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The Philippines gambling sector faces a period of uncertainty as  newly elected Prime Minister Rodrigo ‘Roa’ Duterte has ordered the national gambling regulator to stop processing licensing applications for e-bingo parlours and gaming cafes. Duterte who won May’s Philippine’s election promising his electorate an ultra-hardline stance on corruption, told cabinet ministers that ‘online gambling must be stopped’. The President nicknamed …

Work will soon begin on a new 71-story hotel and casino complex in Sydney, after Australian mogul James Packer won approval for the building from NSW’s Planning Assessment Commission (PAC). This was the final planning process hurdle for Packer, who won the rights to build the Crown Resorts complex after a bidding war with The Star Casino in 2012, and …

Manchester United have confirmed the extension of one of its commercial partnerships, and fortunately this one doesn’t involve Wayne Rooney trying to act.  The club has had a partnership with The Hong Kong Jockey Club since 2012 and it has been announced that will continue for at least another four years. As a part of the new deal Manchester United’s renowned …

Bitcoin’s return into the spotlight after the value of the crypto-currency recently hit a two-year high has reignited interest in gambling industry circles in the potential of harnessing blockchain technology. The launch in May of a new Bitcoin-only sports-betting offering – going by the familiar name of Sportsbet but with the fashionable-in-the-tech-world domain suffix of .io – has once again …

Betsoft Gaming has announced a content partnership with 126bet, which is operated by New Concept Technology. Betsoft Gaming are best known for the popular Slots3™ collection, whilst 126bet are growing in popularity in the Asian-facing iGaming market. Under the terms of the partnership, 126bet will be serving Betsoft’s complete suite of iGaming entertainment, with a library of over 180 games including …

Seeking to soften the blow of its underperforming Macau division, Australian casino operator Crown Resorts Ltd is reported to be seeking to spilt its domestic and international business assets. The casino and leisure operator, which is majority owned by Australian property tycoon James Packer (53% equity) stated that it was considering demerging its domestic division by creating a new ‘listed …

China’s largest search engine Baidu, has formed an exclusive partnership with sports data and content provider Perform Group which will see the creation of football news and analysis portal Goal.Baidu. Offering live match feeds and football insights through Perform data subsidiary Opta, the partnership aims to become the leading Chinese-language football portal, with Perform governance stating the partnership is one …

Golden Race CEO Martin Wachter will be in Amsterdam this week for the iGaming Super Show, with plans to showcase the firm’s cutting edge virtual products How have you prepared for the event? Our tenth anniversary as a company has seen us travelling around the globe a lot recently showing off our latest virtual product Real Fighting. We’ve been in …

Intralot has signed a contract extension with Pacific Online Systems Corporation (POSC), a public listed company that runs the games of the Philippines Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). The contract will run until 31st August 2008, and represents the 5th amendment between the two parties since the first cooperation in 2006. Under the terms of the extension contract, Intralot will continue …