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Portuguese land-based casino operator Sociedade de Investimentos Turísticos da Costa Verde (Solverde) is to expand into the online gaming sector in partnership with Toronto listed supplier NYX Gaming Group. With five casinos in Portugal and more than 40 years’ experience in the market, Solverde is one of the country’s largest...
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Zitro Interactive will integrate its most popular online games onto Playtech’s award-winning platforms following an agreement between both companies. The partnership will enable a large number of Playtech’s licensees to access Zitro Interactive’s content. The first Playtech licensee to take advantage of the new content will be Mexican operator Caliente...
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In an important, disturbing and often distressing investigation for the Guardian last Tuesday Tom Lamont laid bare the grim reality of daily working life for the staff in many of Britain’s 9,000 betting shops. He detailed violence, intimidation and long, unsociable hours, often worked under the modern regime of...
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BetClic Everest has become the first operator to launch in Portugal’s regulated online sports-betting market. The operator says on its website that its Portuguese offering is primarily for the Portuguese market, but is available for all Portuguese-speaking players. Sports-betting appears to be the only vertical on offer at the...
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French operator Betclic Everest Group has been awarded the first online sports betting license under Portugal’s new regulated online gambling market. On Wednesday, Betclic launched its Betclic.pt site after finally receiving the go-ahead from local regulator Serviço Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos do Turismo de Portugal (SRIJ). The launch comes...
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O regulador já atribuiu a primeira licença para a exploração do jogo online em Portugal. A garantia é de que outras se seguirão. A Santa Casa está interessada. A Betclic é o primeiro operador de jogo online em Portugal. O Serviço de Regulação e Inspecção de Jogos do Turismo...
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Ladbrokes Coral would be the third-biggest UK online sports-betting operator, in terms of traffic, should the merger be allowed to complete. Based on last year’s traffic numbers, released by digital research firm SimilarWeb, Ladbrokes is the fourth most popular i-gaming site in the UK with 15.1 million average visits...
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Betfect has announced that William Hill has signed up to the sports-betting social network. Betfect went live last year with Ladbrokes as its first major partner. The new partnership is a considerable milestone for the social network that aims to revolutionise the betting industry with its platform. Betfect, a...
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French gambling operator Betclic Everest Group has re-entered Belgium’s online gambling market after spending several years in the country’s blacklist. SBC News reported last week that Belgium’s Gambling Commission (BGC) finally gave Betclic Everest the approval to offer licensed online sports betting and slot services under its betclic.be domain....
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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published its provisional findings into the merger of the Ladbrokes and Coral betting businesses. In a statement issued on 20 May 2016 the CMA said that the merger “may give rise to competition concerns” with regard to betting shops “in a large...
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Amaya’s first quarter results show a significant improvement over Q1 2015. Revenues are up from US$ 272.3 million to US$ 288.7 million but net earnings from continuing operations have improved dramatically from US$ 23.3m to US$ 55.4m. Poker Stars continues to increase its market share, now 71%, but we...
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Despite having a recent change in CEO and unwanted publicity, the numbers appear to show it’s business as usual at Amaya. When you look at the PokerStars owner’s Q1 2016 financial results that were published on Monday, revenue is no longer a reflection of hefty percentage increases. The total...
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Durante os 50 anos de duração da concessão, o Governo do Laos fica impedido de autorizar outras empresas a operarem casinos nas províncias de Savannakhet – onde se situa o Savan Vegas – e ainda nas províncias vizinhas de Borikhamxai e Khammouane. A operadora de jogo Macau Legend Development,...
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Nos dias 22 e 23 de Outubro o Casino de Espinho recebe o World Poker Tour National Iberia Grand Final de Espinho. Sendo que os dias de arranque acontecem entre 13 e 16 de Outubro. Em comunicado divulgado esta quarta-feira, 11 de Maio, a Solverde informa que o Casino...
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The government of Macau on Wednesday said all casino operators in its territory had fulfilled commitments agreed in initial contracts signed over a decade ago, marking the culmination of a year-long review into the impact of the gambling industry. But the government said it would tighten regulations for junket...
Portuguese land-based casino operator Sociedade de Investimentos Turísticos da Costa Verde (Solverde) is to expand into the online gaming sector in partnership with Toronto listed supplier NYX Gaming Group. With five casinos in Portugal and more than 40 years’ experience in the market, Solverde is one of the country’s largest...
Zitro Interactive will integrate its most popular online games onto Playtech’s award-winning platforms following an agreement between both companies. The partnership will enable a large number of Playtech’s licensees to access Zitro Interactive’s content. The first Playtech licensee to take advantage of the new content will be Mexican operator Caliente...
In an important, disturbing and often distressing investigation for the Guardian last Tuesday Tom Lamont laid bare the grim reality of daily working life for the staff in many of Britain’s 9,000 betting shops. He detailed violence, intimidation and long, unsociable hours, often worked under the modern regime of...
BetClic Everest has become the first operator to launch in Portugal’s regulated online sports-betting market. The operator says on its website that its Portuguese offering is primarily for the Portuguese market, but is available for all Portuguese-speaking players. Sports-betting appears to be the only vertical on offer at the...
French gambling operator Betclic Everest Group has re-entered Belgium’s online gambling market after spending several years in the country’s blacklist. SBC News reported last week that Belgium’s Gambling Commission (BGC) finally gave Betclic Everest the approval to offer licensed online sports betting and slot services under its betclic.be domain....
Amaya’s first quarter results show a significant improvement over Q1 2015. Revenues are up from US$ 272.3 million to US$ 288.7 million but net earnings from continuing operations have improved dramatically from US$ 23.3m to US$ 55.4m. Poker Stars continues to increase its market share, now 71%, but we...
Despite having a recent change in CEO and unwanted publicity, the numbers appear to show it’s business as usual at Amaya. When you look at the PokerStars owner’s Q1 2016 financial results that were published on Monday, revenue is no longer a reflection of hefty percentage increases. The total...
Durante os 50 anos de duração da concessão, o Governo do Laos fica impedido de autorizar outras empresas a operarem casinos nas províncias de Savannakhet – onde se situa o Savan Vegas – e ainda nas províncias vizinhas de Borikhamxai e Khammouane. A operadora de jogo Macau Legend Development,...
The government of Macau on Wednesday said all casino operators in its territory had fulfilled commitments agreed in initial contracts signed over a decade ago, marking the culmination of a year-long review into the impact of the gambling industry. But the government said it would tighten regulations for junket...
