iGaming

Software developer and aggregator Slotegrator and international licensed gambling service Lotto Agent have confirmed the signing of a new collaboration this week. Under the terms of the deal, game content from Lotto Agent is now available through Slotegrator’s APIgrator solution. In a statement, Ayvar Gabidullin, business development manager at Slotegrator, commented: “Working with partners like Lotto Agent is a special …

Customised igaming solutions provider Upgaming has partnered with game developer Lambda Gaming, detailing a joint commitment to growth and innovation across all core businesses segments. Targeting an enhanced presence for both firms in the igaming industry, Upgaming will incorporate Lambda’s gaming content into its own aggregation system, making the latter’s games accessible on over 120 platforms. Looking ahead, the partners …

Lottstift, Norway’s gambling authority, has revealed its plans to initiate a tender for the management of the 24-hour problem gambling helpline, ‘Hjelpelinjen‘. The announcement comes as Sykehuset Innlandet, the health trust responsible for the provinces of Hedmark and Oppland, has decided to cease its management of the helpline on December 31, 2023. As a result, Lottstift is seeking a new …

Over 1.45m citizens of Georgia have been banned from gambling under a series of strict reforms introduced by the government this month.  The figure was disclosed by Lasha Khutsishvili, Minister of Finance of the Caucasus nation, in an update to government on market developments. 2022 saw PM Irakli Garibashvili approve a new decree which prohibited individuals under 25, socially vulnerable …

Speculation mounts across the UK media’s grapevine that April will be the definitive month in which the government publishes the long-overdue White Paper on gambling reforms. Writing in The Sunday Times, long-standing gambling critic Dominic Lawson – son of Nigel Lawson, former Chancellor of the Thatcher government – cited: “I’m told the white paper will at last be published on …

Spelinspektionen, Sweden’s gambling authority, has confirmed new B2B licence holders, having implemented a new framework for gaming suppliers earlier this year. Four firms have been granted licences in the latest round of successful applications – Yggdrasil, Relax Gaming, Hacksaw Gaming and EveryMatrix – following on from the debut three licensees entering the market last week. Upon issuing the first licences …

Spelinspektionen, Sweden’s Gambling Inspectorate, has been ordered by the government to examine the effectiveness of national gambling self-exclusion scheme Spelpaus.se. The command has seen Spelinspektionen launch a ‘dedicated survey’ to secure lived-experience feedback from Spelpaus users. The inspectorate informed: “We turn to those of you who are or have been banned from Spelpaus.se with the question of whether you want …

Conflicts continue to arise as to whether Chile can launch an online gambling regime as regulatory stakeholders dispute legislative boundaries, market rules, and tax policies. Last week, Chile’s Internal Revenue Service (SII) declared that it had the right to exclude international operators from participating in the market due to ‘Resolution 26‘—a new tax rule co-authored by the Ministry of Finance …

Flutter Entertainment’s Board of Directors has notified investors that the FTSE100 business “aims to implement an additional US listing during Q4 2023”.  In February, Flutter’s board revealed that it was reviewing options to proceed with a ‘secondary US listing’ of its ordinary shares. Primary benefits highlighted by Flutter governance included a “deeper access to capital markets and to new US …

Snaitech, is set to introduce exciting new changes to their platform during the course of 2023, as disclosed to SBC by Alessandro Graziosi, Digital Director of Snaitech, who shared first-hand details on the upcoming innovations that the Italian giant is working on. Graziosi has led plans to revamp their website using a “data lake” approach and artificial intelligence to create …