Gluecksspiel (GGL), the Federal Authority of German Gambling, will host its first “joint exchange meeting of state coordinators” in Halle. The meeting will convene representatives from Germany’s 16 Federal States (Bundesländer). They will share their specific experiences and challenges in prevention work in the online gambling sector since the inception of the Fourth Interstate Gambling regime (GlüNeuRStv) on 1 July …

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kazakhstan, has ordered government departments to draft plans on imposing new gambling restrictions.  Astana news sources report that President Tokayev has highlighted the dangers of gambling addiction to department leaders at a Security Council meeting. According to Tokayev, “gambling addiction has increased over recent years and has affected many families in the country”. He pointed specifically …

Veikkaus, Finland’s gambling and lotteries monopoly, has initiated a ‘transformation programme’ to brace itself for a significant ‘system change’ in Finnish gambling. The company anticipates that proceedings will commence this fall. Earlier this year, the Finnish government confirmed its intention to terminate Veikkaus’ monopoly privileges by 2026. This move is part of a broader strategy to restructure Finland’s gambling market. …

Xtremepush has announced that it will add new gamification and customer loyalty services to its omnichannel marketing platform by acquiring Thunderbite. The firms “agreed a deal last week” which will see Xtremepush, recognised as the leading live engagement and personalisation platform for igaming operators acquire Thunderbite outright and its related tech and IPs.  Moving forward, Xtremepush will integrate Thunderbite to …

Gluecksspiel (GGL), the Federal Authority of German Gambling, has issued an open response to media inquiries related to the tender process of its ‘Evaluation Study on Player Protections’. In August, the authority announced that it had appointed Dr. Tobias Hayer of the University of Bremen to lead the year-1 evaluation of player protections formed under the Fourth Gambling Interstate Treaty …

Allwyn International cites confidence in achieving its full-year 2023 corporate objectives as group subsidiaries (legacy and acquired) maintain ‘organic growth’.  Publishing its Q2 ‘preliminary results’, an enlarged Allwyn sees its lottery portfolio generate consolidated revenues of €2bn for the first time and adjusted EBITDA of €381m (+35%). Headline growth reflects a 115% year-on-year increase, primarily driven by the recent acquisition …

Sports betting games studio 20SHOTS has announced that BoyleSports has renewed terms to offer its flagship Fantasy5 free-to-play (FTP) game for a new football season.  The renewal comes after BoyleSports successfully integrated the FTP fantasy football game for last year’s Premier League season. BoyleSports launched its new offering of Fantasy5 on 3 August, made available to its customers in the …

Spillemyndigheden, the Gambling Authority of Denmark, has announced that Tipwin has accepted a fine of DK 100,000 (€15,000) for AML failures found across its business. The penalty enforcement follows the conclusion of a year-long investigation by the Danish Police into Tipwin’s failures to maintain the rules and standard practices of Denmark’s Anti-Money Laundering Act. Spillemyndigheden reported Tipwin to the police …

The Spanish government continues to advance its plans to impose stricter compliance enforcements and safer gambling measures on the gambling sector.  The DGOJ, the General Directorate of Spanish Gambling, has launched its second public consultation on the desired reforms outlined by the “Royal Decree on Responsible Gaming Environments”. The consultation, open until 16 October, requires feedback on applying gaming deposit …

Grupo Codere SA cites that its business has been negatively impacted by the “temporary closures by public authorities due to alleged noncompliance with certain regulations in both Mexico and Argentina”. Publishing its Q2 trading update, the Spanish and Latin America-focused gambling group booked a net loss of €164m due to ‘impairment provisions’ needed to consolidate its performance in Mexico and …