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Month: October 2020

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SIGMA UPS ITS GAME WITH A STATE-OF-THE-ART VIRTUAL EXPO

SiGMA Europe Virtual Expo will focus on the European gaming and tech marketplace SiGMA Group is excited to announce the launch of their November event, SiGMA Europe Virtual Expo. The online event, which runs from the 24th to 25th, will focus…

Asia Casino

CHINA EXTENDS SUSPENSION OF INBOUND AND OUTBOUND GROUP TOURS

China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism has announced that a suspension on both inbound and outbound group tours organized by travel agencies or online travel operators will remain in place. The Chinese authority has also determined not to resume “flights…

Asia

PHILIPPINES COULD RECONSIDER BAN ON ONLINE GAMBLING

The government is seeking to increase income from gaming taxes to fund pandemic relief efforts. The Philippines.- The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) could make changes to the current legislation on online gambling for locals in order to cope…

America

COLOMBIA PROPOSES CHANGES TO GAMBLING REGULATION

The Minister of Finance has presented a decree modifying gambling regulation and opened a period of discussion. Colombia.- The executive government through the Ministry of Finance has presented a draft decree that would modify regulation in the gambling industry. The…

Africa

BTOBET HELPS ELBET INTO AFRICA

Virtual sports supplier Elbet has arrived in Africa after signing a partnership deal with leading platform provider BtoBet. Virtual sports supplier Elbet has strengthened its presence in Africa through a new agreement with leading platform provider BtoBet. Having recently been acquired…

Europe

BRITISH GAMBLING REVENUE CONTINUES TO FALL

New figures from the Gambling Commission show that the decline across verticals continued in August. UK.- Figures released by the British Gambling Commission reveal that the decline seen in July across most regulated gambling verticals continued into the next month….

Europe

SPAIN: GAMBLING AD SPEND BUCKS NATIONAL TREND

The sector’s spending on ads increased by 10.6% last year while overall advertising investment dropped. Spain.- As Spain prepares for the introduction of tough new restrictions on gambling advertising, new figures show the sector was one of the few to…

Sports

LOCKDOWN 2.0 – ARE YOU PREPARED IF WE LOSE LIVE SPORTS AGAIN?

Uncertain times remain as we enter the final quarter of 2020, and the sports betting industry is fully aware that further lockdowns could follow as the number of COVID-19 cases start to climb sharply. We asked four key industry stakeholders…

Asia Casino

MACAU COULD RETURN TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS IN 2022

According to JP Morgan analysts, Macau’s gaming industry will not see a complete recovery until 2022. Macau.- JP Morgan Securities analysts have forecast that Macau gaming revenue will not make a complete recovery to pre-pandemic levels until 2022. According to…

Asia Casino

JAPAN IR APPLICATION PROCESS TO BE POSTPONED

According to local media, Japanese authorities will announce the extension of the application period for IR bids. The Japanese government is likely to put back the application period for integrated resort bids by up to a year. Local media reports…