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PAGCOR PROVIDE RINGING ENDORSEMENT OF ICE LONDON

Strengthening their strategic relationship with the ICE brand, the Philippine Amusement & Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has confirmed it will be bringing its largest ever delegation to this year’s ICE London (4-6 February, 2020, ExCeL London, UK) following the association’s recent…

Europe Sports

BECKY’S AFFILIATED: WHY SBC & OLIVER’S WISH CHARITY BOXING 2020 IS A MUST ATTEND

Kicking off a new year and in this instance, a new decade, is the perfect time to reflect on how we as an industry can do more good in this world. It just so happens a wonderful opportunity to do…

Europe Sports

SPELINSPEKTIONEN SUBMITS NEW PROPOSALS TO TACKLE MATCH FIXING

Erin-Marie Gallagher The Swedish gambling authority Spelinspektionen has revealed a new draft regulation which could prohibit operators from offering certain markets on individual performance. The legislation is currently awaiting review, however it could mean that betting operators must not offer betting markets…

Africa Sports

KENYA ONCE THE HOT-BIRD OF SPORTS BETTING BUSINESS-COULD CRUMBLE IN 2020

By Samuel Qudingo In addition Kenya was described to have the highest numbers of mobile betting players in sub-Saharan Africa as well as having 83 percent of the people bets on football, whilst, on the average the amount spend on bets…

Europe Sports

GERMANY’S SPORTS BETTING LICENSE APPLICATIONS START DRIBBLING IN

Germany is claiming success in its efforts to impose a new sports betting licensing regime, although it failed to show its work on how it calculated this success. On Tuesday, the Ministry of the Interior and Sport in the German…

Asia Casino

PAGCOR CLOSES CASINO AMID TAAL VOLCANO THREAT

Major volcanic eruption set to hit the Philippines in the coming days. Philippines.- The threaten of an imminent, “hazardous”, eruption of the Taal Volcano, located around 70km south of Manila, has put the entire country on high alert Around 8000…

America Sports

NEW YORK POSTS WEAK SPORTS BETTING RESULTS

December marked a year-low in revenue from sports betting operations in New York, as it totalled US$780k. US.- Revenue from sports betting operations in New York posted a year-low last month, totalling just over US$780k. This figure represents the lowest…

Africa I-Gaming Sports

WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF ONLINE SPORTS BETTING IN KENYA?

By Iwo Bulski This is especially true for younger individuals, who make up a large portion of the Kenyan population. The question of online sports betting has long been a dividing issue in Kenya. On one hand are advocates who claim…

Africa Casino I-Gaming Lotto Sports

SUMMARY OF THE 2019 GAME YEAR IN AFRICA

By Samuel Qudingo Phumelela Gaming and Leisure Ltd of South Africa had the worst results in its history. In Uganda, the government was studying a possible nationalization of gaming operations, after announcing that it will not renew the gaming licenses currently…

Africa

NIGERIAN BETTING COMPANY DENIES BREACH

By Samuel Qudingo According to the website iAfrikan.com, over 32GB of SureBet247 data, spread across six databases, has been exposed online. The information affected by the alleged incident includes user profiles, betting slip logs, a list of SureBet247 staff email addresses,…