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Betsoft unveils Red Dragon suite of Asian-facing slot games

Malta-based casino games provider Betsoft Gaming is rolling out a series of new slot games specifically designed for the Asian market.

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MTG to launch new global eSports tour in 2020

Swedish media giant Modern Times Group (MTG) has announced a new global eSports tour through a joint venture between its ESL and DreamHack subsidiaries.

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NetEnt swoops in on Red Tiger in £220m deal

Stockholm-listed casino supplier NetEnt has agreed a £200m+ deal to acquire award-winning casino games developer Red Tiger.

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China lottery market continues decline into July

China’s lottery market declined for the sixth consecutive month as total sales fell by 40 per cent to RMB32.37bn (€4.11bn) in July.

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MTG takes eSports into China with Huya joint venture

Swedish media giant Modern Times Group (MTG) has entered into an agreement with Chinese live streaming platform provider Huya to expand its ESL eSports operation into China.

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Raketech targets expansion in Japan with latest acquisition

Stockholm-listed iGaming affiliate Raketech is targeting expansion in the Japanese market through the acquisition of Malta-based Casumba Media.

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AS Roma names new Asian betting partner for 2019/20 season

Italian football club AS Roma has named Asia-facing operator AWCBET.com as its official regional betting partner.

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Gambling research in focus at IAGR 2019

Research into gambling behaviour will feature in the keynote sessions at the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR) annual conference taking place in Jamaica from 30 September to 3 October.

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Playtech

Snaitech contribution offsets B2B decline for Playtech in H1 2019

London-listed gaming supplier and operator Playtech has reported a 69 per cent increase in revenue to €736.1m for the first half of 2019, driven by a strong contribution from the company’s Snaitech consumer business in Italy.

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China lauds Cambodia and Philippines for iGaming crackdown

The Chinese government has welcomed moves by Cambodia and the Philippines to suspend online gaming licensing.

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PAGCOR reports rise in income despite fall in offshore gambling

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) earned gross income of PhP36,567m (approx. €623m) from the Philippine gaming industry in the first half of 2019, an increase of 9.3 per cent year-on-year, despite a slump in income from offshore gambling operations.

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PAGCOR suspends licensing of offshore gambling operators

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has suspended all new online gaming license applications in response to concerns about offshore gambling operators.

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