Shares in 888 Holdings were trading more than 20 per cent higher in London Wednesday morning on news of a 6 per cent shareholding by a group of high-profile industry executives.
New York-based FS Gaming Investments has acquired a 6.57 per cent stake in 888 and is expected to play an [...]
Asia-facing gaming operator FUN88 has been named as the official Asian betting partner for English Premier League football club Newcastle United.
FUN88 has served as the club’s shirt sponsor for the past six years, but has now redefined its agreement into a betting partnership for the 2023/24 season and beyond.
As part [...]
The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) has issued bans to ten Chinese professional snooker players for various offences relating to the manipulation of snooker matches.
The case followed an alert in August 2022 from the International Betting integrity Association (IBIA), with the WPBSA Integrity Unit working closely with Sportradar [...]
MGM Resorts-owned LeoVegas Group has confirmed receipt of three B2B licenses from Swedish gambling regulator Spelinspektionen.
The new five-year licenses have been granted to the company’s in-house game studio Blue Guru Games, and two player account management (PAM) platforms.
"We welcome the introduction of B2B licenses, a decisive step towards mitigating the [...]
Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has imposed a €400,000 fine on locally licensed operator Bingoal for advertising to players aged 18 to 24.
The KSA launched an investigation following media reports that a number of licensed operators were not complying with the country’s gambling advertising regulations.
The investigation focussed on all licensed [...]
Leading online sports betting operator bet365 continues to expand its operations stateside after going live in Iowa.
The Iowa launch follows a multi-year partnership with Casino Queen Marquette and marks the latest step in bet365’s expansion across the United States after going live in Virginia, Ohio, New Jersey and Colorado.
“We are [...]
XLMedia has completed the sale of the last asset in its personal finance division, enabling the company to fully focus on betting and gaming affiliate marketing.
The company said Tuesday that it has sold its remaining personal finance domain and website, MoneyUnder30, for $675,000 to Northern Lights Media, thereby completing the [...]
Revenue from online betting and gaming in Portugal increased by 25 per cent to a new record high of €196.4 million in the first quarter of 2023.
Revenue from iGaming activities grew by 39 per cent to €110.7 million on turnover of €2.98 billion, whilst sports betting revenue was up by [...]
New York-listed International Game Technology (IGT) has secured a ten-year licensing agreement with Sony Pictures Television for the exclusive rights to the Wheel of Fortune brand.
The new contract runs from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2034, and gives IGT the exclusive rights to the Wheel of Fortune brand across [...]
Kindred Group has been told to withdraw its iGaming brands from Norway after losing an appeal against the Norwegian Gaming Authority.
Last September, the Norwegian regulator issued a daily fine of NOK1.2 million to the operator for every day that Kindred continued to operate in the market.
This was postponed in October [...]
Racehorse ownership platform MyRacehorse has raised $7 million from a group of investors led by Stronach Group.
MyRacehorse’s proprietary platform allows users to analyse racehorses and purchase a fractional share in a horse for a one-time fee. The platform also provides updates from the trainer and jockey and instant payouts of [...]
Austria’s national lottery operator Austrian Lotteries is raising the minimum age requirement to purchase lottery tickets from next month.
From 10 July, only players over the age of 18 will be allowed to buy tickets for draw games such as Lotto and EuroMillions, as well as scratchcards.
Austrian Lotteries said that the [...]