Category Archives: Betting

Entain provides ‘unique’ content and experiences to F1 fans

Entain is providing customers of its gaming brands with ‘unique’ experiences and media content, whilst promising special access for Formula 1 fans through its PartyCasino and partypoker brands. International TV ads will run from now to the end of the season in mid-December, initially in the UK, promising customers special access to the McLaren F1 …

HMRC revises 2022 casino tax bands in-line with inflation

HMRC has accepted a policy proposal that will expand the tax bands on gross gaming yield (GGY) applied to land-based casino earnings.  New tax bands will be applied from 1 April 2022, as HMRC aims to maintain casino operator duties at real levels of inflation. Applied since 1997 and last amended during 2021, HMRC currently …

Evolution gaming doubles revenues as new RNG optimisation roadmap begins

Evolution Gaming reports a period of high activity, as its gaming business continues to benefit from an expanded product catalogue and games selection.  The Stockholm Nasdaq games studio has attributed a ‘very strong global demand’ for live casino offerings as the primary factor behind its Q3 growth, which has seen its total operating revenues increase …

Slotegrator: Exploring new iGaming markets

Setting up an online casino business can be extremely complicated, however Slotegrator is helping its clients to enter new and regulated markets through its business advisory services, explained sales lead Ayvar Gabidullin. iGaming is a global industry, and there are plenty of markets to set up shop – with the number of regulated markets growing …

Fast Track debuts Singularity model

iGaming operators will be able to deliver 1:1 experiences to players following the launch of Fast Track’s Singularity model. The Singularity Model features an engine that observes every action the player makes in real time and uses machine learning and computations to establish a comprehensive player profile. Once a player profile has been created, the …

Scientific Games confirms $6bn cash sale of lottery division

Scientific Games Corporation (SGC) has announced this morning that it will sell its SG Lottery unit to Brookfield Business Partners and its institutional partners for a total sum of $6.05 billion.  The consideration will consist of $5.825 billion in cash and an earn-out of up to $225 million dependent on the achievement of specified EBITDA …

EGBA welcomes Irish regulatory plans but expresses concern at free bet ban

Proposals to introduce a regulatory body to provide greater oversight of the Irish betting and gaming industry have been welcomed by the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA), but the organisation remains concerned about some potential measures. Described as an ‘extremely powerful’ regulatory body by Ireland’s Minister of State for Law Reform, Youth Justice and …

Bally’s bulks up tech unit by acquiring Degree 53 

Bally’s Corporation continues its digital makeover announcing that it has agreed to acquire Manchester-based igaming innovation studio Degree 53, to help build-up its UX, design and technical capabilities.  Founded in 2013 by engineer Andrew Daniels, Degree 53 is a specialist agency in software, UX and app development for igaming and sports betting operators.  Degree 53 …

IBIA updates Optimum Betting Market study to address LatAm sector

The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has released Spanish and Portuguese language versions of its Optimum Betting Market study in recognition of the burgeoning Latin American sorts wagering sector. By updating the report, the IBIA hopes to ‘assist the development of betting regulation’ in countries in the region such as Brazil by assessing existing regulatory …

SBC announces 2022 conference and exhibition calendar

SBC has announced details of its in-person events programme for 2022, with betting and igaming industry conferences and exhibitions scheduled for Malta, London, New Jersey, Barcelona, Kyiv, and Cancún. The media and events specialist resumed its physical conferences in the second half of 2021 with a series of successful shows that provided the industry with …