The sports betting company Unibet, has launched a new advertising campaign in Belgium, prioritizing responsible and safer gambling among Belgium customers. The campaign aims to raise awareness of the tools that Unibet Belgium customers can use to help them stay in control of their betting, and was launched at the end of October on a range of television and media networks…
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Sky Cut Back On Gambling Advertising
Broadcaster Sky has announced that it will introduce new rules on gambling advertisements during Premier League games next season. Under the new policy, there will be a maximum of one gambling advertisement permitted during each commercial break. Problem gamblers will also have the option to avoid seeing any gambling ads, as the company introduces a range of new tools for…
Read MoreSBTech Launches New Basketball Betting Technology
Sportsbook builder and betting services technology company SBTech has announced the rollout of a basketball focused tool designed to enhance the basketball betting experience. In expanding the reach of its ‘Yourbet Betbuilder’ technology to include basketball markets, SBTech is claiming to have achieved a first in the betting industry. Thus far, the Betbuilder technology has been based around football markets, which…
Read MoreThai Police Break Up Online Gambling Operation
Police in the Thailand town of Pattaya have broken up an online gambling ring involving four South Korean men and a Thai woman. A team made up of local and tourist police as well as immigration officers carried out the raid at premises in the Bang Lamung, following a tip off that nationals from South Korean had rented it. In…
Read MoreParty Poker Announces Deal With PGA
Well-known online poker operator Party Poker has signed a new sponsorship deal with the PGAEuroPro Tour that will establish it as the official partner for the Tour through 2019. Under the terms of the deal, Party Poker will be able to take advantage of branding rights at all EuroPro Tour events throughout 2019 along with all EuroPro Tour promotional material, as well…
Read MoreMGM Finalise Jets Deal
NFL franchise the New York Jets has confirmed that MGM Resorts will become its first official gaming partner. In a deal that has been described as ‘the first of its kind’ the two organizations will work together in a comprehensive partnership that covers a number of areas of activity. The link-up with the Jets is the latest evidence of MGM Resorts’ efforts to grow…
Read MorePaddy Power Betfair Online Earnings Grow
Gambling stalwart Paddy Power Betfair has reported an increase in revenue from online gaming during the third quarter of 2018. Although there was a mixed picture to their earnings, with overall revenue remaining flat, there was a significant boost to online betting revenue, which increased by 15 percent to a total of £248 million, boosted by the World Cup in…
Read MoreLeo Vegas Adjusts To UK Tax Hike
Online gambling company Leo Vegas has used the example of the tax rate in Denmark to reassure investors that the higher level of UK Remote Gaming Duty (RGD) will not impact its business. Earlier in the week, Chancellor Philip Hammond announced that Remote Gaming Duty would be increased from 15 percent to 21 percent, with effect from October 2019, a change…
Read MoreGovernment MPs criticise FOBT delay
Conservative Party MPs have criticised their own Government over the delay in implementing changes to the maximum stakes on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs). Earlier in the week, the Chancellor Philip Hammond announced that the reduction in the maximum stake of FOBTs from £100 to £2, which had been announced in May this year, would not be implemented until October…
Read MoreGaming Income on the Las Vegas Strip Fell by 4% in September
If you have been to Vegas recently, and have been stung for resort fees, forced to have to pay way over the top for a bottle of beer and on top of all that been forced to pay to park your car at any of the Las Vegas Strip Casinos, then that will have left a sour taste in your…
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