Gambling news
Legal lottery age to lift as Gambling Commission announces review of Act
UK gambling laws will undergo a wide-ranging review after the Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden described the Gambling Act as “an analogue law in a digital age”. The UK Government has now launched a review of the the Gambling Commission and its functions in a bid to modernise its operations. The review is also recommending raising […]
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South African bookmaker HollywoodBets.net upgrade website
South Africa’s biggest online bookmaker HollywoodBets.net has relaunched its website, with customers now able to access the new design. Although the old design remains live, customers can switch by tapping the “New Website” link that is front and centre on their homepage. The new design is a big upgrade on the exceptionally dated HollywoodBets old […]
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Casino group Sun International to axe 2300 workers in South Africa
South African casino and hospitality giant Sun International could be forced to retrench up to 2300 workers, as the covid-19 pandemic severely hits their bottom line. The latest interim report paints a bleak picture for the gambling industry in South Africa, which was forced to shut down completely from late March until June 30. Sun […]
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Betfred tables huge offer for South African racing operator Phumulela
English gambling company Betfred has tabled a ZAR925m offer for the struggling Phumulela, the biggest horse racing operator in South Africa. But their chief rival in the buyout Mary Oppenheimer and Daughters has hit out at Betfred, claiming they had copied elements of their proposal including a line of credit to immediately satisfy bad debt. […]
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Gambling Commission strips Genesis Global Ltd of licence
THE UK Gambling Commission has stripped popular casino company Genesis Global Limited of its licence after suspected breaches of its conditions. The Gambling Commission said it was forced to take action against the company after a “number of compliance issues” were detected. The Interim suspension of the Genesis Global Limited licence means that 12 casinos […]
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Three new first person casino titles launched by Evolution Games
Evolution Gaming has announced three new titles will be added to their growing first person range of random number generated (RNG) casino games. First Person Baccarat, First Person Dragon Tiger and First Person Football Studio are all RNG games, but what makes them special is their “GO LIVE” functionality. More: Evolution Games casinos The new […]
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Yeow favourite to win Master Chef Australia
Poh Ling Yeow is the favourite to win Master Chef Australia – Back To Win, with the season 1 runner-up priced at $2.50 by Sportsbet.com.au But viewers have been left frustrated by Yeow’s output on the Channel 10 cooking show, with some claiming she was “overqualified” and others querying how she could still be on […]
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Mega Moolah jackpot goes off with a bang
THE world’s most well-known progressive jackpot slots game Mega Moolah has been won at a World Gambling List-endorsed site. A lucky player has walked away with C$16,496,347.95, or almost $16.5 million Canadian, from Jackpot City Casino. While the winner has not come out publicly, we can assume that it is a life-changing win; that will […]
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Microgaming announce new online slots games for April, 2020
Casino giant Microgaming has announced a swag of new slots games, created by their content partners, to be launched in April 2020. In recent years Microgaming has strayed away from creating online slots in-house, instead focusing on building business partnerships with independent studios, that allow them to release games via their platform. “April will see […]
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Royal Panda withdraws sports betting offering from Germany
Royal Panda Casino & sportsbook has announced it will no longer offer its sports betting component to Germany, after changes in local laws. RoyalPanda.com, which recently handed back its UK Gambling Commission Licence, is one of many sports betting operators to withdraw from Germany in recent times. This follows January’s announcement that sports betting would […]
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