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Britain’s online gambling yield falls in the second quarter of 2022

Britain’s largest online gambling operators have recorded a significant fall in Gross Gaming Yield in the second quarter of the year, with every gaming vertical showing a decline versus the same period last year.

The data released Thursday by the Gambling Commission covers the biggest operators who together account for approximately [...]

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Sportradar rolls out new Virtual NBA game

New York-listed sports data and technology provider Sportradar has launched Virtual NBA as part of its multi-year partnership with the National Basketball Association (NBA).

The new computer-generated betting solution uses artificial intelligence to enable gaming operators to increase engagement with basketball fans, with Virtual NBA providing operators with 3,000 games per [...]

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GI Games Round-up: Featuring Relax Gaming, Evolution, Play’n GO and more

This week’s games and platform integrations round-up from Gaming Intelligence features the likes of Relax Gaming, Evolution, Wizard Games, Play'n GO, iSoftBet, Evoplay, Yggdrasil, and Pariplay.

Relax Gaming's Wild Chapo Dream Drop

Relax Gaming has released the latest slot to feature its progressive jackpot in the form of Wild Chapo Dream Drop.

“Wild Chapo Dream Drop’s [...]

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Bally’s second quarter revenue soars to $552.5m

New York-listed casino and sportsbook operator Bally's Corporation has seen second quarter revenue more than double to $552.5m, driven by its growing Interactive businesses.

Revenue in Q2 soared by 106 per cent compared to the same period last year, with Casinos & Resorts revenue climbing 14 per cent to $299.9m.

North America [...]

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4ThePlayer.com launches first online slot in New Jersey

Online casino games developer 4ThePlayer.com has launched its content in the United States for the first time after securing a transactional waiver from the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE).

A selection of top-performing titles have gone live with licensed operators in the state through an integration with Gaming Realms' [...]

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Entain extends Trident League football partnership

London-listed betting and gaming operator Entain has agreed a multi-year extension to its community sports partnership with Britain’s Trident Leagues.

The extension will provide critical funding in the coming years, backed by the Entain Foundation under the ‘Pitching In’ banner, for the 248 clubs that make up the Northern Premier, Isthmian [...]

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AstroPay

AstroPay appoints Fayyaz Ansari as chief financial officer

Online payment provider AstroPay has appointed Fayyaz Ansari as chief financial officer.

Ansari has worked in finance for more than 20 years with the likes of Skrill, Neteller and Income Access and will now oversee all aspects of AstroPay’s global financial management and activities.

“I am delighted to welcome Fayyaz to AstroPay where [...]

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OpenBet expands product offering with Multi Builder acquisition

Sports betting technology provider OpenBet has enhanced its product portfolio with the acquisition of Multi Builder Limited.

The deal will see Multi Builder’s proprietary sports technology and quantitative trading models, which trade under the Sportsbook Models brand, integrated with the OpenBet product portfolio.

Co-created by Oliver Preston and Jonathan Smith, Multi Builder’s [...]

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EveryMatrix secures license approval in Ontario

iGaming platform provider EveryMatrix is set to expand its presence in North America after securing license approval in the Canadian province of Ontario.

The approval from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) allows the supplier to distribute gaming content from Armadillo Studios and Spearhead Studios via its casino integration [...]

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Advertising Standards Authority

Rank and Coral found in breach of gambling advertising rules

The UK Advertising Standards Authority has upheld complaints against two gambling ads by bookmaker Coral and casino operator Rank.

The complaint against Rank related to an in-app ad for the online casino game Wolf Gold, which irresponsibly suggested that gambling can be a way to solve financial concerns and achieve financial [...]

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Italian communications authority takes aim at slots streamers

Italy’s communications authority AGCOM has fined Google €750,000 for hosting videos on YouTube that it considers to be forms of gambling advertising.

The creator of the videos, Top Ads Ltd., has also been fined €700,000 for violating Italy’s gambling advertising ban.

Alongside the financial penalties, AGCOM has ordered YouTube to remove more [...]

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LeoVegas

LeoVegas fined £1.32m by Gambling Commission

Stockholm-listed online gaming operator LeoVegas has had a new condition attached to its licence and been fined £1.32m by Britain’s Gambling Commission.

The sanctions follow a review of LeoVegas’ operations in Great Britain between October 2019 and October 2020, during which the time the company failed to employ adequate procedures and [...]

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