Category Archives: Betting

Chile to speed up proposals to regulate online gambling

Alejandro Weber, Undersecretary of Finance for Chile, has revealed that the government will seek to regulate an online gambling marketplace that aims to generate around $55 million a year in taxes. In a statement to Chilian news source La Tercera, the Undersecretary shared that one of the goals of the project will be to protect …

Race for SBC Awards North America 2022 honors underway

SBC has fired the starting gun on the race to crown the best betting and igaming operators, affiliates, and suppliers in the U.S. and Canada by declaring that nominations for the SBC Awards North America 2022 are open. The winners of the prestigious awards will be crowned in front of an audience of industry leaders …

Sweden calls for fee hike on licences to cover Spelinspektionen’s costs

Finansdepartementet – Sweden’s Ministry of Finance has submitted proposals to increase licence fee renewal duties, alongside a further demand for B2B licence requirements to be adopted as a market obligation.     A memorandum with proposals has been submitted for consultation until 9 May, and, if adopted to enter into force, a new licensing arrangement would be …

Meridianbet donates to global maternity wards celebrating International Women’s Day

Meridianbet has announced that it will make individual donations to maternity wards across its operating global markets. Every 8 March, Meridianbet launches a new charity appeal to support and celebrate the United Nations ‘International Women’s Day’ (#WomensDay). During 2022, the Balkan-based betting group that operates within 18 regulated markets across Europe, Africa and South America …

Betcris marks Polish sponsorship debut with volleyball and handball teams

Betcris has confirmed two partnerships in Poland with handball team Lomza VIVE Kielce and volleyball team Asseco Resovia Rzeszow.  In a recent press conference, representatives of Betcris Poland and the clubs signed the contract and symbolically handed a team T-shirt, with Betcris logo on the sleeve, to Board Member Jacek Jakubowski.  Jakubowski commented: “We are …

FATF due to visit Malta to confirm AML action plan

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will visit Malta this Friday, to clarify whether the island’s financial authorities have completed the assigned action plan on AML policies.  Malta had previously been placed on a greylist of financially risky jurisdictions by the FATF – the G7’s AML and anti-terrorist financing investigative unit – after the task …

International Women’s Day 2022: It’s all about equality of opportunity

To mark International Women’s Day 2022, we spoke with a number of leading female figures from across the betting and gaming industry to find out more about their careers, advice that they’d give to news starters and what more the industry can do to make sure diversity and inclusion ‘get a seat at the table’ …

DSWV: Uncompetitive GlüNeuRStv to lose control of German market by World Cup 2022

German Sports Betting Association DSWV has hosted its annual conference, in which members have outlined that the federal GlüNeuRStv online gambling regime is ill equipped to deal with black market threats. 2021 saw German sports betting ‘stabilise to its 2019 pre-Corona level’ as licensed operators recorded €9.4 billion in wagers and contributing to €470 million …

GiG supports launch of Latvia’s FeniBet via Admirāļu klubs partnership

Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) will power the launch of a new sportsbook brand in the Lativan market, FeniBet, in collaboration with one of its long-term partners in the country.  Working with Novomatic AG Group’s Admirāļu klubs, FeniBet’s entry into the Latvian sector is GiG’s third in the country, as the platform and sportsbook provider looks …