Category: Casino
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Baltic and Scandinavian Gaming Awards Winners Announced for 2020
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Participants of the MARE BALTICUM Gaming Summit in Tallinn have decided the winners of this year’s BSG Awards. The awards in Estonia were part of the first live conference and day of learning since March when coronavirus truly hit the…
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Government Keeps UK Casinos Closed Until August 15
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Land-based casinos in the United Kingdom are set to remain shut until at least August 15th after the Conservative government chose to postpone the further easing of lockdown measures. Delay to Reopening While pubs and hairdressers were allowed to reopen…
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Gaming Machine Ban Overturned by Scottish Government
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Scotland’s betting shops reopened on June 29, but it was expected that by July 22 based on promises made by the government at Holyrood that gaming machines would be turned back on, a decision that has now been reversed. High…
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Legalised Gambling in Ukraine Welcomed by Parimatch
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Parimatch, one of Eastern Europe’s top bookmakers and online betting operators founded in Kiev, has welcomed the Ukrainian legislature’s recent decision to legalise gambling in the country. The bill was passed by the Verkhovna Rada with Parimatch, now headquartered in…
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Good Causes Funding Upped by Health Lottery
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The Health Lottery, a popular charity-based society lottery in Britain, has announced it will increase its funding for good causes from 20.34% to 25.5%. Organisers said that they had made the decision to raise the amounts due to the damaging…
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NetEnt Releases Statement Regarding Evolution Gaming Offer
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The board of directors at NetEnt has confirmed to the public that it has received, and accepted, a $1.8billion buyout offer from Evolution Gaming. The deal is worth some $7 per share and will lead to Evolution taking 90% of…
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Gambling Commission Described as Toothless by UK Government
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A report published at the end of June by the Public Accounts Committee, a body responsible for keeping track of government spending, has stated that the Gambling Commission was failing to look after approximately 395,000 problem gamblers in the UK.…
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Experts by Experience Group initiated by Gambling Commission
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The Gambling Commission in Britain has now announced the launch of its much-anticipated Experts by Experience Group. The interim group’s purpose is to provide advice, recommendations and real evidence to the Commission to help it with ongoing decision making in…
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New Mr Vegas Branding Makes Fun of Rivals
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A new online casino operator, which is to be licenced in Malta but will target markets across Europe, has begun life by causing somewhat of a titter within the industry after having clearly made fun of a couple of their…
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UK Casinos to Reopen on July 4th
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While the online casino and gaming industry has absolutely flourished during lockdown following the COVID-19 outbreak in the country, the UK’s land-based casinos can soon welcome back customers too. From Saturday July 4, every bricks and mortar casino in Britain…