iGaming

Brazil’s Senate Commission of Economic Affairs has approved a tax proposal on online games, despite a lack of clarity as to how the government will implement its federal gambling laws.  President of the Chamber of Senators Rodrigo Pacheco hinted that “whilst the debate won’t happen anytime soon”, interested parties should have information with regards to what type of taxes will …

Player protection solutions provider Rdentify has signed an agreement with Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) for the provision of its responsible gaming risk detection chat features.  The real-time, live chat, text and email problem gambling risk detection solution assists suppliers like GiG in helping protect their partners’ players from harm that can be associated with online gambling, such as gambling addiction. …

 Soft2Bet has confirmed the appointment of Gilad Naim as new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of the igaming platform and operator software solutions provider. A seasoned commercial executive, Naim joins Soft2Bet’s senior leadership team from Nasdaq Nordic online gambling software developer Aspire Global, where he served as Director of Operations and in additional product-related leadership roles.  Taking on the remit of …

Digitan has moved to strengthen the leadership of its Live Casino division, naming Jason Marcelino as Commercial Director of the product.  Marcelino brings 10 years of experience in the land-based casino sector to the role, having previously worked at the Mayfair Casino in London.  Additionally, the new hire has knowledge of the online casino space, having worked for several  “premium …

Maxima Compliance has bolstered its global management team with the senior hires of Andrew Burgoyne as Head of Regulatory and Mike de Graaff as the company’s Regional Compliance Manager for the Netherlands. Burgoyne joins Maxima Compliance after more than three years as Compliance Manager at FTSE 100 online gambling Flutter Entertainment Plc. He previously worked for Sky and the Advertising …

Payments platform Paysafe has named multinational investment bank JP Morgan as its core banking provider, kickstarting a collaboration with the latter’s Payments business segment.  As core banking partner, JP Morgan aims to provide a ‘robust and scalable payment gateway’ to Paysafe, which offers services and solutions to businesses in a range of industries, including the betting and gaming sector.  To …

Customer data and engagement platform solution provider Xtremepush and igaming platform developer Strive Gaming have announced the formation of a new partnership this week with a keen focus on enhancing their North American presence. The new collaboration leverages Strive’s modern and scalable player platform, encompassing its Infinity flexible rules engine and Xtremepush’s customer data and engagement platform capabilities, to deliver …

888 Holdings has branded 2021 as a year of ‘strategic progress’, in which the company has realised its transformative objective to become a global leader in online betting and gaming.  Full-year 2021 trading saw 888 register record group revenues of $980 million, up 15% on corresponding FY2020 results of $850 million. Headline growth was achieved despite 888 countering “$70-100 million …

Alejandro Weber, Undersecretary of Finance for Chile, has revealed that the government will seek to regulate an online gambling marketplace that aims to generate around $55 million a year in taxes. In a statement to Chilian news source La Tercera, the Undersecretary shared that one of the goals of the project will be to protect users and impose rules on …