Author: Olivia Cole

The licensed operator of the UK National Lottery Camelot UK revealed that it is to carry out a through strategic review. The decision for the review comes after the total ticket sales of the National Lottery for the fiscal year from April 1st 201 to March 31st 2017 reached £6,925,300. This is the fourth-best sales performance of the operator since the National Lottery was first launched in 1994, but still, the figure registered represented a 8.8% decrease in comparison to the record sales estimated to £7,595,200 reached last year. The…

The leading bookmaker Pinnacle, formerly known as Pinnacle Sports, has revealed that it is to provide its customers with another great feature, by launching its interactive “Betting Tools”. The brand offers a new Bet Calculator, Odds converter, Margin Calculator and Arbitrage Calculator. The Chief Executive Officer of Pinnacle, Paris Smith, commented on the Betting Tools’ launch, describing it as another example how important customers were to the brand. According to Ms. Smith, the Betting Resources portal provided by the company added more value to the customers. Pinnacle’s boss also expressed…

The leading e-gaming operator in the business-to-business and business-to-consumer markets GVC Holdings has revealed its intentions to once again launch its flagship casino brand in the market. Once, the PartyCasino brand was categorised as the largest online casino on a global scale, and it is now focused on regaining its former glory. As revealed by GVC Holdings, the company is now aimed at making a complete revamp of the casino brand and its product offering in order to make sure it delivers an excellent gaming experience to guarantee players’ satisfaction…

The premium supplier of online gaming systems and solutions NetEnt announced that it is to add table games to its content that is currently being offered on the territory of Spain. The announcement comes at a time when the gaming software supplier celebrates its second anniversaty in the regulated market of Spain. NetEnt’s Chief of European Market Operations and MD Enrico Bradamante commented on the announcement, saying that the development of the iGaming market in Spain was very positive, considering the registered year-on-year increase in terms of revenue and turnover.…

Over Moscow-hosted Russian Gaming Week 2017, the international online gaming software provider BtoBet managed to reach many casino and sports betting licensees that have been aimed at developing their business in regulated markets around the world and also increase their revenue generated under the constantly developing legislation and regulatory framework in the region of Eastern Europe. The company is one of the leading suppliers of new iGaming technologies on a global scale. It offers flexible, customizable and secure cloud-based systems in order to provide its customers with high-quality capabilities for…

The open gaming platform supplier Finnplay Group officially revealed that it has been granted with a Remote Gambling Software Operating Licence by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC). Finnplay Group’s Chief Executive Officer, Martin Prantner, confirmed that the Finland-based company has expanded in the UK market, describing the latter as one of the largest and most-preferred gaming jurisdictions on a global scale. Finnplay’s boss also praised the regulatory standards set in the market, calling them reliable, fair and safe for both operators and players. He also added that the company’s team…

The Australian Competition Tribunal has extended the deadline to make a ruling on the long-awaited merger between Tabcorp and its rival operator Tatts Group. The Tribunal was scheduled to make its ruling on the A$6.4-billion merger by June 13th, but instead, the two parties’ investors will have to wait for three more month before they get some clarity on the matter. The Australian Competition Tribunal has the right to extend the deliberation period only once, so it chose to prolong it with the maximum of three months until September 10th.…

BetVictor, a leading iGaming operator has decided to cease its online poker offering as of June 7th, becoming the latest company that has eliminated this gaming option from its website. Once the BetVictor website is loaded, players will find a handful of casino and sports betting options, but poker has obviously been removed from the featured gaming content provided by the brand. The sudden closure of the brand’s poker operations marked the second significant departure of a skin from Microgaming Poker Network, after PKR also left the network a few…

One of the largest UK online gambling operators, GVC Holdings, revealed that its flagship betting brand Bwin is making preparations to launch a web-based betting platform in Russia. In order for the launch to be carried out, the company has joined forces with the local businessman Alexander Mamut. The upcoming release was officially confirmed by the GVC Holdings’ spokesman Jay Dossetter, as well as by the Chief Executive Officer of Digital Betting Dmitry Sergeyev. It is exactly the latter who is to take the position of CEO at Bwin Russia.…

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has given its approval to Kindred Group’s acquisition of 32Red. Thanks to the fact that the British gaming regulator gave the green light to the companies, they were able to carry out the deal with effect from June 6th, 2017. The takeover will help Kindred to expand its reach and consolidate its presence in the local iGaming market. As a result of the deal, the Gibraltar-licensed online casino company 32Red will be taken over by the online gambling operator Kindred Group, which currently owns some…