaming products. 10 Ten Gaming will be able to distribute gaming content across online, mobile and server-based platforms across a number …
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Lottstift, Norway’s gambling authority, has claimed a ‘decisive victory’ in its long-running dispute against Trannel International Limited – the Nordic markets subsidiary of Kindred Group Plc. On 1 June, the Borgarting Court of Appeal upheld Lottstift’s original judgement that the Trannel brands of Unibet, Mariacasino, Storspiller, and Bingo.com had offered illicit online gambling services to national consumers. The verdict sees …
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Regulatory reform has swept across Europe in recent years, with the UK, Spain, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium, to name a few, embarking on reviews and introducing new rules. But how has this impacted business For Colin Stewart, CEO of Palasino Malta, the answer to this question at the CasinoBeats Summit in Malta was ‘not quite sure’. Zeroing in …
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Better Collective’s Capital Markets Day offered a rare opportunity for industry observers and partners to gain a glimpse into the firm’s thoughts and ambitions. Jesper Søgaard was in fine form as he outlined his vision of the past, present and future. 2023 has so far been a flyer of a year for digital sports media group Better Collective. The firm …
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The growth of esports as a betting vertical has clearly not gone unnoticed, but Oddin.gg CEO Vlastimil Venclik believes that the opportunities posed by the sector have not yet been fully grasped by some. Whilst attending the SBC Summit North America last month, Venclik sat down with SBC Media to discuss Oddin.gg’s business, particularly its esims, but also provide some …
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Cross-operator deposit limits remain a key part of plans to strengthen safer online gambling provision in Spain, but Mikel Arana, Director General of the Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ), admits that there are significant obstacles to overcome before the scheme becomes a reality. Arana used a keynote address at the Gaming in Spain conference in Madrid to detail …
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Ahead of Kambi’s Festival of Sportsbook on 6-9 June, SBC News caught up with the company’s SVP Marketing & Communications, Gerard Starkey, to find out what delegates can expect from the 2023 edition of the event. SBC: What is Kambi’s Festival of Sportsbook? Gerard Starkey: The Festival of Sportsbook is a digital event hosted by Kambi which has been running …
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Entain Plc has this morning notified investors that it is engaged in ‘advanced talks’ with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in response to a ‘deferred prosecution agreement’ (DPA) related to an ongoing investigation by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). The investigation relates back to 28 November, 2019, when UK subsidiary Entain Holdings Limited received a ‘production order’ from HMRC related …
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