07/25/16 Betsson’s first half results lower than expected The online betting provider has reported that its results did not meet expectations in the first half of the year.
07/25/16 Rank and 888 team up in takeover bid for William Hill Casino operator Rank and 888 Holdings, the online gaming group, announced they are preparing an ambitious bid for the bookie which could cost over £3 billion (€3.58 billion).
07/25/16 Russia includes Skrill and QIWI on its black list As part of Russia’s war on unregulated online gambling, the government is now targeting payment providers.
07/25/16 Poker games may be allowed in Kerala soon Members of the All India Gambling Federation met the Kerala government calling for a revision to the existing norms on gambling.
07/25/16 Networks that reject betting ads may be given a license fee discount As per a new gambling reform, Australian TV networks that refuse to air gambling ads will be given a discount on their license fee.
07/22/16 Russia wants to label Bitcoin as foreign currency Depending on how soon all involved parties can come to an agreement, the law proposal will be submitted to the Duma by the end of 2016.
07/22/16 Cherry completes €80m deal for initial stake in ComeOn Swedish gambling operator Cherry AB announced that it has completed the acquisition of a 49 percent stake in ComeOn Malta Ltd.
07/22/16 iSoftBet closes content agreement with Ainsworth By entering into a partnership with Ainsworth Game Technology, iSoftBet has expanded its Game Aggregation Platform service.
07/22/16 Pariplay and Atari launch Atari Asteroids instant-win game Atari and Pariplay announced the launch of their Atari Asteroids instant-win game, the most recent release under the two companies’ ongoing strategic partnership.
07/22/16 Goa Coastal authority issues notice to casino near bird sanctuary Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority sent a show-cause notice to a casino vessel stationed near a bird sanctuary for operating without the Coastal Regulation Zone clearance.
07/22/16 William Hill’s CEO resigns with immediate effect James Henderson quit his position as chief executive at William Hill effective immediately.
07/22/16 LeoVegas appointed new sportsbook head The sport casino and live casino announced the appointment of Andreas Bardun as the operator’s new sportsbook head.
07/21/16 Aspire Global announced the launch of Lucky Bets Casino Lucky Bets Casino is the Malta-based iGaming solutions provider’s fifth white label launch of 2016 with LuckyBetsCasino.com.
07/21/16 Valve sent Cease and Desist Letter to 23 Counter-Strike gambling sites The letter demands the gambling sites to change practices in the next 10 days or Valve will “pursue all available remedies including without limitation terminating your accounts.”
07/21/16 Poland restricts online casino to a single operator Poland’s government has reversed course by deciding to restrict its online casino market to a single operator.
