Playtech is one of the most successful online casino brands but the company has just announced some more bad news for investors as it is being hit with a €28mn tax bill by the Israeli authorities. This news follows on from its December earnings warning which had such a bad impact on the company’s share […]
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In the last decade or so, online gambling has become the figurehead of the gambling world. Estimates suggest that global online gambling is set to be worth a staggering $74 billion by 2023, though some experts believe this figure could end up being even higher. But why exactly is online gambling so popular all around […]
Many Slovakians spent the majority of 2018 anticipating the mass liberalisation of online gambling in their country, but it seems that reform plans have been stalled at the eleventh hour by Andrej Kiska, the country’s president. Foreign Gambling Business Only last week, Slovakian commentators suggested that a new bill which would have allowed foreign gambling […]
As Swedish gamblers and operators get used to a raft of new rules governing the sector, Albania has enforced a near-full ban on wagering money online. 1st January saw significant changes to online and land-based betting in the two nations, with Sweden introducing a new 18% tax on commercial gambling alongside fresh measures to curb […]
Israel has a long fascination with the online gambling industry and iGaming is increasingly becoming a major part of the country’s booming economy. Two of the most popular brands: Playtech and 888.com were founded by Israeli entrepreneurs and these are discussed below. Although the regulations surrounding online gambling are quite complex in Israel, the sector […]
The regulating body for Sweden’s gambling industry has issued four new licenses as the country continues to relax the laws and regulations of its online gambling market. The Scandinavian country’s gambling regulation body Lotteriinspektionen, soon to be renamed Spelinspektionen, revealed the issuing of four new licenses to gaming companies, allowing them to set up shop […]
2018 was a monumental year for the online gambling and casino sector with burgeoning markets, regulatory pressures and fresh opportunities meaning the old year was never dull. But what do the next 12 months have in store for the sector? Advertising Regulation Regulatory discussion and new measures to curb advertising for online gaming is a […]
Proposed legislation to legalize and regulate online gambling in Slovakia has been vetoed by President Kiska. He cited a number of issues with the proposed legislation, including player privacy issues and the lack of funds being appropriated to provide for problem gambling support services. Slovakia Online Gambling Gets a Veto In Slovakia, the president has […]
The newest game from Play’n Go is the Raging Rex video slot, and it’ll be ready for players on January 10, 2019. This game has six reels with four rows of action and the all-ways format activated with an enormous 4,096 ways to win on every spin with several action-oriented features. Six Reels of Prehistoric […]
Some online casino players in Germany are to be faced with looking for a new platform, as international operators are not having their licences renewed. The state of Schleswig-Holstein has offered a range of online gambling options to Germans since 2012, in contrast to the country’s other 15 states, which only offer sports betting. But […]