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The Truth Will Out. In a battle for survival, the truth’s not much good if no one believes it. That’s been a…
The Truth Will Out. In a battle for survival, the truth’s not much good if no one believes it. That’s been a…
As the Sportsbook sector continues to flourish and recover from the economic downturn of 2020, the industry is now looking ahead to…
As we look ahead to the upcoming ICE event, one of the main attractions is sure to be the interactive esports arena….
In a move designed to have maximum impact on the eve of the world’s biggest sporting tournament, licensed gambling operators in the…
Catalysed by the impact of the Pandemic, land-based operators are steadily coming around to the idea of engaging their customer base online….
As the host of the world-famous Kentucky Derby horse race, a two-minute sprint that generates around US$150 million (£114.44m/€135.8m) in bets each…
Just as its name implies; iGaming Affiliate XLMedia has had a super-sized FY2021, with net profit rocketing by an astonishing 610 per…
No one could accuse Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest man, of being a couch potato. The sprinting superstar, winner of eight Olympic…
Following soon on the heels of appointing a female chief executive, Jette Nygaard-Andersen, Omni-channel Entain continues its ground-breaking bid to bring gender…
In a little over a month’s time, from May 12th – 13th, global industry leaders from the iGaming and Finance communities will…
Jilted at the altar of acquisition by successive suitors, beating back the fiscal impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, and now with over…
Earlier today, Betsson launched its mobile app sportsbook product under the Betsafe brand in the state of Colorado, in partnership with Dostal Alley…
By some credible accounts, esports will be worth around US$2 billion (£1.51bn/€1.81bn) this year alone — almost double its value in 2021….
At two weeks and counting, the world’s top online gambling companies are jostling hard for prime position at the launch of Canada’s…
It’s all-in for Microsoft, Sony, Amazon, Meta, Apple–and now Netflix–as the digital lords of media, data and entertainment seek to integrate the secrets and lure of video gaming into their fast-approaching virtual reality metaverse….
Parimatch, the Ukraine-origin iGaming heavy-hitter–who have been leading the gambling industry’s humanitarian response for its embattled homeland–has denied widespread media reports that…
Swedish iGaming giant Betsson AB will unveil a new look Board at its upcoming AGM this May 10, one that underlines the…
As it ponders its response to losing its 28-year grip on the UK National Lottery, Camelot may have to go back to…
SBC is set to deliver us, yet another, exciting live event. The next instalment comes in the shape of the Casino Beats…
Alabama, the holdout deep southern state once known as “The Heart of Dixie, is moving towards legal gambling, sports betting and a…
With the Covid-19 pandemic still bubbling away, Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine fast unravelling and unprecedented economic headwinds storming towards us, few…
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine–and the retaliatory wave of international economic sanctions against president Putin and his cronies–Malta has double-downed on its…
As new jurisdictions continue to open up and regulate around the globe, operators are keen to take full advantage of the growth…
With Bristol City scraping the lower reaches of the Championship, the second tier of English football, it’s perhaps not surprising that their…
Christophe Casanova, Chief Operating Officer at Honore Gaming, says that French-speaking African markets have their challenges but offer tremendous potential for operators…
It’s that special time of year, as the financial results of Britain’s top gambling companies come tumbling forth; the face of Bet365…
Powered by the strength-to-strength performance of its BetMGM sports betting and iGaming joint venture in the USA, and a retail bounce-back to…
As it decides to shed its lottery and sports betting verticals and rebrand as Light & Wonder, Scientific Games (SG) returned to…
Organisations within the gaming industry have been working together to launch a major fundraising push to help people displaced by the current…
Powered by a flurry of acquisitions and a big push in American action, super Affiliate Better Collective has reported a near doubling…
The rise of in-play betting and micro-markets, to many, seems a natural outcome when coupled with the meteoric rise of mobile gaming…
As the industry steps further forward into the post Pandemic era, opportunities for growth remain abundant. However, scaling up comes with its…
Regardless of the long-standing popularity of land-based gaming, it’s almost impossible for operators to ignore the importance of developing online channels and providing an omnichannel experience for their customers….
He Who Laughs Last Laughs Longest When leader of the UK Liberal Democrat Party, and Deputy Prime Minister in the coalition government…
Live Casino is widely considered to be one of the biggest sector success stories to come out of the Pandemic. Limitations placed…
Medina Spirit has been posthumously stripped of his Kentucky Derby crown—and his Hall of Fame Trainer Bob Baffert fined and banned—after a…
Flutter, Kindred and DraftKings are among the giants of the global betting and gaming industry that are working together on a major campaign for International Women’s Day…
With the spectacular success of recently launched online sports betting in New York, all eyes are now turned to California, the Golden…
NHS As reported in this newsletter a few weeks ago, it has been confirmed that the NHS will cut all funding from…
Mor Weizer, the embattled Chief Executive of Playtech—the iGaming company, who are in the midst of a take-over duel of operatic proportions–was…
There’s no doubt that the destiny of esports lies firmly in the hands of the gaming publishers and tournament organisers. As the…
In a controversial move that could be likened to cleaning house—or cutting of its nose to spite its face—the NHS has confirmed that…
It’s either that time of year or the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), the body that represents the British betting industry, knows…
All things being equal, it looks like Hawaii, birthplace of Barack Obama and surfing, is finally going to legalise betting – leaving…
There’s still a big hill to climb, some might even call it a mountain, but the safer gambling message, inexorably, seems to…
Welcome to the Back to the Future Podcast Series – A stream of insightful, bite-sized conversations with industry leaders discussing the most…
UK Gambling Commission In the UK, the Gambling Commission’s snappily titled ‘Consumer Experiences and Attitudes to Free Bets & Bonuses’ survey suggests…
Trouble in Paradise. Mark Zuckerberg’s personal wealth has tumbled by an estimated US$20 billion as he struggles to create his virtual paradise of the Metaverse……
Failure to anticipate regulatory tidal flows in their home waters German and Dutch markets resulted in a lacklustre 2021 Financial Year for…
MGM Resorts International came roaring back to life in 2021 with an operating profit of US$2.28 billion (£1.68bn/€2bn), compared to a loss…