The iconic UK-based sports betting giant, Betfred has expanded its footprint in South Africa’s gambling market by entering into a lucrative partnership with local online betting operator, LottoStar. Last year, Betfred purchased BettingWorld and thus entered the South African market. It later acquired Sepels Sportsbet and now operates around 53 retails stores across the country. […]
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888 Holdings Expects Revenues to Drop in H1 2022
The London-listed 888 Holdings has issued a trading update, saying that its performance so far this year is in line with board expectations. The group predicts that its revenues will come in at around GBP 330 million in the six months ending June 30th. In the first half of 2021, revenue was reported to be […]
888 Acquisition of William Hill Will See Departure of CEO Bengtsson
With just days to go before the completion of the sale of William Hill’s international business to 888 Holdings, the group has reported that its chief executive, Ulrik Bengtsson is set to depart from his role after three years. “With the on-sale to 888 Holdings due to be completed later next week, the time is […]
Multiple New Slot Releases by Inspired Entertainment
Inspired Gaming, the US online casino games developer, has introduced a barrage of new content ahead of the summer. No less than five new titles were introduced to online casinos that support games by Inspired Entertainment, all of which can be played online or via mobile devices. The new titles are: – Grizzly! – Gold Cash Big […]
Online Gambling Could Become a Reality in Peru
In March 2022, Peru took its first tentative steps towards legal online sports betting. This week, the South American country made further progress after the Foreign Trade and Tourism Commission debated the issue and sent the legislative initiative to its fourth review. The Council of Ministers unanimously approve the idea of a legal and regulated […]
Blow to Gibraltar as its Added to FATF Grey List
Gibraltar is scrambling to take action and get itself removed as soon as possible from the Financial Action Task Force’s grey list. The global anti-money laundering body added Gibraltar to this list because of certain failings related to the territory’s gambling industry. The grey list contains countries and regions which are under “increased monitoring” for […]
Microgaming to Launch Fifth Slot in Amazing Link Series
Microgaming and its partner, SpinPlay Games will be releasing the fifth slot machine in its hugely popular Amazing Link series. Amazing Link: Bounty will go live at Microgaming casinos in July and will carry a Wild West theme. The Amazing Link Respins feature is the mechanism linking this game with the four others in the […]
iSoftBet Goes Live with New Merlin’s Revenge Megaways Slot
The medieval folklore theme is always a favorite for a slot theme in the world of online gambling, and thankfully players never tire of this genre. iSoftBet, the leading online games supplier, has added a new title to its portfolio, in which the legendary magician, Merlin is the main protagonist. Merlin’s Revenge Megaways is an […]
Indian Government Eyes iGaming Ads
The Indian government is seeking to discourage online gambling ads. The country’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting recently published a statement that was released to the media, whereby it demanded that all print and electronic media “refrain” from publishing ads for online gambling operators and their platforms. The assistant director of the Ministry, Kshitij Aggarwal […]
US Commercial Gambling Revenue Makes Record $5bn in April 2022
The past month of April was the second highest-grossing month of all time for the US commercial gaming market, according to the American Gaming Association. The group said that the first four months of 2022 performed much better than the same period a year ago, and April 2022 was the best April of all times. […]
