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April 27, 2022
Australians Post Record Losses on Pokies in Victoria for March
Australians are known for their passion for gambling and the pokies. Yet, they are also known as the world’s “biggest losers” suggestive of the excessive amounts gambled and lost on various products in the country. Now, the Alliance for Gambling Reform has sounded a fresh alarm, reporting that Victorians had lost $257.3 million in March […]
Industry
April 26, 2022
Interventions and Family Support Can Prevent Gambling Addiction
There are many ways to address gambling addiction it seems, and the role of psychological interventions and family support is finally coming into focus. According to Dr Rosalina Caoile, more attention should be put on these practices as they could prove pivotal in stemming addictive practices in the bud and enable individuals to feel better […]
Industry
April 25, 2022
LeoVegas’ Blue Guru Games Studio Marks First Slot Launch
Blue Guru Games, a game studio part of LeoVegas Group, announced the launch of its first slot title, The Nemean Lion, in preparation for further launches in the second half of the year. The First of Many The Nemean Lion, the first in Blue Guru Games’ future portfolio of slot games, is now available through […]
Industry
April 25, 2022
Macau’s Casinos May Be Holding up to $6.4B in Frozen Junket Funds
The relationship between casino concessionaires in Macau and junket operators has never been exactly amicable, but a sweeping change to the existing laws is not making it any easier. Many of the present-day issues pertain to questionable practices in the past and the present-day realities are something that analysts, including Credit Suisse’s Kenneth Fong, Lok […]
Industry
April 23, 2022
GEICO 500 NASCAR Cup Series Odds, Time, and Prediction
NASCAR Cup Series is going to Talladega this weekend for the 10th race of the 2022 season. The race in question is the GEICO 500 race, which starts at 3:00 PM (ET) on Sunday, April 24. This event has been on the NASCAR schedule since 1970, and has been one of the fastest races on […]
Industry
April 22, 2022
Sportradar Integrity Services and Austrian Police Extend MoU
An existing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Sportradar Integrity Services and the Austrian Federal Police has been extended with the inclusion of Anti-Doping Services, Sportradar announced today. A Successful Collaboration Deepens The MoU between the integrity unit of the leading supplier of sports data, technology, content, and sports integrity solutions with the Austrian Federal Police […]
Industry
April 22, 2022
LeoVegas Rolls Out Personalized Safe Gambling Messaging in Sweden, Denmark
Europe’s premier GameTech company that offers state-of-the-art technology for gaming, LeoVegas Group, announced that it increased its safer gambling efforts for the Danish and Swedish gambling markets. LeoVegas Launches Personalized On-Site Messages The company said Thursday that it launched personalized on-site messages for two of its key markets. The goal of the messages will be […]
Industry
April 22, 2022
Minnesota Sports Betting Legalization Receives Wide Support, Poll
Since PASPA’s repeal by the US Supreme Court in 2018, sports betting has been continuously spreading to more states. Previously, the PASPA used to restrict the activity to Nevada only, but its repeal left the legalization and regulation in the hands of the lawmakers in each state. By now, sports betting is legal in 30 […]
Industry
April 22, 2022
US Gambling CEOs Are Confident in the Industry’s Recovery, AGA Survey Says
The American Gaming Association has surveyed US-based CEOs and they have stated that they are confident in the gambling industry’s recovery based on the COVID-19 situation. Fitch Ratings was the partner in the AGA survey. Gaming Executives Show Confidence in the Recovery A total of 24 CEO respondents were included in the AGA survey and […]
Industry
April 22, 2022
Madrid Local Government Pushes for Tighter Control on Gambling
The state of gambling regulation in Spain has been in flux since the pandemic began. Now, Madrid is pushing forward to introduce a new set of gambling rules as the Governing Council of the autonomous community passed new policies that will obligate gambling halls, casinos, and sports betting venues to meet specific standards when it […]