08/03/18 Albania’s president rejects gambling tax changes The president considers that the amendments fail to discourage gambling in the country.
08/03/18 Apple takes down apps per Norway’s request The Norwegian Gaming Authority persuades Apple to drop unlicensed gambling applications from the App Store.
08/02/18 Eventus International closes SBWA show This year’s Annual Sports Betting West Africa Summit was a successful event.
08/02/18 The UKGC sets crackdown on advertising The UK Gambling Commission announced new regulations for gaming advertising.
08/01/18 BetConstruct wins the Innovation Award at SBWA 2018 BetConstruct takes home the Innovation Award at Sports Betting West Africa.
08/01/18 ICE Africa to place the continent on the gaming map The event will give the continent a place on the global event map, states VNE.
08/01/18 Gaming to fund Kenyan counties As much as 30 per cent of revenue from gaming could be sent to Kenyan counties should the proposed new Finance Bill pass.
08/01/18 Hard Rock could expand to Ireland The company voiced its intention to build a four-star hotel in Ireland’s capital.
07/31/18 Putin signs gambling law The president of Russia has signed into law new measures to toughen punishment for unlawful gambling organisations.
07/31/18 Funds advised by Apax Partners to acquire Genius Sports Group This transaction follows a prior investment from THCP in Genius Sports Group in 2015 that enabled the business to accelerate its growth.
07/30/18 Dublin casinos criticised for not complying with deadline The facilities have been given 21 days to remove unlicensed machines before they face tougher measures.
07/30/18 Slovakia gets ready for new online gambling regulations The government has introduced new regulations that are set to boost the success of the industry.
07/30/18 Irish President demands gaming ads ban Sports betting operators would be limited by the new advertisement regulation.
07/27/18 Olympic posts 2.2pct revenue increase During the first six months of 2018, Olympic Entertainment saw its revenue increase 2.2 per cent year-on-year to €106.6 million.
07/27/18 UK bookmakers in line for a £1bn tax rebate A court ruled that they were wrongly charged VAT on revenue from fixed odds betting terminals.