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Spotlight Sports Partners with Spanish Sports Media Brand Diario AS, US Could Be Next
Spotlight Sports Group, a company focused on sports technology, content, and media, is shining the spotlight on itself once again. The company has teamed up with Spain-based Diario AS to promote the latter's activities in the sports realm. Diario AS is a...
Codere Shares on Madrid Exchange Suspended as Shareholders Move to Dissolve Company
Codere is on its last legs. After shareholders recently took control of the company, it was expected that assets would be dissolved. With that plan underway, trading of the company's shares on Spain's Madrid Exchange are to be suspended. Only a few...
Antique Golden Nugget Roulette Wheel Stolen From New Zealand Casino Company
The Grinch has come to New Zealand early this year. A company that specializes in "casino entertainment" suffered a theft last week that could force the company its future. Las Vegas Functions has operated in the Kiwi market for over 40 years....
New UK Gambling Rules Unlikely to Surface Until After February 2022
The UK isn't likely to release its new gambling rules and regulations until sometime next spring. This is well beyond the initial due date, and the delays are beginning to cause frustration. Gambling laws are constantly being updated in the UK, but...
Unibet Targeted by Denmark’s Gaming Regulator Over Violations
Danish gaming regulators continue to drive home their commitment to ensuring compliance with laws and policies. Shortly after calling out one online operator for not following the rules, Unibet has become the latest target. Unibet, one of the Kindred Group's many brands,...
Stakelogic Expands Global Footprint to Italy’s Mixed iGaming Market
Online slot developer, Stakelogic, has recently expanded its international footprint. On the heels of several collaborative efforts this month, the iGaming developer adds Italy's StarCasinò as its latest conquest. Stakelogic has been gaining steam recently. Prior to the new partnership with Betsson,...
AI Comes to UK’s Hippodrome Casino through SenSen Networks
Artificial intelligence (AI) is coming to the UK's Hippodrome Casino. The gaming property is bringing in SenSen Networks, marking the Australian company's entry into the European market. SenSen will bring its Sensor AI solutions to the Hippodrome, the five-story gaming property in...
Dutch Gaming Operators Required to Adopt New Safer Gambling Program
Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Dutch gaming regulator, is slapping a new warning label on all online gambling activity. In an announcement today, it has ordered all operators to include a tagline on virtually everything that could appear before consumers' eyes. Just like cigarettes...
UK Gambling Commission Finds More Money Laundering, Promises Larger Crackdown
The latest Compliance and Enforcement Report by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) is out. The regulator said operators and other gaming-related entities still aren't focusing enough on anti-money laundering (AML) procedures. The Compliance and Enforcement Report provides an overview of the UKGC's...
Crown Resorts Top JobKeeper Bail-Out Recipient Even as It Paid Bonuses, Dividends
Australia's JobKeeper program was created in March of last year to provide assistance to businesses during COVID-19. The goal was to help those entities cover their payrolls. It may have also helped casino operator Crown Resorts cover its mounting penalties and to...