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Four bidders for Indiana casino license in Vigo County

The Indiana Gaming Commission has revealed that four companies remain in the running to secure the open casino license for Vigo County.

Four applications were submitted this week for the license to develop a new casino resort in Vigo County, with bids received from Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI), Full House Resorts, [...]

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Holland Casino confident of future prospects despite first half struggles

Dutch state-owned gaming operator Holland Casino expects to see an improvement in turnover during the second half of 2021 following the recent reopening of its land-based venues and ahead of the upcoming launch of the Netherlands’ regulated iGaming market.

Holland Casino generated turnover of just €28.8m in the first half of [...]

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Flutter acquires B2B gaming supplier Singular

London-listed betting and gaming operator Flutter Entertainment has acquired software solutions provider Singular for an undisclosed amount.

Founded in 2009, Singular has offices in Malta, Macedonia, Georgia and the UK, and offers a full range of iGaming products, including gaming platform and omni-channel solutions across sportsbook, poker and casino games.

“This deal [...]

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Playtech

Playtech first half revenue falls 4% despite Americas growth

London-listed gaming operator and supplier Playtech has reported a 4 per cent fall in revenue from continuing operations to €457.4m during the first half of 2021.

Excluding results from Finalto and the company’s Casual and Social Gaming business, Playtech said that the H1 results were in line with expectations at the [...]

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Betsson chairman resigns over handling of CEO departure

Betsson has appointed Johan Lundberg as chairman with immediate effect to replace Patrick Svensk.

Lundberg has served on the board of directors of Betsson AB since 2018 and takes over from Svensk, who has lost the trust of the board due to his handling of last week’s announcement regarding the departure [...]

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Spain

Spanish iGaming market maintains growth in second quarter

Spain’s regulated online betting and gaming market continued to grow during the second quarter of 2021 as total gross gaming revenue (GGR) reached €216.0m.

Total GGR was up 3 per cent compared to the same period last year, but fell by 10 per cent compared to the previous quarter’s €240.0m.

Online casino [...]

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Pariplay ready to go live in the Netherlands

Aspire Global’s aggregation and content business Pariplay is expected to go live with at least ten operators in the Netherlands when the newly regulated iGaming market opens on 1 October.

Pariplay has lined up deals with more than 10 tier-one operators in the market and has a network of 30 games [...]

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Entain

Entain Foundation partners UNLV for pioneering research initiative

The Entain Foundation is supporting a pioneering betting and gaming research initiative by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).

The research initiative will combine scientific research with operational expertise to apply best practice in responsible gambling, policy and health.

“For the first time in this field, this initiative brings vital academic [...]

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Evolution expands live game show portfolio with Cash or Crash

Stockholm-listed casino games developer Evolution has launched a new online live game show, Cash or Crash.

In the game, players take off on an augmented reality blimp ride and aim to soar high over a metropolis and with the possibility to win up to 50,000x. According to Evolution, the

With a 99.6 [...]

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Fast Track partners Lovelace to develop new Gameplay Risk Engine

Malta-based CRM solutions provider Fast Track has joined forces with Lovelace Consultancy to develop a new Gameplay Risk Engine for the iGaming market.

The two companies have established a new joint venture, Greco, which combines Lovelace’s expertise in bonus abuse and multi-accounting with Fast Track’s real-time engagement platform.

The Gameplay Risk Engine [...]

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European Commission

Norway pushes ahead with DNS site blocking proposal

The government of Norway is seeking European Commission approval for its plan to use DNS blocking against unlicensed online gambling websites.

The proposal would allow the Norwegian Gaming Authority to order internet service providers to implement DNS-blocking of websites that target the state-controlled Norwegian gambling market without authorisation.

The Gaming Authority would [...]

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Netherlands

Netherlands regulator increases fines against illegal iGaming operators

Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) is increasing the fines applicable to illegal gambling operators who continue to target the Netherlands iGaming market.

The higher penalties accompany the opening of the re-regulated Netherlands iGaming market on 1 October and are designed to protect players and licensed operators from those operating outside the [...]

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