Gambling News

- March 8, 2018 By Riley Wilson -

The Isle of Man-headquartered software development company Microgaming has donated a total of £30,000 that will be split between four charities. The donation has been made through the company’s corporate social responsibility initiative PlayItForward. Donating To Charities Around The Globe The Gift of Giving campaign, as a part of this initiative, offers Microgaming’s customers a […] Continue Reading

- March 7, 2018 By Oliver Young -

Busier than ever, the UK Gambling Commission seems determined to create a safe and fair gambling environment for UK consumers. Latest action towards that goal, after issuing a £6.2 million fine to William Hill, is the investigation regarding restrictions placed on players cashing out funds from their online gambling accounts. According to the authorities, the […] Continue Reading

- March 6, 2018 By Riley Wilson -

Customers in Austria are in for a not so pleasant surprise, thanks to the Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance. According to the available information, the Ministry plans a move which will effectively monopolize the country’s online gambling market. If this move goes through as intended, all gaming platforms in Austria will be banned, except for […] Continue Reading

- March 5, 2018 By Oliver Young -

The Government of Poland announced their partnership with industry leading software provider Playtech for the state online casino platform. Playtech will be responsible for developing and providing the technology for the country’s online gambling monopoly. Mor Weizer, CEO of Playtech, has stated that he was thrilled by the news that make it possible for the […] Continue Reading

- March 1, 2018 By Riley Wilson -

Spain’s gambling watchdog Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) has announced the results for the third and the fourth quarter of 2017, revealing growth across all key verticals. During the three-month period ending on September 30, licensed operators doing business in Spain recorded revenues of €173.3 million, which represents a rise of more than […] Continue Reading

- February 28, 2018 By Riley Wilson -

French gaming regulator Autorité de Régulation des Jeux En Ligne (ARJEL) has revealed the industry’s performance during the last three months of 2017. According to the figures released last week, the country’s market is on the rise, especially when it comes to online sports betting, which generated €704 million in turnover, an increase of more […] Continue Reading

- February 28, 2018 By Oliver Young -

UK Gambling Commission has released the Gambling Participation and Perceptions report for 2017. This document aims at revealing the latest customer trends in the Kingdom; plus, it tracks problem gambling estimates, participation rates, Internet gambling behaviour, attitudes towards gambling as well as consumer awareness of tools created to help them deal with problem gambling. On […] Continue Reading

- February 26, 2018 By Oliver Young -

In 2017, Portugal has started the first full year of online gambling being regulated on its territory; now the country has reported strong full year revenues. According to the latest report by the Gaming Regulation and Inspection Service, online betting and gaming generated an impressive amount of €122.5 million in the small European country. This […] Continue Reading

- February 23, 2018 By Riley Wilson -

Uruguay gambling regulator Lotteries and Quinielas (DNLQ) has released full-year figures for 2017, which show the gambling in this South American country is on the rise. Uruguayans gambled around $809 million during the last year, with all games, apart from Quiniela, recording an increase in sales. According to available information, this figures accounts for nearly […] Continue Reading

- February 21, 2018 By Riley Wilson -

Latest reports from Japan have sent shockwaves through the country’s gambling industry. According to available information, the government plans to introduce a staggering gaming revenue tax of 50%, which could seriously hurt the operations of leading gaming companies in the country. Taxes Are Set To Go Up Japan’s ruling party and its coalition partner want […] Continue Reading