Slovakia’s gambling sector has been brought into disrepute, as executives of state-owned lottery operator ‘TIPOS SK’ are investigated on charges of money laundering. On the morning of Tuesday 26 November, officers of Slovak national crime agency NAKA raided the Bratislava headquarters of TIPOS Slovakia, detaining company Chairman Ján Barczi and IT Director Miloš Prelec. Breaking the arrests, Slovak news source …
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Athens-listed gambling group OPAP SA is confident it will deliver on its full-year corporate expectations after recording a strong Q3 2019 performance including growth across all core metrics. Continuing to reap the benefits of its VLT and systems upgrade, OPAP maintains year-to-date revenues of €1.173 billion – up 6% on year-to-date (YTD) 2018 comparatives of €1.106 billion. Publishing its latest …
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Specialist igaming payments provider MuchBetter has announced the launch of its new service ‘CashDuster’, which seeks to bridge operator marketing and payment disciplines. A first of its kind service, CashDuster will help incumbents drive engagement at the point of deposit, allowing operators to display leading marketing campaigns and promotions via the MuchBetter app. Offering frictionless, instant and fixed-cost transparent transactions, …
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Leading industry recruitment and executive search firm Pentasia (Conexus Group) has announced the launch of its new website to reflect the global expansion undertaken by sector incumbents. Updating stakeholders, Pentasia marketing details that it has installed a number of new functions to improve website engagement, including ‘quick apply’, ‘Linkedin registration’ and ‘job alert’ functionalities. In addition, Pentasia’s new website will …
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Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Nicola Sturgeon has called for a radical rethink on British society’s digital engagements and identity, which would impact the governance of UK gambling. Presenting SNP’s ‘Stronger for Scotland’ 2019 General Election manifesto, Sturgeon underlined that SNP would continue to push for the UK government to treat problem gambling as a public health matter. Despite supporting a …
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Jannie Haek, Chief Executive of Belgium’s national lottery operator ‘Loterie Nationale’, has been criticised for commenting on the potential privatisation of a state-owned asset. Belgium media had questioned Haek on whether the Loterie would replicate the privatisation of French gambling operator Française des Jeux (FDJ), which grabbed international business headlines by becoming one of Europe’s most successful IPOs in 2019. Offering …
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Sweden’s consumer ombudsman Konsumentverket (KO) has told national media that William Hill subsidiary Mr Green and Karl Casino – a property of L&L Europe – have breached Sweden’s advertising and gambling codes. The igaming operators have been accused of promoting marketing offers to customers registered with ‘Spelpaus’ Swedish gambling’s ’self-exclusion scheme. KO governance has issued warnings to Mr Green and Karl Casino with regards …
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Issuing a corporate filing, Nasdaq-listed technology group Scientific Games Corporation (SGC) has confirmed that its wholly-owned subsidiary unit ‘Scientific Games International Inc’ has completed its private debt-offering of $1.2 billion sanctioned at the start of November. A breakdown of the transaction sees Scientific Games debt-note comprised of two tranches set at $700 million of senior unsecured notes due for 2028, and $500 …
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London-listed Gamesys Group (formerly JPJ Group Plc) has moved to strengthen its customer on-boarding capacity appointing TruNarrative as its ‘single platform’ compliance solution provider. The agreement sees Gamesys utilise TruNarrative’s all-in-one compliance solution across its digital portfolio, providing provisions for fraud detection, ID verification, behavioural monitoring, AML and KYC referencing. Updating stakeholders, Gamesys detailed the importance of managing compliance enforcements …
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As Sweden’s re-regulated online gambling marketplace completes its first full-year in operations, independent online gambling trade association Spelbranschens Riksorganisation (SPER) has launched its inaugural ‘Swedish Gambling Leadership Awards’. SPER details that it seeks to promote and reward industry leaders who have promoted social responsibility, corporate sustainability and fair play interactions during a crucial period for all Swedish gambling incumbents. Swedish …
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