US GAMING REVENUES AT LOWEST SINCE 2003
US.- The American Gaming Association (AGA) has reported that the gaming industry’s total revenue in 2020 was the lowest reported since 2003. The body reported that commercially licensed gaming including retail and online sports betting and igaming operations generated revenues of just under $30bn in…
PRAGMATIC PLAY ENTERS SOUTH AFRICA WITH CDP GAMING TECHNOLOGIES DEAL
Pragmatic Play, a leading game content provider to the gaming industry, has confirmed a partnership with CDP Gaming Technologies to take multiple verticals live with the leading South African brand, Yesplay. The supplier has entered into a partnership distribution agreement…
ONLINE CASINOS ARE TAKING OVER THE WORLD
Generally, one of the main things that are happening around the world is shifting from the traditional way of working and having fun to the options we have on the world wide web, where online casinos are definitely at the…
BGC CALLS FOR REOPENING OF GAMBLING INDUSTRY AFTER LOCKDOWN
Ted Orme-Claye The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) insists that retail betting shops and casinos must be allowed to reopen when the UK begins to exit its most recent national lockdown. Over 44,000 people in the UK are employed in betting shops…
“A REGULATED GAMING SECTOR COULD GENERATE JOBS, WORK, INVESTMENT, INCOME AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE”
Luiz Carlos Prestes Filho: Has the Legislative Assembly of the State of Sao Paulo carried out activities with the Executive for the regulation of money betting games administered by the private sector? Bruno Omori: We defend the thesis that the regulation…
IGAMING ACADEMY LAUNCHES COLLABORATION WITH LAGOS STATE LOTTERIES BOARD
Partnership will set a new standard of gaming education across Nigeria and West Africa Specialist online training provider iGaming Academy has launched an exclusive collaboration with Lagos State Lotteries Board (LSLB) to offer industry education across Nigeria and West Africa….
FOCUS GAMING NEWS: THE NUMBER ONE INDUSTRY MEDIA COMPANY
Our story started in 2016 and over the past five years, we have become the largest B2B gambling news website in the world. Focus Gaming News was established in 2016 with one clear goal: to become the number one news and…
CONTENT AND SPEED KEY TO SPORTS BETTING GROWTH IN 2021
Nikos Konstakis VP Sportsbook at SG Digital, explains why the sports betting industry is well positioned for growth in the months ahead and how content will drive the user experience to new heights. As we enter a huge year for the…
AFRICAN SME SECTOR GETS BOOST THROUGH DIGITALIZATION OF PAYMENTS
Seeking to elevate the digitalisation of African payments, tech specialists, Interswitch Group has rolled out Quickteller Business, a new comprehensive corporate solution focused on empowering businesses of all sizes to facilitate payments and manage transactions. The platform seeks to allow companies to provide a global opportunity…
PHILIPPINES BANKS WARNED OVER ILLEGAL ONLINE GAMBLING
The Philippines.- The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has warned financial institutions in the country not to allow the movement of funds for online gambling. BSP deputy governor Chuchi Fonacier reminded BSP-supervised institutions that they must follow requirements on customer due…