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Maxima Compliance has launched its industry customised QA service, ‘Maxima Quality Assurance’, which helps suppliers eliminate compliance issues delaying their products being certified. The offering comprises many test scripts designed to ensure a product reaches the market with no problems. The company conducts a full functional QA on games to guarantee no software problems and full compliance in target jurisdictions. …

Better Collective has reaffirmed its commitment to developing Mindway AI as the technology to deliver the group’s sustainable objectives in a new era for igaming and sports betting media. Operating as global gaming’s biggest media publisher, Better Collective underlined the importance of building up its safer gambling and risk detection capabilities – as confirmed in its 2020 ‘Better for Bettors’ …

Videoslots has confirmed the promotion of Peter Sjoberg to the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO), as the Malta-based online casino operator continues to restructure its executive leadership ranks. Sjoberg has served as Videoslots Director of Customer Services since 2018, leading a +50 staff team overseeing Videoslots customer care and compliance duties.     An expert in the day-to-day management of …

The Supreme Court of Kentucky has denied Flutter Entertainment Plc an appeal to rehear the litigation made by the state against its PokerStars subsidiary.    The FTSE100 firm’s request relates to the Kentucky Court of Appeals reversing its judgement on PokerStars owing the Commonwealth of Kentucky $870 million for unlicensed online poker wagers recorded between 2006-to-2011. In 2018, Kentucky judges ruled …

Mark Bird, Managing Director of the Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB), has confirmed the standards body’s commitment to greyhound welfare, welcoming the launch of a new Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) initiative. The MD praised the recent announcement that all BGC members taking bets on greyhound racing will pay into the British Greyhound Racing Fund (BGRF), generating an additional …

Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is looking for a new CEO as current incumbent Brian Kavanagh has announced he will be vacating the position in September this year. As CEO of the governing body responsible for horse racing in Ireland, Kavanagh oversaw several major milestones and challenges during his tenure, including the implementation of the country’s updated betting tax framework, closely …

Research commissioned by Action Against Gambling Harm (AAGH) has found that the UK must do more to investigate levels of gambling-related harm. Conducted by the Policy Institute at King’s College London, the investigation explored four different subject areas: financial harms and affordability, betting on sport, gambling by children and gambling by women.  Among the key findings of the report, the …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has taken regulatory action against Maltese igaming and sportsbook services operator Casumo, issuing fines totalling £6 million having uncovered a series of social responsibility and anti-money laundering failings.  Following an audit of Casumo activities between October 2019 and 8 January 2020, the Commission found that the operator had failed to put into effect policies and …