Biting The Hand That’s Fed It, Labour Plans £3bn Raid On Gambling Industry
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GiG’s Strategic Spin-off And What it Means for Investors
GiG recently made headlines by announcing its decision to spin-off its affiliate marketing division, now rebranded as Gentoo Media. This bold and…
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With the Paris 2024 Olympics behind us, it’s time to delve into the details, examine the data, and see what it tells…
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In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, which devastated Macau, the whales are finally back playing the tables at the world’s biggest…
Lagos – Nigeria: Event Highlights
The West African iGaming market has been on an impressive upward trajectory in recent years, creating a myriad of exciting growth opportunities…
The Second Coming: Brazil President Lula Threatens To Ban iGaming
For millions of Brazilians President Lula is up there with the country’s other Gods: Pele, the arbiter of the Beautiful Game, the…
bet365 Expands into Peru’s iGaming Market
Global operator bet365 has launched its app and online operations in Peru, introducing a diverse range of iGaming and betting options as…
Tout Suite: FDJ Completes €2.45 Billion Kindred Acquisition
France’s dominant lottery and gambling entity FDJ has officially completed its €2.25 billion (£1.88bn/US$2.46bn) acquisition of Swedish-origin Kindred Group. FDJ–La Française des…
Colorado Tribes Unite Against State’s Divide And Division Power Grab
Tribal and state authorities in the U.S. state of Colorado are locked in a legal battle over online gambling. This week the…
Northern Lights: Pathfinder Denmark Reveals The Regulated Future
There was a time when Compliance and Responsible Gambling were the preserve of the operator, writes BetComply Operations Director Loes Wetzer. But…
Mastering Regulation: Keynote Speeches – Kathy Griffin & Josh Hodgson
It was an absolute honour to be joined by some of the foremost thought leaders from both outside and inside our industry…
Where Angels Fear To Tread: Stella David Faces Entain Challenge
So today’s the day, the day that Stella David takes on scandal-wracked Entain, arguably the toughest and most freighted job in British…
Burn It Down: Brazil Sports Betting Scores Spectacular Own Goal
EXCLUSIVE: Brazil, blessed with its vast Amazonian rainforest, spectacular northern desert of Lençóis Maranhenses and sprawling southern Pantanal wetlands, is known for…
Throw That Man A Bone, Gambling Commission Grill Dowden Over Betting Scandal
Newly-knighted former deputy prime minister Oliver Dowden, late of this parish, has been hauled in for questioning by the UK Gambling Commission…
Maximising Casino Growth: Acquisition vs Retention – Who Wins?
The online casino industry is thriving, fueled by the digital revolution and an accelerated shift toward online gaming. With so many opportunities…
Casino Cabbie: Letter From America 26
With the added boost of Washington D.C. lawmakers stepping up to the Responsible and Regulated gambling plate, there’s much to cheer stateside…
The Parallax View: Flutter’s Audacious US$5 Billion Share Buy-back
Better and better, leading-edge Flutter Entertainment has just launched an audacious US$5 billion share buy-back programme that may well supercharge its bid…
DailySpin: Mastering Affiliate Marketing in the Age of Change
Founded in 2023 by serial entrepreneur Eric Stoop–the creator and former owner of Infinileads–, DailySpin is one of iGaming’s newest and hottest…
Más y Menos For Spanish iGaming In Q2
With former world No. 1 golfer Jon Rahm, both men and women as reigning European football champions and the quadruple grand slam…
Bets On: Which U.S. States Are Next To Legalise Gambling?
With New Jersey’s iGaming market coming out strong—touting the largest monthly GGR figures on record since the launch of online casinos in…
MLB Union Sues Four U.S. Sportsbooks
MLB Players Inc (MLBPI)—the labour union representing Major League Baseball players in the U.S.—has filed lawsuits against DraftKings, bet365, FanDuel, and Underdog…
Mastering Regulation: Interviews with Attendees
The over-arching aim of iGF is to create–and curate–progressive innovation and development in, and for, iGaming. Coming together, as a community, to…
Championing Regulatory Hurdles in Games Design
Amidst the global surge in regulatory requirements and competition, designing games that meet responsible benchmarks and stand out, offering consumers something unique,…
Mastering Regulation: Event Highlights
Last week, we had the absolute pleasure of welcoming a select group of Europe’s leading iGaming professionals to the iGF Supper Club….
Malaysian Political Party Promises to Close Down Country’s Only Casino
Malaysia’s Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) has vowed to close Resorts World, Genting Highlands—the country’s only casino—if it wins the state of Pahang…
Powering The Brazilian iGaming Boom: WA.Technology
WA.Technology is an industry-leading iGaming service provider, offering scalable and customisable software solutions that enable operators to rapidly enter new markets or…
U.S. Lawmakers Seek to Regain Federal Control of Sports Betting and Ban Ads
New York Representative Paul Tonko and Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal have introduced the SAFE Bet Act, which seeks to create a federal…
Wynn Las Vegas And The Tale Of The Flying Money
Wynn Las Vegas (WLV) has agreed to pay what is believed to be the largest casino forfeiture on record—US$130.1 million (£99m)—to avoid…
Kambi Group Signs Multi-Year Sportsbook Partnership with Brazil’s KTO Group
Kambi Group plc, a leading global sports betting provider, has entered into a multi-year agreement with KTO Group, one of Brazil’s fastest-growing…
PENN Entertainment In A Pickle With A Failing ESPN BET In Q2
It was “The Move” that was supposed to bust booming U.S. online sports betting wide open, but PENN Entertainment’s one-dollar peppercorn divestiture…
LatAm Regulatory Update: The Future of Brazil, Mexico, and Peru
Subtitles available in English or Spanish. As the iGaming industry rapidly expands across Latin America, markets like Brazil, Mexico, and Peru are…
Is this the Future of iGaming? Two Key Tools Everyone’s Talking About!
Operating in multiple regulated jurisdictions is a great way to expand your customer base, especially as the online market continues to flourish…
Futures Imperfect, CFTC Derivatives Watchdog Looks To Ban Gambling On U.S. Presidential Election
To most of us America’s Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is a little known financial watchdog, if known at all. But it…
Understanding the Future of Live Casino
The iGaming industry is rapidly evolving into a mainstream, entertainment-driven sector. Online casinos are constantly striving to be more accessible and engaging…
Heading South, Rocky Mountains Too High For Betsson
The Hyper-aggressive, super-expensive U.S. sports betting market that has seen a slew of tyros retreat in recent months has now done for…
Entain Set To Get Another Beating For Turkey Bribery Losses
Perhaps in keeping with the U.K.’s current political and economic ethos, as articulated by the nation’s new Labour ruling classes, “that things…
Play’n GO Brings It On: Today South Africa, Tomorrow The African Continent
Since its creation in 2005, Play’n GO has risen, inexorably, to iGaming prominence. Now boasting a portfolio of 350-plus globally popular titles,…
Say Oi To Brazil’s Rocketing New iGaming Market
Fixed-odds online sports betting has taken off in Brazil like a space rocket to the iGaming universe, writes iGF Brazil special correspondent…
Rivalry’s Strategic Gambit: Crypto Expansion and VIP Focus Power Second Quarter Success
As the dust settles on the second quarter of 2024, Rivalry Corp. stands out as a beacon of innovation and strategic agility…
Growe’s Anton Rublievskyi: Growing Through Evolution and Revolution
As it celebrates the first anniversary of its rebrand, Growe, a management organisation that focuses on developing and implementing entertainment technology platforms…
Tabcorp’s FY24 Financial Review: Navigating Challenging Waters
Aussie Tabcorp’s fiscal year 2023/2024 (FY24) was marked by significant milestones, challenges, and strategic advancements as the company navigated through a complex…
High Flying Spribe’s Revolutionary Crash Into The Market
Spribe revolutionised real-money gaming in 2018 by releasing Aviator, the industry’s first crash game, writes Lauren Harrison. This innovative, yet straightforward, title…
Casino Cabbie: Letter From America 24
“Scandal”, often salacious, equally a surprise, despite its prevalence, is The Word this week in our latest Letter From America, as we…
Bagpipes and Fiddles, Football Continues To Bet With Its Future
While anti-gambling activists north of the border are gagging on their haggis, following the news that blue chip William Hill is to…
Flutter Entertainment Opens Strategic Development Centre in India
Flutter Entertainment has officially opened its new Global Capability Centre in Hyderabad, India. Situated in RMZ Spire within Knowledge City, one of…
In Revolutionary Ruling, Austria Makes Offshore Zero Sum iGaming
In a revolutionary ruling, Austria’s Supreme Court of Justice (OGH) has set a new precedent by ordering a player to pay back…
Special Report: Triads And The Art Of Macau Money Washing
China’s ruling Communist party has long had an ambivalent–if not schizophrenic–obsession with gambling. Across this vast Asian superpower gambling is technically legal…
Tomorrow Is Another Day, evoke Predicts In Soon Come H1
Tomorrow is another day hopes global, but stalled, iGaming heavy-hitter evoke–owner of storied betting brands William Hill, 888 and Mr Green–in its…
Kambi Unveils 2024 Euros and Copa América Betting Insights
Kambi, the trusted global sports betting partner, has released its 2024 Euros and Copa América report, offering an in-depth look at key…
PlayMatrix: Redefining Live Casino Products and Experiences
Positioned as a next-gen company that delivers the “future of live casino entertainment”, PlayMatrix is the latest creation from industry titans and…