iGaming

Playtech Plc has notified investors that it is seeking for English Courts to determine its joint-venture dispute with LatAm business partner Grupo Caliente.  The FTSE250 gambling technology group has served as Caliente’s lead online gambling systems supplier since 2012, a partnership that was expanded to launch the ‘Caliplay Mexico’ joint-venture in 2014. However, Caliente has disputed whether it maintains an …

Gameplay risk management platform provider Greco has agreed to supply its risk engine to Kaizen Gaming in a partnership that it believes will further enhance the operator’s player management strategy. The engine, which will be rolled out across Kaizen’s Betano and Stoiximan brands, draws upon theoretical value modelling and behavioural analysis to help operators understand player risk and value. Ozric …

Dmytro Kryvorchuk, Sales Team Lead at Slotegrator, reflects on a big year of development for Slotegrator in 2022 and how the company is taking that momentum forward in 2023. How was 2022 for Slotegrator and the global igaming industry? 2022 wasn’t a simple year for everyone, though in a way we’re already used to constant instability due to the pandemic. …

The European Commission (EC) has been notified of ‘Gambling Ordinance’ reforms submitted to safeguard Sweden’s online gambling marketplace further. The reforms are carried by Finansdepartementet, Sweden’s Ministry of Finance, with a desire to ‘minimise unlicensed gambling’, ‘counter match-fixing’ and provide “greater regulatory controls against black market threats”. The amendments are principally focused on strengthening the authority and direct controls of …

EveryMatrix has reported strong trading throughout 2022, closing the year with gross profit of €65m, driven by ‘significant growth’ across both its sports and casino segments. Year end revenue rose by 26% year-on-year from €51.3m, whilst quarterly trading was also positive, having increased by 39% YoY to €19.4m, whilst annual EBITDA stood at €23.3m. This marked an overall full year …

SBC Webinars headed over to the Nordic region to discuss the potential regulatory overhauls expected to take place in Sweden and Finland in the not so distant future.  In collaboration with Finnplay, the iGaming platform provider in the Nordion region, SBC Webinars presented ‘The Nordic Challenge, Licensing and Regulation in the Nordic Region’. In this one-hour discussion, experts within the …

Spelinspektionen, Sweden’s gambling inspectorate, has published new guidance on  ‘Duty of Care’ requirements which licensees must provide to customers.  All Swedish licensed operators must ensure Spelinspektionen that they have prepared an “action plan on how duty of care is to be fulfilled”.   Duty of Care requirements are outlined in Chapter 14 of the Gambling Act 2018, in which all licence …

Industry training provider iGaming Academy has announced the relaunch this week of its flagship Anti Money-Laundering & Counter-Terrorist Financing and Responsible Gaming training courses.  The Malta-based firm has made the eLearning courses available in a “plug-in” format for businesses operating in multiple jurisdictions. Learners take ‘foundation’ modules followed by a tailored combination of ‘jurisdiction-specific’ and then ‘supplementary’ modules.  The updated …

The Gibraltar Gambling Commissioner (GGC) has taken regulatory lead on the compliance failures disclosed yesterday by the board of 888 Holdings Plc. AML and KYC failings were notified to the GGC, the regulator in which 888 holds its operating licence and resides its headquarters.    Issuing a statement, the Gibraltar Commissioner said it would be “reviewing and discussing the outcome of …

The Dutch Gambling Authority, the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), continues to rigorously uphold advertising and marketing requirements in the country, handing out a fine to JOI Gaming.  JOI, an online casino operator, has been charged €400,000 for violating the Netherlands’ ban on non-targeted advertising, namely for sending promotional messages to its entire customer base including young adults. Under newly imposed Dutch gambling …