International online sports betting operator Paddy Power Betfair has been issued a £2.2 million fine from the UK for social responsibility and money laundering failures. The penalty was issued by the UK Gambling Commission, which had found the operator was failing to protect its customers, and to put a stop to stolen money being used for gambling. The UK Commission’s ….
Tristan Sjoberg has announced his resignation from his position as part of the Betsson board of directors after he become embroiled in a tax dispute. The news has been confirmed publicly by the operator not long after rumours began to spread through the industry. Betsson, in a short statement to news outlets, explained that Sjoberg’s tax dispute is between him ….
Scientific Games has increased their stakes in the US sports data market by acquiring leading software provider Don Best Sports Corporation. Don Best operates as a real-time pricing and data supplier for sporting events that are held within the United States. The company has been around for more than two decades, and it currently working with more than 100 sportsbook ….
Sweden’s official online gaming and sports betting regulator has issued a warning to potential licensees that they are at the risk of losing out on the launch of the new market at the beginning of next year. They explain that many applications have errors that may see them scrapped for a number of applicants. There have been 60 licence applications ….
Denmark’s gambling market has seen massive growth over the summer thanks to betting done on the FIFA World Cup, as well as from the online casino industry. Figures that were recently released by regulator Spillenmynheden have shown that total revenue over the three months ending on June 30th had amounted to DDK 1.63 billion, which is an increase of 11.5% ….
Scientific Games has announced the new CFO of the supplier’s SG Digital division in the form of Alexander Ambrose. Ambrose’s previous positions include UK Finance Director at Playtech, Finance Director of Ash gaming, and his new role will see him focusing on growing SG Digital’s online sports betting and gaming sector. COO of SG Digital, Jason Walbridge, told reporters that ….
BetVictor has recently added an extra layer of security authentication to all of their accounts, which has been done in response to a number of data breaches that have affected other major firms. The company has since added Two-Factor Authentication for all new and existing customer accounts, and that customers will be required to provide a special code that will ….
Gaming Innovation Group has recently announced that is has added to its current B2b portfolio after signing on its first poker client. The gaming operator will now provide its product to OneTimePoker from the beginning of the first quarter in 2019. GIG has described the partnership with their first external poker client as a milestone. The deal comes three years ….
Authentic Gaming has begun offering its services to Italian customers for the first time, and has stated that the move has been a very important part of its current expansion plans. The live casino operator will begin working with LeoVegas and Eurobet within the Italian market, and customers will gain access to a number of international services, including live table ….
Greece-based OPAP has announced that is signed a preliminary agreement to purchase more than a third of Betano-owned Stoiximan Group for $50 million as part of their plans to expand further into the European market. OPAP has brought a 36.75% stake in Stoiximan, which is currently active in Greece and Cyprus under the Stoiximan brand. They also operate within Germany ….
