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New Jersey gambling regulators have brought the hammer down on GVC Holdings and its Borgata casino partner for allowing excluded individuals to gamble online. In a civil action order dated March 9 but only just released, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement imposed an $81k financial penalty on...

Norway-facing online gambling operators could face further curbs on their ability to advertise via local media if the country’s increasingly paternalistic government gets its way. Late last week, Norway’s Ministry of Culture proposed amending the nation’s Broadcasting Act to explicitly block local residents’ capacity to view advertising from international...

Kenya’s government is once again proposing a significant hike in gambling taxes but the nation’s leading sports betting operator says the sector is already one of the country’s highest taxed industries. Last week, Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) commissioner-general John Njiraini tabled a raft of proposed new tax hikes, including...

BetConstruct is delighted to announce the launch of its in-house Live Casino games licensed by UKGC on the territory of the United Kingdom. With a headquarters in the UK, BetConstruct has been exploring this market for a long time. As a result of a non-stop work, the software developer...

Two tales from the land of Esports as Valve Corporation prove they are not beyond the scope of hypocrisy by creating a Dota 2 gambling app, and Betway become the sponsor of choice for the BLAST Pro Series. What’s the old adage? If you can’t beat them, join them?...

Romania’s online gamblers are starting to feel the negative effects of their government’s new tax rules. Shortly before last Christmas, Romania’s government issued a surprise announcement that, starting early this year, locally-licensed operators would now be required to pay a 2% tax on their gambling turnover, with the first...

Finnish gambling operator Paf has taken the bold step of publishing its annual player statistics, while pledging to further reduce the volume of business it generates from its high-value customers. This week, Swedish-language gambling operator Paf, which serves Finland’s autonomous Åland Islands region, published its players’ annual wins and...

Vilnius – 19 March 2019 – It has been reported by industry media that Latvia’s parliament has decided to ban gambling halls throughout the country. The representatives of the political parties have stated that amendments are needed and that casinos can only be located in luxury hotels. The representative...

BetConstruct seals a significant strategic partnership with the NOVOMATIC Interactive division Greentube. The Greentube content will roll out with BetConstruct’s own casinos and operators. With over two decades of industry experience, Greentube Internet Entertainment Solutions has propelled itself to the iGaming Olympus. As a result of this new partnership,...