| iGaming Business

article
15 July 2020
Spain iGaming Dashboard - Q1 2020
Spain’s igaming market put in an impressive performance in the first quarter, despite the shutdown of sporting events from the middle of March impacting betting activity in the tail end of the period
article
13 July 2020
Italy iGaming Dashboard - July 2020
The reopening of retail venues last month boosted Italy’s sports betting market but thus far revenues have rebounded only to around the levels seen during the first month of the lockdown
daily_news
1 July 2020
Lithuania regulator warns poker schools after legal case
Lithuania’s Gambling Authority has warned those organising poker training schemes after courts in the country dismissed a case filed by a poker school on the grounds that it required a player to play on illegal sites.
daily_news
30 June 2020
Nevada gaming revenue down 99.4% in May
Nevada gaming revenue fell 99.4% year-on-year to just $5.8m in May, though this total represented an improvement on April’s $3.6m total.
article
23 June 2020
Italy iGaming Dashboard - June 2020
While sports betting has not yet recovered from the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) enforced sporting suspension, a robust performance from online casino meant the market grew year-on-year in May.
daily_news
23 June 2020
Gaming contributes €1.56bn to Maltese economy in 2019
The Maltese gaming industry contributed €1.56bn to the country’s economy, up 9.6% year-on-year, according to the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA)’s latest 2019 annual report.
daily_news
22 June 2020
RP Darmstadt to halt online casino blocking orders
The Regional Council of Darmstadt, the body responsible for licensing and prohibition under the third State Treaty on Gambling, looks set to develop transitional regulations rather than pursuing enforcement action against online casino and poker operators.
daily_news
15 June 2020
Study: Swedish high-risk players gambling more amid Covid-19
More gamblers in Sweden have decreased play than increased during the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, but more than a quarter of high risk customers are playing more according to a Lund University study.
daily_news
9 June 2020
Detroit casinos limited to 15% capacity upon reopening
The Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) has approved minimum reopening guidelines for Detroit’s three commercial casinos, which will limit each property to 15% of legal capacity and ban smoking on the gaming floor.
daily_news
4 June 2020
MGA grants B2B licence to GGPoker Network
GGPoker Network announced today that it has been awarded a Type 3 Gaming Services licence by the Malta Gaming Authority.
daily_news
29 May 2020
NV redacts betting figures as shutdown hits April revenue
The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) has redacted its figures for sports betting, horse racing and card game revenue in its revenue report for April, which reveals the state’s gaming industry generated just $3.6m.
news_analysis
21 May 2020
Is casino up under Covid-19 lockdown?
As novel coronavirus (Covid-19) swept the globe and lockdowns followed, concerns were raised over a potential “boom” in online casino. But to what extent has play in the vertical actually grown, and is it sustainable or does it represent a growth in higher-risk behaviour?
daily_news
18 May 2020
Louisiana casinos to reopen with 25% occupancy
Casinos across Louisiana will be permitted to reopen from today (May 18) after the state’s Governor, John Bel Edwards, lifted a number of restrictions related to the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
article
12 May 2020
Italy iGaming Dashboard: May 2020
Despite the absence of live sporting events caused by Covid-19, Italy’s regulated market proved its resilience last month by managing a performance almost in line with that of last April
daily_news
12 May 2020
GC survey: gambling in decline under lockdown
More people in the UK have stopped gambling under lockdown than started or increased play, according to new data from the British Gambling Commission, though the regulator warned that evidence suggested session length for existing customers had risen.
daily_news
17 April 2020
Casino and poker growth contributes to record Q1 for Stars
The Stars Group has reported record revenue for the first quarter of 2020, as the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak led to significant increases in online poker and casino play.
daily_news
15 April 2020
ARJEL warns against bonuses and encourages limit setting
French igaming regulator L'Autorité de régulation des jeux en ligne (ARJEL) has issued responsible gambling advice to operators and players in lockdown due to the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis.
article
9 April 2020
Italy iGaming Dashboard: April 2020
While Italy’s sports betting market struggled after novel coronavirus (Covid-19) resulted in a nationwide lockdown and the suspension sporting events, the market grew year-on-year in March, thanks to online casino and poker.
daily_news
3 April 2020
GVC’s Partypoker secures Italian gaming licence
GVC Holdings-owned Partypoker has secured a licence to return to the Italian market after a four-year absence.
daily_news
31 March 2020
Betiton launches as new white label on Aspire platform
Betiton, a new igaming operator founded by a former Aspire Global executive, has launched on Aspire’s platform.

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