Industry
May 30, 2022
DAZN BET Appoints Matt Hartington as Director of Legal
DAZN BET has ensured that it picks up the greatest talents in the industry as the sports entertainment business has added Matt Hartington as the director of legal. Hartington is an ex-exec at Flutter Entertainment, a company that is dedicated to building a sustainable future. He worked as the head of legal for Ireland and […]
Legal
May 30, 2022
Crown Melbourne Fined $57.4M USD By VGCCC
The Crown Melbourne drama has come to an end as the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) fined the operator AU$80 million ($57.4 million USD) over the China Union Pay bank card scandal. Crown Melbourne breached the Casino Control Act of 1991 and was under a lot of scrutiny in the recent period. Crown […]
Industry
May 30, 2022
High 5 Games Signs a Multi-Market Deal with DraftKings
DraftKings, a gambling, sports betting and daily fantasy company, has signed a deal with High 5 Games, the industry’s largest independent casino games provider. As per the deal, the latter will power DraftKings with its proprietary suite of casino games. High 5 to Power DraftKings with Games The partnership will cover multiple jurisdictions. It allow […]
Casino
May 30, 2022
NeoGames Completes Its Offer to Acquire Aspire Global
NeoGames S.A., a prominent online lottery provider, announced on January 17 2022 that it had made an acquisition offer to Aspire Global plc, a Malta-based business-to-business (B2B) provider of iGaming solutions for the online gaming market. Aspire Global shareholders who accept the deal will receive a combination of cash and newly issued shares in NeoGames. […]
Casino
May 30, 2022
Livespins Expands Gaming Portfolio, Adds Booming Games’ Titles
The leading online casino operator, Livespins, announced a new partnership with Booming Games, the popular casino slot developer. Booming Games’ Content Powers Livespins The terms of the new collaboration see Livespins expand its portfolio of content by adding Booming Games’ slot portfolio. By integrating the game developer’s entire portfolio of slots into its platform, Livespins […]
Casino
May 30, 2022
Costa Rica to Use Gambling Levy to Train and Educate Police Officers
Costa Rica is looking at how to best make use of its gambling funds and the tax levies that apply to them. Now, Assemblyman Gilbert Jimenez believes he has an idea that will receive the approval of fellow lawmakers and resonate positively with the broader public. Jimenez wants a part of tax funds that sports […]
Industry
May 30, 2022
UK’s Watered Down Gambling Review Angers Opposition
As Britain prepares to reform gambling, lawmakers remain inconclusive about what the new rules should be. Amid pressure from the industry, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport considers watering down certain measures. Dugher Said Lawmakers Should Listen to Both Sides The gambling reforms largely seek to inhibit problem gambling and mitigate the damage caused […]
Business
May 30, 2022
Incentive Games Appoints Tiago Vieira as Head of Data
Incentive games have a reputation for great data collection and analysis and that’s an integral part of their entire business model. Hiring a new head of data is therefore a signal the iGaming company is ready to take it to the next level. New Head of Data for Incentive Games Incentive Games is an Edinburgh-based […]
Casino
May 30, 2022
Osaka Citizens Want Referendum on Integrated Resort Project
A group of citizens in Osaka wants their voices heard as the prefecture is applying to the central government to host the country’s first Integrated Resort project. Not everyone agrees, though, with a proactive group of citizens stating loud and clear that they would not back the measure and seeking to initiate a referendum on […]
Casino
May 30, 2022
Police Arrest Suspect in Gambling-Related Fatal Stabbing
Clamping down on illegal gambling in Hong Kong has won a bit of notoriety over the past several years with gambling den busts often ending up in epic chases across the city or worse – in accidents with people losing their life over gambling. The fate of a 46-year-old-man who was stabbed to death on […]
