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Scientific Games to bring Game of Thrones to digital and retail lotteries

Scientific Games has agreed an exclusive partnership with Warner Bros Discovery Global Themed Entertainment to bring HBO's Game of Thrones to digital and retail lotteries for the first time.

The multi-year expanded partnership with Warner Bros Discovery provides limited worldwide rights to the brand and allows Scientific Games to launch new [...]

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888 Holdings

888 shares slump as Gambling Commission initiates UK licence review

Britain’s Gambling Commission (GBGC) has commenced a review of 888’s operating licence following FS Gaming’s recent investment in the company and subsequent proposal to appoint former GVC senior executives as part of 888’s new leadership team.

New York-based FS Gaming acquired a stake in 888 last month, and subsequently presented a [...]

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Maryland

Crab Sports launches mobile sportsbook in Maryland

Crab Sports has become the eleventh mobile sports betting operator to go live in Maryland through a partnership with Gaming Innovation Group’s iGaming Cloud.

The launch follows licence approval from the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission (MLGCC), and Crab Sports successful completion of a controlled demonstration of its online sports [...]

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Gambling Commission

Star Sports hit with £594,000 fine by Gambling Commission

Britain’s Gambling Commission has issued online bookmaker Star Racing with a £594,000 penalty for anti-money laundering and social responsibility failures.

The operator, which trades as Star Sports, has also been given an official warning and had conditions added to its licence for failings that occurred between March 2020 and May 2021.

Anti-money [...]

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4ThePlayer.com granted full supplier licence in Michigan

London-based online casino games developer 4ThePlayer.com has been granted a full iGaming supplier licence in Michigan.

The full approval follows the receipt of a provisional licence last October, and the introduction of its first games in the state, 9k Yeti and 3 Secret Cities.

4ThePlayer.com's games are accessible to players in Michigan [...]

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NSW establishes independent panel to oversee gambling reform

The New South Wales government has established an independent panel to oversee its gambling reform roadmap as it looks to reduce gambling harm across the Australian state.

The panel will oversee the state’s cashless gaming trial and recommend an implementation roadmap for gambling reform in NSW.

“We know the harmful effects of [...]

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Light & Wonder expands Warner Bros. Discovery global licensing deal

New York-listed casino games supplier Light & Wonder has agreed an expanded licensing deal with Warner Bros. to develop the first online slots based on Willy Wonka and The Wizard of Oz.

The new long-term global licensing partnership will see Light & Wonder’s in-house game development teams leverage a series of [...]

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Zimpler threatened with SEK25m fine over unlicensed gambling payments

Sweden’s gambling regulator has threatened payment processor Zimpler with a significant fine if the company continues to facilitate unlicensed online gambling in the country.

Regulatory authority Spelinspektionen will impose a SEK25 million (€2.1m) fine on Zimpler if it does not end payment processing services for unlicensed operators in the Swedish market [...]

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Soft2Bet gains licence approval in Romania

Soft2Bet continues to expand its presence in Europe after securing licence approval in Romania.

The approval from Romanian gambling regulator Oficiul National pentru Jocuri de Noroc (ONJN) allows Soft2Bet to operate online casino and sports betting in the country, and follows recent licences awarded in Greece and Sweden.

“We consider the Romanian [...]

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Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico issues two more online sports betting licences

The Puerto Rico Gaming Commission has issued two new licences as the US territory looks to expand its online sports betting market.

After BetMGM and local casino partner Casino del Mar became the first to launch online sports betting in the Caribbean island, the Commission has now issued two more licences [...]

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Latvia

Gaming Corps secures approval in Latvia

Swedish casino games developer Gaming Corps has secured approval from Latvia’s Lotteries and Gambling Supervisory Inspection to offer its online casino games to players in the country.

Players in Latvia will now be able to access Gaming Corps’ portfolio of content, including titles such as Coin Miner, Penalty Champion, Jet Lucky [...]

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Hong Kong approves special football betting duty

Hong Kong’s Legislative Council has approved legislation that imposes an annual special football betting duty of HK$2.4 billion on the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC).

The Betting Duty (Amendment) Bill 2023 was passed last week and gives effect to a proposal in the 2023-24 Budget, which imposes an annual special football [...]

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