Sweden’s consumer protection agency Konsumentverket has welcomed the clear improvements made by gaming operators in terms of gambling advertising, although it urges further improvement to bonus promotions.
A review recently conducted by the consumer agency found no increase in the level of gambling advertising in Sweden compared to last year and [...]
London-listed gaming supplier Playtech said Wednesday that it has performed better than envisaged under the impact of COVID-19, with significant operational progress with existing and new licensees.
Despite COVID-19 starting to severely impact some of the group's businesses, Playtech said that results for March as a whole were in line with [...]
Stockholm-listed digital marketing specialist Catena Media has reported a 2 per cent increase in revenue to €26.7m for the first quarter of 2020, with a strong casino performance offsetting the impact of COVID-19 on the sports segment.
Catena Media said that Q1 was its third-best quarter ever with organic search revenue [...]
London-listed gaming operator William Hill may recover as much as £150m from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) after the UK tax authority confirmed that it will not seek to appeal a tribunal ruling on the application of value-added tax (VAT) on gaming machines.
The Upper Tier Tribunal ruling dismissed HMRC’s appeal [...]
London-listed betting and gaming operator GVC Holdings has expanded its online casino offering through a new agreement with Spanish gaming supplier Red Rake Gaming.
Red Rake’s portfolio of games will be made available to GVC’s major brands, including titles such as Gustav Minebuster, Mother of Horus and Million7, as well as [...]
Germany has submitted its proposed new gambling legislation to the European Commission for approval.
The fourth State Treaty on Gaming is scheduled to come into force on July 1st 2021 and will legalise online casino gaming in the country for the first time.
Under the proposed legislation, operators will be able to [...]
Swedish gambling regulator Spelinspektionen has released data showing an overall decline in online betting and gaming during the COVID-19 pandemic, although operator performances vary.
The data shows that the licensed online gambling market in Sweden grew by 21 per cent in January 2020 compared to January 2019, when the regulated market [...]
Pennsylvania’s regulated online casino market generated a record $43.1m in gross revenue during April, with revenue from online slot games more than doubling compared to the previous month.
The closure of all Pennsylvania casinos and video gaming terminals continued throughout April due to mandated restrictions from the COVID-19 virus, with Pennsylvania’s [...]
The Swiss Lottery and Betting Board has expanded its blacklist of unlicensed online gambling operators.
The latest update from Commission des loteries et paris (Comlot) has seen 15 domains added to the blacklist of unauthorized sites, which are now subject to blocking by Swiss internet service providers.
The latest additions to the [...]
Stockholm-listed live dealer provider Evolution Gaming has signed a new partnership with leading US casino operator Golden Nugget.
Evolution will deliver its full suite of live dealer games to Golden Nugget’s online players in New Jersey, with the agreement also allowing the supplier to potentially launch its games in other US [...]
New York-listed gaming supplier Inspired Entertainment has reported a 55 per cent increase in revenue to $52.3m for the first quarter of 2020, despite the disruption caused by the ongoing COVID-10 pandemic.
The revenue growth was driven primarily by the newly acquired Novomatic Gaming Technology business, which contributed revenue of $27.4m [...]
New York-listed supplier International Game Technology (IGT) has reported an 18 per cent fall in revenue to $940.2m for the first quarter of 2020, as results were affected by COVID-19 related lockdowns in March.
The company said that the global closure of casinos and gaming halls and widespread mobility restrictions significantly [...]