NetShop ISP, a leading provider of bare-metal servers, data centre solutions, and cloud hosting, has been awarded the “Best Hosting Provider in the Baltics” award at the Baltic and Scandinavian (BSG) Gaming Awards 2022 in Vilnius, Lithuania. During the event, held at Radisson Blue Royal Astorija Hotel, sports betting and online casino professionals submitted their votes for those operators and …
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The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has handed out a combined penalty of £657,000 to two online gambling businesses due to social responsibility and AML shortcomings. Progress Play was charged £175,718 whilst Jumpman Gaming will pay £500,000, with the cash from both penalties directed towards the National Strategy to Reduce Gambling Harms. A UKGC investigation found ‘repeated breaches of licence conditions’ …
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The rapid rise of the digital economy has brought added risks, such as organised fraud and ‘friendly fraud’, requiring a more diverse and flexible security approach. Whilst attending ICE London 2022 last month, Darren Wood, SR Solutions Consultant, ACI Worldwide, spoke to SBC Media’s Joe Streeter about the firm’s anti-fraud strategy and operations. The evolution of fraud as an organised …
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Malta has become the first EU member state to submit a ‘detailed opinion’ on Hungary’s draft proposals to reform its online gambling laws, ending its state-owned monopoly regime. Last February, the government of Hungary notified the European Commission (EC) of its plans to review draft proposals that will establish a new regime liberalising its domestic online gambling marketplace. Back in …
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Mr Green has had its appeal against Swedish gambling inspectorate Spelinspektionen rejected by the Administrative Court of Linköping. Last Summer, William Hill’s European online gambling subsidiary was fined penalties totalling SEK 31.5 million (€3.1m) by Spelinspektionen for ‘failing to comply with due diligence and AML duties in order to protect customers’. Spelinspektionen ordered Mr Green to pay a SEK 1.5 …
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A wide range of games, flexibility in discussing terms of service and quick resolution of issues were highlighted as the key factors that companies consider when choosing an igaming partner. That’s according to a new SOFTSWISS Game Aggregator survey conducted by Kantar Ukraine in January and February of this year. Respondents made it clear that the main reasons for ending …
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Having streamlined its operations as a B2B business, Gamingtec is set to target emerging opportunities in a range of international markets. This is according to the firm’s Sales Manager and Commercial Director, Denis Wittebrood and Andrei Beu respectively, who spoke to SBC Media at ICE London 2022 last month. Commenting on the company’s objectives for the remainder of 2022, Wittebrood …
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WPT Global has announced the latest poker players and celebrity additions to its ‘Poker Heroes NFT Club‘ collection. Developed by web 3.0 innovation studio GAMAVRS, the Poker Heroes NFT Club forms part of WPT Global’s launch as the new online poker platform of the World Poker Tour (WPT), operating in over 85 countries. NFT rewards and experiences have been placed …
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Veikkaus Oy’s international B2B division Fennica Gaming has officially launched, as the company progresses with its expansion plans enabled under Finnish legislation. The Finnish state-backed betting monopoly’s new division will provide game services and products internationally to corporate customers across betting and gaming. Fellow Scandinavian state monopolies Norsk Tipping (Norway) and Svenska Spel (Sweden) have become the first businesses to …
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Paysafe and Playtech’s partnership has expanded from the US to the UK and Europe, offering payment solutions to operators in the continent. The transatlantic business move will see Playtech offer Paysafe’s technology platform and payment products to the European betting and gaming markets. Specifically, Playtech’s igaming Player Management System and Information Management System platforms will be made available, allowing access …
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