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Canadian Stars Group Acquires Sky Betting & Gaming for $4.7 Billion
- April 23, 2018 By Oliver Young -
Canadian-based and Toronto-listed The Stars Group Inc announced in a surprising Saturday release that the company agreed to acquire Sky Betting & Gaming for $4.7 billion. Namely, the company has come to agreement with Sky Plc as well as its parent company CVC Capital Partners to overtake the UK based and licensed SBG and its […] Continue Reading
Paraguay Gaming Revenues Going Up in the First Two Months of 2018
- April 19, 2018 By Riley Wilson -
The gaming industry revenues continue to rise in Paraguay. According to the data for the first two months of 2018, released by the National Gaming Commission (CONAJZAR), 5% more money to the National Treasury than in the corresponding period of last year. The Ministry of Finance has revealed the total income of $3.8 million has […] Continue Reading
Macau Casinos Note VIP and Mass Gambling Growth in Q1 of 2018
- April 18, 2018 By Oliver Young -
After the turmoil in which the Macau gambling market was a few years back, it is always great news to note growth in both mass gambling market as well as the VIP sector. Namely, during the first quarter of 2018, Macau casinos reported almost identical growth for these two alongside a strong casino gaming revenue […] Continue Reading
Online Gambling Operators Leave Malta Following MGA Investigation
- April 16, 2018 By Oliver Young -
Malta has always been recognized as a top online gambling market as well as a country whose gambling body the Malta Gaming Authority has boasted with high reputation. Therefore, when the country makes the headlines, this is usually thanks to good news; even if it comes to introducing brand-new gaming legislation. Nonetheless, this month the […] Continue Reading
Online Casinos in Italy Note Record High Revenue in March
- April 11, 2018 By Oliver Young -
March has been a great month for the Italian regulated online gambling market as revenues reached record high figures. Moreover, according to reports, sports betting revenue doubled as well. Namely, online sports betting noted revenue of impressive €51.3 million last month, figure that reveals an y-o-y jump of 82.4%. It should be noted that this […] Continue Reading
Bulgaria Establishes Itself as Gambling Heaven as Revenues Reach $1.9 Billion
- April 9, 2018 By Oliver Young -
Last year has been huge for Bulgaria and its gambling market, as the country witnessed doubled gambling revenues. Namely, gambling operators based in Bulgaria, according to latest reports, has generated revenue of impressive $1.9 billion in 2017, a number twice as high in comparison to ten years ago. Experts tried to explain this incredible progress […] Continue Reading
Overall Gambling Participation Rate in Germany Keeps Falling
- April 4, 2018 By Oliver Young -
Latest reports reveal that the overall gambling participation rate in Germany keeps falling, even though there has been a jump in gambling revenue and stakes. Even though mobile betting and gambling have been constantly growing in the European Union, it seems that Germans remain unimpressed by these activities. The details regarding consumption rates of all […] Continue Reading
Legalisation of Online Gambling in New York Faces Another Setback
- April 2, 2018 By Oliver Young -
Legalisation of online gambling in the New York state has faced another setback as the lawmakers trying to include Internet gaming into the state budget have failed in their attempts. This means that now those that want to see online gambling legalised in New York would have to rely on passing a stand-alone solution, something […] Continue Reading
Japan Introduces Casino Visit Limitations for Residents
- March 28, 2018 By Oliver Young -
Back in February there were talks that the Japan government plans to increase gaming revenue taxes as well as to limit casino visits for residents. However, the latter measure was not taken so seriously until yesterday, when the authorities have presented their plan on the proposed casino visit limitations. Namely, the two ruling parties in […] Continue Reading
UK Gambling Commission Announces Fresh Measures for Safer Online Gambling
- March 26, 2018 By Oliver Young -
UK Gambling Commission has been, so far, very active in 2018 with lots of changes implemented and advice offered in order to provide safe gambling environment to UK consumers. At the very start of this week, the UK gambling authority has announced a fresh package of measures that are believed to further improve the safety […] Continue Reading