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Among the KSA’s requirements are a €45,000 ($49,565) application fee, documents of identification and a 24-month cooling off period. Companies that have operated in the market in the last two years will have to wait another two years from the day they stop Dutch operations. This has been described as the “last piece of the […]

Speaking with Gambling Insider, he discusses reasons for the vertical’s popularity, expectations for its future growth and how operators can utilise its success. It is predicted global esports revenue will top $1bn in 2019, a rise of 27% from last year. Why do you think it is gaining such popularity? It’s one of those markets

William Hill is by no means eager to close the accounts of its affiliates. If it wanted to shut down its affiliate arm it could do so overnight and with no warning at all. It takes time to establish these relationships and for the most part, they are mutually beneficial. However, it is obviously far

At a price of SEK 78 per share, the directed share issue entails a dilution of approximately 9% of the number of shares and votes in the company. The affiliate said the subscription in the issue was significantly oversubscribed due to the high demand from Nordic and international, institutional investors. Bettor Collective praised the result

In June, the New York State Gaming Commission had legalised retail wagering in its four upstate casinos. Mobile was ignored, with Governor Andrew Cuomo’s individual opposition an influential factor, and optimists argued New York should walk before it can run. Those on the other side of the argument, like Addabbo Jr, looked at it more as

Betchoice, which trades as Unibet following the Malta-based operator’s acquisition in 2012, was found guilty of offering illegal gambling inducements, therefore breaking the NSW Betting and Racing Act. The penalty, handed out in Sydney’s Downing Centre Local Court, follows government agency Liquor & Gaming NSW’s investigation into Unibet’s promotions. One advert which appeared on the

An eventful 12-month period has laid the foundations for what is to come in 2020. But, for the gaming industry, with exciting new markets countered by daunting new prospects, exactly what lies ahead? Great British regulation April was notable for the implementation of the long-awaited stake cut for fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBT) in the Great

According to the ASA’s numbers, the amount of gambling ads viewed by children on TV fell to 3.2 per week in 2018, from a 4.4 high in 2013, which makes up 2% of all the TV ads children saw last year. However, it’s an increase on the 2.2 rate recorded in 2008, which was the

Wes Himes, Betting and Gaming Council Interim CEO, exclusively told Gambling Insider the proportion of total gambling commercial impacts in live sports fell from 11% in 2018 to 0.65% in 2019. Expanding on the ps, Himes said: “This was measured over a four-week period in September 2018 and again the following year. That 0.6% came from

Announcing the acquisition of supplier SBTech, the operator has confirmed it will become a publicly traded company through Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp in 2020. It’s fair to say this merger is not quite as big as this year’s other two mega deals: Eldorado Resorts acquiring Caesars Entertainment for $17.3bn and Flutter Entertainment purchasing Stars Group