In a press release issued today, Playtech, the world’s leading gambling technology company announced a new partnership with 888, one of the leading global online gaming and betting companies The partnership is intended to see 888casino add a range of Playtech’s innovative Live Casino and random number generator (RNG) games to its..

There is plenty of action coming up starting February 20 for those PokerStars US registered players in the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Michigan Michigan Starting with the new kid on the block, Michigan, where online poker kicked off on January 29, the PokerStars Michigan Championship of Online Poker (MICOOP) will bring 60 tournaments..

BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, with over $87 trillion in assets under management in January 2021 is “dabbling” into bitcoin According to Rick Rieder, Chief Investment Officer at BlackRock Asset Management, the Asset Manager has its eyes on bitcoin after a double filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)..

GambleAware, on their mission to keep people safe from gambling harms, has launched a National Gambling Treatment Service campaign in Great Britain targeting women aged 18-54 This is the first campaign that targets women to promote treatment and support for gambling harms The campaign is part of a campaign that since the beginning of 2020 has now..

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) are continuing their fight against unlicensed and therefore illegally operating gambling providers in the Country According to ACMA, following numerous complaints and thorough investigation, they have found these operators to be in breach of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 As a result,..

In a much-anticipated move, Canada’s parliament on Wednesday approved wagering on individual sporting events and thereby paving the way for eventual introduction in provinces and territories Considering a population of over 37million, its own football league, six NHL teams and a team in the NBA as well in the MLB, one can only note that..

Being home to four land-based casinos – Casino Malta, the Dragonara Casino, Oracle Casino and Portomaso Casino, the government of Malta has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for a new casino The RFP regarding a “concession to open and operate a casino in Malta” was published in the government’s official newspaper, the..

New Jersey The rise in popularity of sportsbetting continues in New Jersey where sportsbooks generated more than $950m in bets and a record $826m in revenue in January 2021 thus representing a 55% increase year-on-year The majority, with over 90%, coming from online operations Meanwhile, New Jersey state online casino- and poker-..

According to a report from PI Datametrics, online searches for online poker have increased by 3,000% year-on-year in 2020 The report saw growth in searches for 'play poker online with friends', an opportunity that was picked up by online poker operators Searches for 'virtual grand national' and 'online slot games' also significantly grew in 2020..

A few days after a deal with WynnBet to expand its presence in the US market, Genius Sports have announced an agreement with one of Italy’s largest online betting and gaming platform providers, Microgame SpA With the deal in place, 25 licensed Italian sportsbook brands operating on the Microgame platform solution, “Intrabos”,..

Swedish regulator, Spelinspektionen, have recently acted against four operators for violating their license agreement with regards to anti-bonusing regulations Sample reviews of player accounts have found that bonus funds, free spins and free bets had been repeatedly issued while per the regulations, gaming-operators are only allowed to issue..

It is no secret that cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is currently getting ready to trade publicly in the next couple of months In a press release issued on January 29, Coinbase stated their intentions to become a publicly traded company pursuant to a proposed direct listing of its Class A common stock Coinbase current value is estimated at $77..

Today, Dutch Gambling Authority (Kansspelautoriteit/Ksa) published a report forecasting the Dutch online gaming market The report explores possible consequences of the upcoming legalization and regulation of online gambling in the Netherlands with the Remote Gambling Act (Wet Kansspelen op Afstand/Koa) It does so by taking a closer look on..

Sportradar Integrity Services – global leader in delivering sports data and content to media companies, sports federations and the betting industry– have released their plans for a Universal Fraud Detection System (UFDS) thereby strengthening its position to continue safeguarding the integrity of global sports The UFDS will be built..

16 events are set to run between March 3 and March 23 with $25million in guaranteed prize money, over double the prize money in 2020 The Spring Classic Series will feature two tournaments with seven-figure guarantees Event #10: NLH Championship will have a buy-in of $3,500 with a guaranteed prize-pool of $1 million Day 1a of the event kicks..

Mercedes-Benz South Africa and leading esports organisation ATK have announced a partnership that they believe will positively impact South Africa gaming It marks the first motorsport partnership with esports teams, events or gaming spaces in the country  The deal holds that Mercedes-Benz South Africa will enter as a sponsor for the ATK..

A five-year contract was signed between French Casino and hotel group Partouche and sports betting platform Betconstruct after their current 2 years of operations have proven successful The deal will continue to provide Partouche’s online brand Pasinobetfr with a white label sportsbook operation for the French online market Access to a..

In 2020, the market's trading volume on Non Fungible Tokens (NFT) exceeded 200 million euros, a fourfold increase compared to 2019 NFT represent a total market capitalization of 275 million euros and consist mainly of digital token versions of artwork, music, games and collectibles This according to study by L'Atelier, an analytical team of the..

A recent survey by research firm Statista found that nearly one in three Nigerian respondents own or have used bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies Bitcoin adoption is ahead of other countries and peer-to-peer trading platform Paxful calls the Nigerian bitcoin market the fastest growing in Africa According to Google Google Trends, nowhere in the..

In an Opinion piece for City AM, Flutter UK & Ireland Chairman Ian Proctor discussed the upcoming UK Gambling Act review With industry leaders already pulling out of unregulated markets the onus is on them to continue taking a proactive approach Proctor argues that being an industry leader comes with a responsibility and that leaders such as..