Regulators, politicians, lawmakers and the US Central Bank are examining Facebook’s cryptocurrency, Libra, following its announcement last month. Libra is set to launch in the first half of 2020 and will be used to purchase products, send money internationally and make donations. The newly announced Libra has already raised “serious concerns”, said Federal Reserve Chairman […]

One year has passed since the launch of the C2 Limassol “temporary casino” and the first satellite casinos C2 Nicosia and C2 Larnaca by Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited (Melco), one of the world’s largest integrated resort operators that was granted an exclusive 15-year license to operate the first and only authorised casinos in the […]

William Hill has entered into a consultation process over plans to close around 700 of its shops across the UK following the country’s decision to mandate a £2 maximum bet on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs), a stake is significantly lower than the previous maximum bet of £100. This decision could lead to putting 12,000 […]

Swiss customers of William Hill have been informed by the British online operator that they decided to void their entire ante-post book and they will no longer accept bets from the country as of June 28. This decision is made due to “regulatory reasons”. William Hill will refund all ante-post bets placed through its Swiss […]

Yesterday, at 21:00 UTC, Bitcoin has hit an intraday high of $11,307.69, almost €10,000, making a 165 percent price rise, according to Coindesk’s Bitcoin Price Index. That’s the highest level since March, 2018. This rise followed the announcement of Facebook’s cryptocurrency Libra last week. As per “The TIE” announcement on Twitter “The Libra Coin announcement […]

On Tuesday, the Facebook Inc. has revealed its own cryptocurrency called Libra, designed for its 2.6 billion app & social network users. Libra is expected to be launched for the public in the first half of 2020 and it will be distributed firstly on Messenger and WhatsApp. David Marcus, who is leading the Libra Project […]

The largest European multilingual cryptocurrency exchange, BitPay, has released a survey with main questions such as who uses cryptocurrencies and how. BitPay founded in 2014 by Sylwester Suszek. Currently it serves over 800 000 clients and employs 200+ people. 2,582 Polish cryptocurrency users have been answered 10 questions, including their gender and age. The results […]

The iGaming solutions provider BetConstruct has appointed Viktor Hoffmann as the new Global Marketing Director for its B2C brand VBet. Hoffmann has been former CEO of Marathonbet and Chief Marketing Officer at Addison Global, the operator behind MoPlay. Viktor Hoffmann stated: “I am very excited to join VBet at a pivotal time for the business. […]

John McAfee, the English-American security pioneer and cryptocurrency enthusiast, has announced on Twitter that he is set to launch his own independent cryptocurrency coin, the “McAfee Freedom Coin”. A one-page website is released for the McAfee Freedom Coin, announcing that the coin is coming in the fall of 2019. There is also a statement by […]

113 suspects for running illegal gambling dens have been arrested recently by the Turkish authorities, as the country has highly regulated Gambling Laws. A further 709 people were also arrested who were allegedly involved in other crimes. 28,000 police officers police and military officers deployed for the search on over 20,000 locations such as coffee […]

The British online gaming operator Bet365 Group Ltd has confirmed that it is to relocate its operations from Gibraltar to Malta, due to Brexit indecisiveness. A lot of companies are withdrawing their operations from the UK or British territories as Brexit has caused uncertainty for a huge amount of businesses. As a Bet365 spokesperson said […]

The Malta Gaming Authority participated in the annual conference of the Gaming Regulators European Forum (GREF), held in Limassol, Cyprus. The conference was exclusively attended by gaming regulators, primarily by GREF’s members. The main theme of the conference was ‘Exploring the boundaries between gambling and financial regulation’, and included topics relating to alternative payment methods, […]