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GI Games Round-up: Green Jade Games, Pariplay, Microgaming and more

This week has seen new games released by the likes of Blueprint Gaming, Green Jade Games, Pariplay, Microgaming, Live 5, Evoplay Entertainment and Nolimit City.

Blueprint Gaming's Legacy of the Gods Megaways

Blueprint Gaming has launched its latest slot to feature Big Time Gaming's Megaways mechanic with the release of Legacy of [...]

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Gambling Commission

UK Gambling Commissions warns licensees over third-party arrangements

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has warned licensees that they are fully responsible for all third-party relationships after taking regulatory action against platform provider FSB Technology.

The regulator said that gambling businesses will face regulatory action if they do not carefully manage all the third-party websites that they are responsible for.

The [...]

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New Jersey bills aim to help casinos recover from shutdown

Lawmakers in New Jersey have introduced legislation that would provide significant tax breaks to help Atlantic City casinos recover the COVID-19 shutdown.

The bill would temporarily modify taxes and fees relating to casinos’ land-based operations, and also amends the current law on the use of promotional gaming credits.

The bill would waive [...]

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Spain

Mikel Arana named new head of Spanish gambling regulator DGOJ

Spain’s Council of Ministers has appointed Mikel Arana as the new head of the country’s gambling regulator La Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ).

Arana takes over from Juan Espinosa García, who steps down after serving seven years at DGOJ, including nearly four years as director general.

Arana has served [...]

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Oklahoma City

Oklahoma AG Opinion finds Governor’s gaming compacts invalid

The Attorney General of Oklahoma has quashed the state’s tribal sports betting plans with an Opinion that Governor Kevin Stitt does not have the authority to authorize new forms of gambling under State-Tribal gaming compacts.

Governor Stitt agreed new gaming compacts last month with the Comanche Nation and the Otoe-Missouria Nation [...]

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Sweden flag

Seven more CEOs sign petition to change Swedish casino deposit limits

Seven more CEOs from leading operators and suppliers in Sweden have signed a petition urging social security minister Ardalan Shekarabi to change strategy and protect the Swedish licensing system.

It follows the proposed introduction of new rules on 1 June, limiting consumer deposits for online gaming to SEK5,000 (approx. €440) per [...]

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Newgioco begins to re-open retail venues in Italy

Italian betting and gaming operator Newgioco Group has began re-opening its retail venues as the country eases its lockdown restrictions.

Newgioco closed around 150 of its betting kiosks across Italy in mid-March following the COVID-19 outbreak.

The company has now re-opened its webshops in a number of locations after distributing Personal Protection [...]

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LeoVegas

Solid first quarter for LeoVegas as revenue grows to €89.4m

Stockholm-listed gaming operator LeoVegas has reported a 4 per cent increase in revenue to €89.4m for the first quarter of 2020, benefiting from growth in the Nordic region.

Total deposits were up 7 per cent to €287.8m during the quarter, with mobile accounting for 74 per cent of the total.

Revenue from [...]

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Playtech

Playtech Casino goes live with Meridianbet

London-listed gaming supplier Playtech has rolled out its suite of casino products to Meridian Gaming-owned operator Meridianbet.

Playtech is providing its full casino suite to Meridianbet’s online offering in Serbia and Bosnia Herzegovina, among other jurisdictions, including branded content such as Justice League and the Sporting Legends suite of games.

“We’re delighted [...]

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Degree 53 founder sets up new Sharp Gaming technology platform

Manchester-based front-end development agency Degree 53 has named Richard Wagstaff as managing director to replace founder Andrew Daniels, who has secured a £25m investment to launch a new sports betting and gaming platform.

Daniels has stepped away from his day-to-day responsibilities at Degree 53 after nearly seven years in charge to [...]

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Gaming Realms

Gaming Realms launches Slingo Originals with 888casino

London-listed gaming supplier Gaming Realms has agreed a new deal to launch its Slingo-branded content with operator 888casino.

The agreement sees the supplier’s popular games including Slingo Rainbow Riches, Slingo Extreme and Slingo XXXtreme, made available to 888casino players through an integration with SG Digital’s platform.

The deal extends an existing agreement [...]

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Global Gaming

Global Gaming reinstates dividend as breakeven nears

Stockholm-listed gaming operator Global Gaming 555 said Tuesday that it remains on course to reach its target of returning to profitability this year, despite posting a 64 per cent decline in first quarter revenue to SEK57.8m (approx. €5.2m).

Revenue grew by 0.3 per cent compared to the previous quarter, with Ninja [...]

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