Playtech Plc has offloaded its casual games subsidiaries FTX Games and Plamee Studios to US games publisher Tilting Point, following an undisclosed agreement. Games news sources report that Tilting Point has agreed to take over all major IPs and key employees of FTX Games and Plamee. In 2014, Playtech launched its Plamee casual games studio, a subsidiary division formed by …
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Progressing on its regulated market schedule, the Dutch government has forwarded its Remote Gambling Act for review by the European Commission. Despite covid interruptions, the Dutch government maintains that it will launch its new regulated gambling marketplace on 1 July 2021. Prior to market launch, Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) will open its first licensing window on 1 January 2021, …
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Clarion Gaming has issued an ‘advanced notice’ to industry incumbents and stakeholders confirming that its flagship ICE London show will be moved to April in 2021. Managing Director Kate Chambers stated that the decision had been undertaken following ‘discussions with the market’, after which it became clear that concerns remained attached to COVID-19 impacts should the exhibition maintain its traditional …
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STS has boosted its product portfolio by introducing a new poker table in the BetGames.TV section of its Polish website. The new poker product, confirmed STS, arrives as a result of an expanded cooperation with the live betting games supplier. For STS, the largest bookmaker in Poland with over 47% market share, this deal shows that it is not …
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Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the regulatory authority for the Netherlands, has published its ‘Market Vision’ document which outlines the core directives it seeks to establish for monitoring ‘games of chance’ in the interest of public safety. The KSA document sets out the regulator’s current structures related to market monitoring, how it has categorised games of chance and also how the regulator undertakes …
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Intralot and its Maltese subsidiary Maltco Lotteries have strengthened their portfolio of virtual sports with the launch of E*SOCCER. The product, which is hoped to strengthen Maltco Lotteries’ U*BET sportsbook, will be made available across Maltco Lotteries’ retail network, offering betting opportunities on worldwide electronic football leagues of FIFA20, powered by Sportradar. “Maltco Lotteries is always seeking to innovate and …
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The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has launched a public consultation into online slot design, aiming to gain public views on greater protection for vulnerable players. The UKGC has outlined a series of proposals, including new controls aimed at reducing the potential for consumers to be harmed by their gambling on the most intensive products, online slots, and removing the ability …
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B2B technology provider EveryMatrix has confirmed that it has become an Associate Member of the European Lotteries Association. The European Lotteries Association is the umbrella organisation of national lotteries operating games of chance for the public benefit, and brings together state-owned and private operators, both profit and non-profit, who operate on behalf of the state. Expressing that it is pleased …
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GambleAware has defended its position on the funding of problem gambling research education and treatment (RET) programmes, following last week’s publication of the House of Lords’ Select Committee ‘Time for Action’ report on UK gambling. Citing 66 recommendations, the Lords report stated that GambleAware must correct its current ‘anomalous system’ of funding RET directives so that further charities are free …
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GambleAware has updated its nationwide ‘Safer Gambling Campaign’ to raise awareness of the National Gambling Treatment Service in the UK. With the return of major sports broadcasting across TV and digital verticals, GambleAware has launched a ‘burst of new activity’ to support its #BetRegret safer gambling initiative and further awareness of the UK’s gambling harm prevention and support services. Targeting …
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