It appears that Brazilian betting stakeholders will have to wait until 2018, for any clarity with regards to a new national gambling framework, as this week Brazil’s Senate has stalled on its decision to progress federal level betting provisions. Brazilian Media reports detail that legal stakeholder the Constitutionality and Justice Committee (CCJ) was meant to approve Bill 186 this Wednesday, but …
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Asian sports betting and online casino company LeTou, the gaming shirt sponsor of Premier League side Swansea City, has backed calls for professional sportsman to receive problem gambling education and support. The Professional Players Federation (PPF) and GambleAware has called for added guidance to be provided, with the PPF urging bookmakers to ensure any sponsorship agreements include a provision for …
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An expansion into the multiplayer bingo world is on the cards for Yggdrasil Gaming, with a new product announcement allowing operators to add an extra dimension to its current offerings. Expanding on its casino solutions range, Yggdrasil’s bingo product, a mobile first, aims to offer players a “flexible and modern bingo experience” and is set to be provided across tablet …
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The gambling industry has been left out in the cold by the European Commission, which has announced today that it will be focusing its time and effort on only the most serious infringements of EU law – meaning that all the currently pending infringement proceedings involving gambling have now been dropped. Challenging EU law has been a very active area …
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Video slots developers Quickspin is to make its Romanian market debut courtesy of a new deal with NetBet. The Swedish games studio, which forms part of the Playtech family, is set to provide its full portfolio of games to the provider, as it extends its market reach. Daniel Lindberg, Quickspin CEO, explained how Romania’s regulated iGaming market presented the company …
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The UK Gambling Commission is looking for a new CEO after Sarah Harrison revealed she will be leaving the Commission at the end of February 2018 to take up a senior role with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Neil McArthur, the Commission’s Chief Counsel and Executive Director, will be appointed by the Commission as Acting Chief Executive with …
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Scientific Games Corporation (SGC) has released a statement, detailing that it will move to acquire William Hill’s entire 6.8 million ‘ordinary shares and convertibles’ holding in acquisition target NYX Gaming Group. The Nasdaq gambling technology firm, clears a major hurdle in its $630 million pursuit of Toronto TSX-listed NYX (first announced September 2017). Last November, William Hill governance stated to …
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Joe Hannaford, Principal Consultant at OtherLevels, spoke to SBC News about how sophisticated real-time messaging can help operators maximise the full potential of in-play betting. The crowded Christmas football calendar is always a battle between trader and bettor, but with next summer’s World Cup in Russia beginning to loom large on the horizon it will be the front line of …
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Playtech sports betting technology subsidiary, Playtech BGT Sports (PBS) has bolstered its executive leadership team confirming the appointment of former Ladbrokes Managing Director Lee Drabwell as new Chief Operating Officer (COO) for PBS’ UK and Ireland division. A seasoned industry veteran, Drabwell spent 29-years with Ladbrokes serving a number of senior executive roles within the firm’s retail arm. Drabwell left …
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FTSE online gambling group GVC Holdings has this morning informed that it has entered ‘detailed discussions’ to form the ‘UK’s largest online and retail betting operator’, as the company continues merger negotiations with Ladbrokes Coral Plc. Updating the market, a GVC-Ladbrokes-Coral combination is valued at £3.9 billion, with GVC presenting a combined cash and shares offer – value range from …
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