May 8, 2023

ONJN revokes the Romanian gambling license for Goldprest Impex

Goldprest Impex SRL, a slots operator, had its licence revoked by the Romanian gambling regulator (ONJN) because it did not pay the full licence fee. The Gambling Supervisory Committee conducted an investigation into various matters and discovered that Goldprest Impex SRL had outstanding fees. Initially, the regulator suspected that Goldprest had only paid RON97,753 out […]

Brazil’s government plans to submit a proposal for the regulation of sports betting

In April, there were expectations for the regulation of sports betting through a provisional measure. Now that period has passed, and the government has announced that the regulation will be released in the upcoming days. On May 4th, Senator Jorge Kajuru announced that the government of President Luiz Lula da Silva will propose a regulation […]

FansUnite offloads McBookie, a sports betting platform targeting Scotland

FansUnite Entertainment has sold McBookie, its sportsbook and online casino platform targeting Scotland, for over CA$5m (€3.3m) to an undisclosed third party The sale price is more than double the amount FansUnite paid for McBookie in March 2020, which was CA$2.2m. McBookie has seen impressive revenue growth for three consecutive years, with turnover and gross […]

May 7, 2023

Booming Games has been added as the newest aggregation partner of Reevo

Reevo, a B2B iGaming provider, has added Booming Games to its partner network, which already includes BetOnline, Soft2Bet, Slotegrator, Gaming Innovation Group, MyBookie, Pragmatic Play, Relax Gaming, Interwetten, and several others. This collaboration will enable Reevo to offer Booming Games’ titles and third-party content from other suppliers, as well as allow Booming Games to expand […]

The State Legislature in Nevada has rejected the bill that aimed to create an online poker blacklist

The proposed legislation in Carson City, Nevada, which aimed to mandate online poker platforms to disclose their list of banned individuals, has not been successful. Speaker Steve Yeager (D-Las Vegas) introduced Assembly Bill 380 in March, with input from local online poker player Sara Cholhagian Ralston. Ralston expressed the need to communicate to the Nevada […]

Merkur has been fined for allowing a self-excluded player to visit their casino nine times

Merkur Casino has been fined €45,000 (£39,589/$49,763) by the Netherlands’ gaming regulator, de Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), for permitting a self-excluded player to access its casino premises in the municipality of Almere. According to KSA, the self-excluded player, who was registered with the Netherlands’ self-exclusion register Cruks, was able to enter Merkur Casino nine times between 17 […]

Peru has revised its iGaming regulations to disallow anonymity

The Commission of Economy, Banks, Finance and Financial Intelligence has granted approval for the amendment of multiple law articles in Peru. One of the recently introduced regulations is related to the iGaming and online sports betting industry, which prohibits players from maintaining anonymity while playing. This move aims to curb financial fraud and potential tax […]