06/18/21 Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian invests in social sports betting app Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of the social news aggregator Reddit, has invested in Wagr, an app that blends social media and sports betting.
06/18/21 Denmark: channelisation to licensed gaming reaches record high The Danish Gambling Authority has reported that channelisation to the licensed gaming market reached 90 per cent last year.
06/17/21 EGBA warns plans to cut Italian igaming licences could breach EU rules The EGBA has warned that plans to reduce the number of Italian igaming licences and increase fees risks causing a surge in illegal gambling.
06/17/21 Court slashes another fine issued by Swedish gambling regulator The Administrative Court has cut a fine that the Swedish gambling regulator issued against Kindred’s Spooniker last year.
06/15/21 Sweden: gaming operators set the record straight Four of the largest gaming operators in Sweden have teamed up to launch a website providing statistics and other information about the national gambling market.
06/14/21 Kindred’s Unibet launches bet sharing tool for social media Unibet’s BetShare tool will promote customer engagement by allowing customers to share bet slips and winning bets on social media.
06/11/21 German gaming tax passes finance committee Germany’s gaming tax bill, which sets the tax rate for online slots at 5.3 per cent on turnover, now heads to a vote in the Bundestag.
06/10/21 OPAP names James Curwen as chief online officer James Curwen will replace Petr Matejovsky as chief online officer at Athens-listed gaming operator OPAP SA.
06/09/21 Rank Group launches Hawkeye safer gambling monitoring desk The operator of Grosvenor Casinos and Mecca Bingo says the system will allow it to quickly identify problem behaviour online.
06/07/21 Malta announces Nomad Residence Permit The new permit aims to attract non-EU remote workers to the island.
06/07/21 Spain: player spend on online gaming grows 4.1% year-on-year The Spanish gaming regulator’s annual online gaming player report reveals that the median player spent reached €533 in 2020.
06/04/21 Sweden: committee criticises minister’s comments on igaming The Riksdag’s Constitutional Committee has criticised the minister for social security’s comments predicting a rise in gambling harm during the Covid-19 pandemic.
