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Trio of Wimbledon matches under scrutiny for suspicious betting

Three matches at this year's Wimbledon championships are being investigated for suspicious betting patterns, the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) has revealed.

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Mobile drives strong growth for Evolution Gaming in H1

Stockholm-listed live casino specialist Evolution Gaming has reported a 56 per cent increase in revenue to €42.3m for the second quarter of 2017, marking its fifteenth [...]

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Netherlands

Dutch gambling fines legal under EU law, court rules

The Netherlands Court of Justice has ruled that the country's gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) is justified in imposing fines on online gaming operators illegally targeting Dutch [...]

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Slingo

Slingo launches online in home market of New Jersey

Gaming Realms' bingo and slots hybrid game Slingo is now live in New Jersey via Rush Street Interactive's SugarHouse-branded iGaming site.

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Playtech launches new RoboCop slot

Playtech has teamed up with MGM Interactive, a subsidiary of US media giant Metro Goldwyn Mayer, to launch a new slot based on iconic 1980s cyberpunk science fiction film RoboCop.

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Brazil

Brazil turns to payment blocking to tackle offshore iGaming

Brazilian lawmakers have introduced legislation to block payments to offshore gambling sites in the latest attempt to tackle unlicensed gaming under the country's outdated regulatory framework.

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Betfair to launch Canadian free-play casino with Play’n GO

Swedish gaming technology developer Play’n GO has been selected by Betfair to power a new free-play online casino site exclusively targeting the Canadian market.

The BetfairCasino.net site, which is yet to go live, is designed to help Betfair increase awareness of its casino offering in one of the world’s largest online [...]

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Betclic-Everest to migrate to iPoker network

France’s Betclic-Everest Group (BEG) has taken another step towards reviving its fortunes with the decision to abandon its proprietary Everest poker platform in favour of joining Playtech’s iPoker network.

The move, which is expected to be completed before the end of this year, will see all poker activities for the company’s [...]

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Betsson & Orange deploy Kickoff interactive football service

Kickoff, the interactive football predictor and form-guide developed by Sidan Media and sports broadcaster Satellite Information Services (SIS), has been deployed by Swedish online gaming operator Betsson and telecoms operator Orange.

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Court upholds life ban for match-fixing tennis player

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has confirmed a life ban for Serbian tennis player David Savic, upholding last year's  ruling by the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) which found him guilty of match-fixing.

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IGT adds bingo to social gaming offering

International Game Technology (IGT) has added bingo to the suite of games available at social gaming site DoubleDown Casino.

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IGT adds bingo to social gaming offering

International Game Technology (IGT) has added bingo to the suite of games available at social gaming site DoubleDown Casino.

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Perform increases German presence with Sportal purchase

Digital sports content provider Perform Group has increased its presence in the German market with the acquisition of German sports media company Sportal Gmbh.

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Former 888 chairman joins Sportingbet

Online gaming operator Sportingbet has appointed former 888 chairman Marie Stevens as a non-executive director of the company with immediate effect.

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Betfair signs information sharing deal with English cricket

Online betting exchange Betfair has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), enabling the two organisations to share information on potential betting integrity related issues.

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Belgium expands online gaming blacklist to 45 sites

The Belgian Gaming Commission added ten new online gaming sites to its blacklist of unauthorised sites Wednesday, taking the total number of banned urls to 45.

The updated lists includes the websites of nine newly blacklisted operates which include Betfred, 32RedBingo and Zeturf, as well as a sub-domain of previously blacklisted [...]

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BetVictor acquires trading solutions firm Botsphere

Online gaming and betting operator BetVictor has acquired UK-based automated trading solutions provider Botsphere for an undisclosed sum.

BetVictor said Wednesday that the “strategically significant” acquisition provides the company with the foundation from which it aims to deliver complete automated trading solutions across a number of mainstream sports over the next [...]

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HKJC revenues rise despite growing competitive challenges

The Hong Kong Jockey Club has reported a 10 per cent increase in total revenues to HK$28.4bn (US$3.7bn) for the year ended June 30th following growth across all three of the company’s wagering businesses.

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