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Stockholm-listed Betsson AB has confirmed that it has completed its £26 million acquisition of UK interactive gaming operator NetPlay TV (deal first announced on 2 February). Updating the market, Betsson governance informed that its offer had passed all conditions of the UK High Court of Justice, allowing for the firm to complete its transaction. Prior to High Court approval, Betsson …

Despite the unknown circumstances of Brexit negotiations, financial services firm KPMG believes that the future is bright for Gibraltar business and its community of industry stakeholders. This week KPMG hosted its seventh annual ‘eSummit in Gibraltar’ on 23 March ( Sunborn Hotel). As the event organiser, KPMG would host a Gibraltar Brexit ‘current state of play update. Opening the eSummit, the Hon. …

Former Amaya Inc Chief Executive David Baazov has reduced his shareholding in the Toronto TSX-listed firm to just 3.8% of common shares following the disposal of 12 million shares over the past two days. Updating the market, Amaya informed that Baazov had sold 12 million shares at a target price of CAD $22.31, netting their former leader CAD $268 million …

The point of consumption licensing introduced in 2014 is being reviewed by the Gambling Commission to check its effectiveness. Speaking to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Betting and Gaming at Westminster on Wednesday, the regulator’s CEO Sarah Harrison revealed that the Commission is looking again at the general framework to see how it is functioning and whether any improvements can …

Swedish gambling regulatory body Lotteriinspektionen will today publish its commissioned report, detailing provisions for a potential national regulated gambling framework. Swedish MPs and industry stakeholders have eagerly awaited the report, which was commissioned by the government in 2015 for the purpose of commencing a license-based system for gambling operators. In January, fears arose of further industry regulatory delays following the …

Kenyan betting and lottery operators are by far the ‘biggest losers’ of the 2017/18 Kenya National Budget presented by Treasury Secretary Henry Rotich. The worst nightmares of Kenyan betting industry stakeholders came to life, as Rotich and the National Alliance (TNA) government announced a ‘uniformed 50%’ industry revenue tax on all verticals, more than tripling current gambling tax charges of …

Betcart is sponsoring Betting on Football 2017, the fourth edition of the largest international football and betting trade conference at Chelsea FC’s Stamford Bridge. Ahead of the 3-5 May event, we spoke to Natalie Berenato, the company’s Head of Marketing and Affiliates, about what she is looking forward to at the conference, what attracted Betcart to sponsor the event and …

Signal, the provider of an identity asset for brands such as Sky Betting & Gaming, has announced its first enterprise-wide platform with instant customer recognition. Building on its Unified Customer View solution, launched in February 2015, the industry-first Customer Identity Solution enables marketers to instantly recognise customers and deliver contextual relevance at critical marketing moments beyond advertising and at any …