ETA recognizes two Paysafe leaders in 2019 ‘Forty Under 40’
Melissa Pauléat and Jaredd Galloway honoured as payments industry gamechangers Montreal, Quebec – 28th February 2019 – Leading payments provider Paysafe Group (Paysafe) today announced that the Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) has selected both Melissa Pauléat, Vice President of Group Marketing Services, and Jaredd Galloway, Director of Operations & Complex...
Irish youths can easily find gambling options, except online
Ireland’s youths appear to have no problem accessing forbidden land-based gambling products but it’s a far more challenging environment online, according to the country’s latest (and extremely dated) gambling prevalence report. This week, Ireland’s Health Research Board released its latest gambling prevalence study, which incredibly dates all the way...
UK in-play wagering, advertising influence on the wane in 2018
Fewer UK sports bettors made in-play wagers during 2018, according to new statistics released by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC). The UKGC’s latest annual report into the UK market’s gambling participation in 2018 shows remarkable consistency with the 2017 report, with overall participation up one point to 46% (51%...
Playtech expands partnership with GVC until 2025
Gambling tech outfit Playtech has inked a new long-term agreement with UK-listed gambling operator GVC Holdings PLC, which will see Playtech supply its services and products to all GVC brands, both in existing and new markets, for the next six years. The new deal, announced on Wednesday, expands the...
Slotegrator started collaboration with the Blueprint gambling developer
The supplier of innovative solutions for online casinos, Slotegrator, has signed a partnership agreement with the leading iGaming company of Blueprint. Now all video slots of the British company can be added to your website in just one integration thanks to the universal solution of APIgrator. In 2001, Blueprint...
Queen’s grandson wants to race horses in the streets
Horse racing isn’t as popular as it once was. Tracks are closing, and some shops are considering dropping the product entirely. There are simply too many other forms of entertaining action to bet on for it to keep up. Watching a race, in person or on TV, doesn’t have...
pixel.bet goes live in Sweden
LeoVegas has long envisioned the idea that one day they would be the leading brand when it came to e-sports betting and online gambling, and it looks like they have taken one step closer to reaching that reality with the announcement that the Swedish Gambling Authority have issued a...
MLB asks Nevada not to accept spring training bets, state says no
Major League Baseball (MLB) is beginning to get into full swing. Training camps are active and spring training games have begun over the course of the past week. Always a hit with sports gamblers as they look to start the season strong, MLB would prefer that wagers not be...
IMF: Macau should use gaming concessions to promote non-gaming tourism
In about two years, the six gaming concessions in Macau will begin to expire—some in 2020 and some in 2022. Since the concessions cannot be renewed, as such, and entirely new concessions would need to be awarded, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) suggests that this would be an ideal...
Latest Ainsworth report shows improvement in spite of sales slump
Ainsworth Game Technology Limited saw a mixed second half last year. It’s post-tax profit increased 25% to reach A$12.1 million (US$8.6 million), but its revenue dipped 2% to A$118 million (US$84.66 million). Normalized profit after tax dropped 47% over the same period a year earlier to settle at A$7.2...