The Betting and Council (BGC) has established a cross-industry ‘Ad Tech Forum’ to provide UK online gambling incumbents with the best technical guidance and oversight for protecting children and vulnerable audiences from gambling harms. The forum sees the BGC place technology at the forefront of its governance duties, as tech giants Meta, Twitter, Google and Snap will work with BGC members …
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N1 Partners Group, the first company to integrate the SOFTSWISS Jackpot Aggregator back in October, can now attract a wider audience to its casino brands having also become the first to launch the Global Jackpot. As a result of the deal, several of the N1 Partners Group’s casino brands will leverage the SOFTSWISS Jackpot Aggregator to participate in the cross-brand …
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Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has secured an agreement with prominent Argentine gaming firm Grupo Slots, powering the launch of the latter’s online sports betting and casino operations. Designed using GiG’s front-end framework, Grupo Slot’s Jugadon.bet.ar web-based service will target bettors in Buenos Aires. The duo received approval from the city’s gambling authorities on 9 March 2021, obtaining one of seven …
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Dutch KOA licensed online gambling operators have been ordered to adopt the new safer gambling tagline of – “What does gambling cost you? Stop on time. +18”. Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Netherlands gambling regulator, has informed licensed betting firms that the tagline must be visible across all websites, advertising and marketing campaigns as of 1 April 2022 (the deadline for enforcement). …
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Finansinspektionen, Sweden’s Financial Supervisory Authority, has approved the prospectus of Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) to list SEK 450 million (€45m) of senior corporate bonds on the Stockholm Nasdaq on 8 December. Last May, GiG governance disclosed that it would pursue issuing a three-year SEK 450 million senior-secured bond placement with a maximum borrowing capacity of SEK 550 million (€55m). GiG …
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The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) is looking for a new General Counsel after confirming that incumbent Dr Yanica Sant has chosen to end her four-year tenure as legal lead of the regulatory authority. Updating stakeholders, the MGA confirmed that Sant would remain in office until February 2022, continuing to fulfil functions that “MGA’s management consider to not give rise to any …
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Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) – the Netherlands gambling authority – has announced the appointment of its panel of experts that will provide oversight on involuntary registrations submitted to CRUKS – the central self-exclusion registry. The launch of the KOA Regime on 1 October saw the Netherlands regulate its online gambling marketplace. As a compliance command of the KOA Regime, all licensed operators …
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The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has taken regulatory action against Greentube Alderney, demanding the operator pay a £685,000 penalty in relation to social responsibility and money laundering failures. An investigation launched by the Commission on 16 December 2020 found that Greentube subsidiaries Admiralcasino.co.uk and Bellfruitcasino.com had failings in money laundering and player protection safeguards. The Commission’s report stated that between …
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Quick problem resolution is the most important characteristic of the customer service provided by industry suppliers, while support for various payment systems is the key deciding factor for operators choosing an online casino platform. Those were the key takeaways from a large-scale survey on customer satisfaction led by Kantar Ukraine on behalf of SOFTSWISS. The survey was conducted from August …
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Aristocrat Leisure has made progress in its prospective acquisition of Playtech, after stakeholders of the latter company voted in favour of selling its Finalto financial trading division to Gopher Investments. The disposal of Finalto to Gopher was cited as a ‘key condition of aristocrat’s offer’ for the whole of the Playtech business, and has been welcomed by the gaming content …
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