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UK accused of gambling with industry’s future
Industry
The chief of industry trade body the Remote Gambling Association today told MPs the government’s regulation and tax plans for egaming were “gambling with our future”.
Clive Hawkswood ...
Gibraltar poised for legal action over POC plans
Industry
The Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association confirmed today that it will initiate legal proceedings if the UK decides to proceed with plans to tax and regulate online gambling in Great ...
LadyLuck’s owner raises £2.8m for UK expansion
Industry
Mobile operator Probability has raised £2.8m through a new share placing, and will invest the proceeds in marketing its LadyLuck’s mobile casino brand in the UK.
The London-listed ...
Mafia profits from German legal confusion
Industry
The Italian Mafia is a major beneficiary of the confused laws for online gambling in Germany, with experts saying organised crime groups are laundering “unbelievable” sums through ...
Hills calls for enforcement action in Spain
Industry
William Hill‘s country manager in Spain has called for authorities to take enforcement action against online gambling websites active in the country without a local licence.
Miguel ...
Offshore Gambling Bill falls at second hurdle
Industry
Backbench MP Anne McIntosh’s bill to compel offshore operators to pay a place-of-consumption tax for online gambling and contribute to the Horserace Betting Levy failed on Friday.
McIntosh, ...
RGA to give evidence on POC bill
Industry
Industry lobby group the Remote Gambling Association is to give evidence to MPs and peers on the government’s draft bill to regulate remote gambling in Great Britain on a place-of-consumption ...
Microgaming unveils February games
Games
32Red online casino supplier Microgaming has expanded its already huge portfolio of games by unveiling two brand new slots for February, Starlight Kiss and Jason and the Golden Fleece.
Five-reel ...
Mafia targets online poker in Italy
Industry
Organised crime continues to infiltrate legal gaming in Italy, with “a strong operation” recorded in online poker, according to a new report by the National Anti-Mafia Directorate ...
Schleswig-Holstein approves State Treaty return
Industry
Schleswig-Holstein’s parliament finally approved the Land’s accession to the Interstate Treaty on Gambling (ITG) this afternoon, as opposition party protests were swept aside during ...
OPAP monopoly illegal, rules CJEU
Industry
William Hill, Sportingbet and Stanleybet won a landmark judgment in Europe’s highest court today, as the CJEU deemed Greece’s OPAP gambling monopoly to be operating contrary to ...
Ladbrokes buys betting exchange
Industry
Ladbrokes has agreed a deal to acquire Europe’s second-largest betting exchange, Betdaq.
The UK bookie will pay an initial €30m for Global Betting Exchange Alderney, the operator ...
Schleswig-Holstein issues seven more casino/poker licences
Industry
The German federal state of Schleswig-Holstein has issued seven new online casino licences, just a day before the crucial vote in its parliament on its disputed Gambling Act.
New licensees ...
RGA draws legal lines over Greece
Industry
Lobby group the Remote Gambling Association has written to Greek authorities detailing the potential legal actions they could face for failing to bring the country’s egaming regulations ...
32Red breaks revenue records for third straight year
Industry
Leading online casino 32Red has posted record revenues for the third consecutive year, it has revealed in a trading update.
The Gibraltar-based operator this morning revealed revenue ...
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