Europe

Wanabet Spain orders Kiron Interactive’s full VS service

SBC News Wanabet Spain orders Kiron Interactive's full VS service

Kiron Interactive, a specialist provider of virtual games has confirmed that it will enter the regulated Spanish online gambling marketplace, securing a partnership with R.Franco’s flagship digital property Wanabet. Updating the media, Kiron informs that its ‘BetMan RGS’ platform will be integrated within Wanabet’s sportsbook offering, deploying its full inventory of VS content including football,  horseracing and greyhound content, as well …

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BetConstruct’s Live Casino games get MGA approval

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Soft Construct (Malta) Limited, trading as BetConstruct, has secured approval from the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) to supply Live Casino games to MGA licensed operators and B2C customers.  Malta, said BetConstruct, is one of the key jurisdictions for gaming. It explained that the latest certification “powers the company to extend its scope of operation by offering a unique live casino …

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Joint Dutch survey on addiction highlights problem gambling behaviours

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An online survey carried out by the Dutch gambling authority, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), in collaboration with treatment foundation AGOG has found that half of its respondents spent more than €1,000 each month on gambling.  The joint survey considered the responses of 86 people who have signed up with AGOG, which organises weekly meetings for players at risk of problem gambling behaviours. In its …

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Imi ‘pleased’ as Sky Racing approaches broadcasting anniversary

SBC News Imi 'pleased' as Sky Racing approaches broadcasting anniversary

In an interview with SBC’s Insider Sport, At The Races Chief Executive Matthew Imi has stated he is ‘very pleased’ with Sky Racing’s level of coverage as it approaches the completion of its first full broadcasting year Having launched on 1 January of this year, Sky Racing took Sky’s dedicated sports channel tally up to 11 and has since been broadcasting …

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TIPOS Slovakia chairman arrested on money laundering charges

SBC News TIPOS Slovakia chairman arrested on money laundering charges

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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Smooth VLT upgrade sees OPAP confident of delivering on all 2019 targets

SBC News Smooth VLT upgrade sees OPAP confident of delivering on all 2019 targets

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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Keith O’Loughlin: The four pillars supporting state lottery success for Scientific Games

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Scientific Games is now serving seven lotteries with sports betting solutions in Canada, Europe and Asia after a second half of 2019 littered with lottery contract wins. After closing the summer by finalising a fresh deal with Milli Piyango (Turkey’s National Lottery), Scientific Games has celebrated an autumnal double by extending its player account management (PAM) and instant games partnership …

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TIU provisionally suspends Albina Khabibulina amid corruption concerns

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Following an investigation by the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU), Uzbekistani tennis player Albina Khabibulina has been provisionally suspended from professional tennis after being found to be in breach of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Programme. Khabibulina, who was suspended by independent Anti-corruption Hearing Officer (AHO) Prof Richard H. McLaren with immediate effect, was found to be in breach of Section 3 of …

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