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The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has promoted lawyer Ryan Pace to the position of Chairman of the Maltese gambling regulatory authority. Pace has extensive experience of legal affairs, having served in the law firm of Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela, Abela Advocates, since obtaining his warrant in 2018. He holds a degree in law from the University of Malta, having …

Virtual sports producer Highlight Games has further strengthened its status in the Turkish market via a multi-year partnership with Sisal Sans – a joint venture between Italy’s Sisal and Turkey’s Demirören Holding. Under the terms of the agreement, Highlight will supply Sisal Sans retail venues with games featuring real and exclusive archive football footage. The group’s Soccerbet product will include …

GamCare has called on industry incumbents to adopt its newly revised ‘Safer Gambling Standard’ (2021 revision) with regards to operating their social responsibility duties and corporate conduct. The problem gambling treatment support charity has revised its corporate standard to better review the policies, procedures, systems and controls of licensed UK gambling operators. GamCare’s revised requirements cover 10 critical areas, deemed …

Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has disclosed that it has so far received 28 individual operator applications to join Dutch gambling’s new regulated online gambling marketplace, due to officially commence from 1 October 2021. The KSA made its announcement providing an update on its licensing window, which was launched on 1 April, bringing the Kamer’s formally approved ‘Remote Gambling Act’ (KOA Act) mandate …

EveryMatrix has appointed Staffan Cnattingius as its new Director of Business Development for Latin American (LatAm) markets, overseeing the firm’s strategy for commercial expansion in the region. Cnattingius has two decades of experience in the betting and gaming industry, having served in managerial roles at Play’n GO, Copacabana Gaming and QTech. Additionally, he holds a considerable understanding of the LatAm …

Betsson AB has agreed to invest €8.8 million in JDP Tech Ltd, a specialist payment processing firm for South American market transactions. The deal, undertaken through Betsson’s venture investment subsidiary Perch AB, will see the Stockholm-listed online gambling group acquire a 50% stake in JDP Tech. “This allows Betsson to secure customer payment flows for the continued expansion in Latin …

The board of 888 Holdings has formed a new ‘Environment, Social and Governance’ (ESG) committee to help structure and guide the FTSE250 online gambling group’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) duties and objectives. The ESG Committee will be led by Lord Jon Mendelsohn, 888’s forthcoming non-executive Chairman who will take leadership of the firm’s corporate governance duties from May onwards.  A …