07/29/20 Austria: illegal gambling on the rise in urban centres Austria’s financial police say they are concerned about the rise as they reveal they have confiscated over 660 gaming machines since January.
07/29/20 Facebook develops poker-playing AI Researchers from Facebook say they have developed an algorithm that can learn to play poker better than a human.
07/29/20 Smarkets enters Swedish market Betting exchange operator Smarkets will be the second licensed betting exchange in Sweden after gaining a licence from the country’s regulator.
07/28/20 Gamban creator launches illegal gambling solution The designers of the Gamban self-exclusion software have worked with marketing agency A Game Above to create a tool to monitor illegal gaming.
07/28/20 Superbet takes majority stake in Lucky 7 Superbet Group has increased its stake in the online casino operator as it aims to diversify its business.
07/27/20 GVC promotes Sandeep Tiku to COO GVC Holdings has promoted Sandeep Tiku to Chief Operating Officer (COO) as new CEO Shay Segev restructures senior leadership.
07/27/20 New Director General for Spanish gaming association Spain’s Jdigital has approved the appointment of Andrea Vota to lead the online gaming trade association as it grapples with regulatory changes.
07/26/20 Innovative Technology response to Covid-19 Innovative Technology has released a special article to our audience where they tell how the company faced the pandemic so far.
07/23/20 Criticism as Scotland orders betting shops to turn off machines The industry has criticised an apparent u-turn from the Scottish government just days after restrictions on betting shops were lifted.
07/23/20 Quarter of a million use Monzo gambling block The UK-based digital bank Monzo says an average of 2,314 customers per week activates the gambling block feature in its app.
07/23/20 Isle of Man appoints Head of Esports The government agency dedicated to developing the island’s digital sector has appointed a Head of Esports to begin work next month.
07/22/20 Caesars confirms job cuts after merger The CFO of the newly combined Caesars Entertainment has confirmed layoffs after the approval of its acquisition by Eldorado this week.
07/22/20 Betsson achieves record revenue in Q2 The Swedish operator saw revenue increase 20 per cent year-on-year in an “extraordinary period.”
07/20/20 New FEC opens in Wisconsin The new mine-themed family entertainment centre boasts 132 games and a 650-capacity restaraunt.
07/17/20 Playtech sells casual games subsidiaries The company has sold the casual games subsidiaries FTX Games and Plamee Studios that it once saw as key to growth.
