iGaming: NEWS

Highlights of the iGaming sector in New Zealand: analysis on the main providers and operators, as well as the latest trends of the national and international markets.

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New times at GVC Holdings

The new management of GVC Holdings presented this November its strategy on sustainability, growth and innovation. Among the measures presented, its corporate name change, its exit from unregulated markets by 2023 and its strong commitment to e-sports, markets such as the American and the online game stand out...]

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Free path for the Evolution-NetEnt merger

When Evolution announced its interest in taking over the Swedish company NetEnt, in what could be one of the big mergers of the year that would give rise to a giant in the gaming software market, the British authority that monitors competition and [...]

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Live games land in Colombia

In a skillful move to help the online gaming and betting sector from the heartbreaking effects of COVID-19 and illegal gambling, ColJuegos regulated the live gambling modality in April of this year. Evolution, as a result of its cooperation with Zamba, became [...]

Floating casino of Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires.

Codere obtains a license to operate online in Buenos Aires

In the absence of completing some bureaucratic and operational steps, the Spanish company Codere is about to get a license to operate online casino games in the city of Buenos Aires, after the Legislature approved a resolution of the Buenos Aires Lottery (LOTBA) for the modification [...]

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The DGOJ publishes its quarterly report

The report on the online gambling market corresponding to the period April-June 2020 has been published by the Directorate General for Gaming Regulation (DGOJ). Relevant data at a turbulent time for the entire online gambling and betting sector, in the midst of the second wave of the [...]

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EGBA's commitment to safe and responsible gambling

The main gambling and betting associations in Europe have joined the initiative of the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) that renews its commitment to safe gambling and responsible advertising during the COVID-19 pandemic. With the second wave of the coronavirus hitting [...]

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Manila, the new Asian gaming capital

With Macau in the midst of an economic crisis due to COVID-19, travel restrictions and the lack of influx of players from China, the capital of the Philippines Manila could become the new Asian gaming capital, or so the country's authorities aspire. An economic bet [...]

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Caesars completes acquisition of William Hill

William Hill continues to strengthen its presence in the North American market. With business in Europe in a clear recession, the well-known British bookmaker has bet, never better said, strongly on the United States. In this way, from William Hill it is expected to stop being so dependent on the [...]

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William Hill expands its business in the United States

William Hill counts as one of the largest bookmakers and online casino in Europe. With revenues exceeding one billion pounds, the company has seen how the corona virus pandemic has reduced its operations in Great Britain, its main market, and in Europe again...]

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Financial problems for Novomatic

The Ibiza affair together with the COVID-19 pandemic are making things very difficult for the Austrian casino software giant Novomatic. Although the company continues to promote its successful machines and launch new titles on the market, the financial problems it would be going through are no small [...]

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Slot advertising banned in Greece

The new igaming regulation in Greece has been tightened especially with regard to machines with random number generator (RNG). Betting limits, a minimum time between each spin of the reels in the slots are stipulated, as well as the prohibition of all advertising of offline slots...]

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2019 Annual report of online gambling in New Zealand

The Directorate-General for the Regulation of Gambling has published its 2019 annual report on the online gambling industry in New Zealand. The data indicates that the sector continues to boom, with sports betting and online casino games leading the way. 748.24 million [...]

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Vacuum MGA at the EGR B2B awards

This time it could not be and MGA Games has gone empty in this year's edition of the EGR B2B awards, an edition that because of the COVID-19 pandemic has had to be virtual. In the mobile innovation category, in which [...]

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Merkurmagic, responsible web award

Last February, the online casino Merkurmagic.es he was awarded the responsible web award during the XIV ACENCAS Congress that took place in Barcelona. We highlight this recognition at a controversial time in New Zealand about in-game advertising and in-game loyalty bonuses [...]