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BtoBet Adds Worldline’s PaymentIQ Solution to Streamline Payments Integration
BtoBet is making integration of its online gaming and sports betting platforms a little easier. Adding PaymentIQ by Worldline is designed to help make that possible. BtoBet is going to include PaymentIQ into its operations to give its partners more flexibility as...
Kangwon Land Casino Takes Novel Approach to Gambling Exclusion
Kangwon Land in South Korea is instituting a new responsible gambling program. It will soon allow a gambler's family members to email the casino to request a 10-day ban be put in place. For those who sometimes can't help themselves and get...
Isle of Man Gaming Operator IMME Gives up Gaming License
International Multi-Media Entertainments Limited (IMME) is done trying to fight the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC). The Isle of Man online gaming operator failed on a number of levels, which were only now revealed by the regulator. IMME is behind lotteries.com and thelotterycentre.com....
Flutter Entertainment Buys Italian Operator Sisal for $2.2 Billion
Flutter Entertainment is finishing 2021 on a high note. The global gaming company has added Italy's online gaming platform Sisal to its portfolio in a $2.2-billion deal. The acquisition of the operator gives it substantial access to the Italian gaming market. Flutter...
Bundesliga International to Keep Sportradar Around for Another Five Years
Sportradar and Bundesliga International have agreed to extend their existing partnership. The sports content and technology company will offer Bundesliga content to a global audience through the continuation of the relationship. Bundesliga International follows Germany's Bundesliga, the top soccer tier in the...
Cashless Gaming Arrives in Spain Through Operator Recreativos Martin
Spain has become the latest country to embrace cashless options for gambling. Recreativos Martin is the first Spanish operator to include cashless gaming through a deal with Okto. Cashless gaming has a strong foothold in Las Vegas and elsewhere in the US....
Japan’s IR Plans Begin to Come into Focus Following Recent Announcements
Japan's integrated resort (IR) market is slowly beginning to come into focus. There are still a number of issues open, but advances by Osaka and Nagasaki are clearing the air. By January, everything should be on the table. Nagasaki continues to be...
NagaWorld Weekend Strike in Cambodia Does Little to Disrupt Operations
Employees went on strike at Cambodia's NagaWorld over the weekend. However, their actions had little impact on the casino resort's operations. It's now back to the drawing board for the workers. NagaWorld, the NagaCorp casino resort in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, has been...
Thailand Illegal Gambling Site 123plus Busted, Nearly $3M in Assets Seized
Police in Thailand have lately had their hands full with illegal gambling operations. A major gambling ring operating throughout the country was just broken up today, but that wasn't the only one. Another operation was taken down Monday night. It seems like...
Entain Helps Send Speed Skater Niall Treacy to the Winter Olympics
Entain is sending a speed skater to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. The global gaming and sports betting company is sponsoring Niall Treacy's run for the gold through its partnership with SportsAid. The 2022 Winter Olympics are still scheduled to be...