The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has emphasised that there needs to be a ‘delicate balance’ between taxation levels and market regulations as new proposals made by the Danish government could result in declining channelisation rates aiding the black market. The Danish government has submitted proposals to increase taxes from 20% of gross gaming revenue to 28% by 2021. …
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Sportradar has added two new features to its Simulated Reality product as it prepares to play out Euro 2020 in full, as it was originally scheduled, starting this Friday. Having successfully completed the seasons of all major European football leagues, with results mirroring real-life outcomes, Sportradar has added live video replays and automatically generated match reports to the AI-driven product …
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Kindred Group has launched it’s new ‘Fair Sports 4 All’ project in collaboration with the European Football Network (EFDN) to educate all sports stakeholders about combating match-fixing and safeguarding integrity. Fair Sports 4 All is a 36-month directive providing educational tools, digital resources, training and further information on reporting match-fixing and suspicious activities to relevant authorities (local and international). Helping …
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Coral has welcomed the return of horseracing on terrestrial TV screens by launching it’s new ‘At the Races’ advert, which forms part of the bookmaker’s wider ‘Coral Racing’ campaign. This February, Coral launched its ‘Coral Racing’ campaign, a ‘cinematic HD series’ of adverts produced by BBH London as the bookmaker’s new lead creative advertising agency. The campaign was launched as Coral’s …
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BOS, the Swedish Trade Association for Online Gambling, has urged the government to withdraw its suggested measures to tighten regulations on the online casino industry. BOS pointed out that initial concerns relating to an increase in online casino during the lockdown had not occurred, and that the imposition of new measures would have a further negative impact on chanellisation. Gustaf …
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Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada (parliament) Finance Committee has approved Bill-2285D to be forwarded for second readings. Yesterday, Committee member Andrei Motovilovets declared that the Committee ‘unanimously supports the formation of a new market’, and sanctioned second readings for the SoP Party’s ‘Gambling Law’ mandate. The approval sees Rada update its parliamentary schedule to host a dedicated readings session on final provisions …
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Smarkets has made its US debut after soft launching its SBK sportsbook app in partnership with Colorado’s Full House Resorts. The technology group branded its US Colorado debut as a major strategic achievement for the SBK product, less than a year since its sportsbook inception. Last September, Smarkets rolled out its proprietary built SBK sportsbook, a next-generation betting platform which …
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Mansion Group has expanded its lead technology supplier agreement with Playtech Plc, adding a further sportsbook platform for its Casino.com property. The product and services extension follows Mansion renewing contract terms with Playtech as its lead technology and platform supplier for a further five-years. Updating stakeholders, Mansion confirmed that it seeks to expand Casino.com’s capacity by adding new sportsbook components, alongside …
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As Amanda Nunes prepares to protect her winning streak in women’s UFC this weekend, Bitcoin sportsbook and casino Cloudbet has revealed that it will be offering a range of betting markets on the event. Cloudbet confirmed that it will be offering up to 28 prop markets per fight, on outcomes including win by KO/TKO and in which round a bout …
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BetConstruct has been awarded an online gambling and betting licence for its sportsbook and casino products by the Swedish Gambling Authority (SGA), or Spelinspektionen. The new licence, granted to the firm’s B2C subsidiary Vivaro Limited, allows BetConstruct to operate in Sweden – where 97 companies now have active licences. It covers sports betting and online gaming via the Vbet and …
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