A recent survey of the Finnish community revealed that, the majority of Finns do not trust the government in regards to gambling. A large section of the population feel that Ministers of Parliament in Finland’s government create rules and policies that only serve their self-preservation. The survey conducted by Bilendi Oy, a Finnish market research […]

The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has announced today the launch of the second phase of the Sandbox Regulatory Framework, following the implementation of the first phase of the Framework on the 1st of January 2019. During Phase 1, the possibility for authorised persons to be allowed to accept Virtual Financial Assets (VFAs) as a means […]

iGaming operator ComeOn has confirmed that it has withdrawn all active brands from the UK online gambling marketplace and will now focus on more “favourable markets”. ComeOn Chief Executive Lahcene Merzoug has updated stakeholders that the flagship ComeOn.com domain and subsidiaries MobileBet.com and GetLucky.com will withdraw from the UK due to new stricter enforcements on […]

Due to the upcoming Brexit in the UK, the company decided to increase staff members in Malta at the expense of Gibraltar to provide European Union market access. Despite the fact, Bet365 made it clear that it would maintain a presence in the territory and did not inform on the exact percentage of decrease. Bet365 […]

The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has announced today via a statement on their website, that “for the purpose of ensuring the Gaming Commercial Communications Regulations (S.L. 583.09) are being adhered to, the Authority has set-up a Committee (Commercial Communications Committee). The main functions of the Committee lie in reviewing commercial communications brought to its attention […]

China stated that the Philippines should stop all forms of online gambling, to support its crackdown on cross-border gambling, which as said foreign criminals had used to embezzle funds and illegally recruit workers, causing an illegal outflow of money. “We hope the Philippines will go further and ban all online gambling. We hope it will […]

Bitcoin (BTC) price has risen back above the 11,000 USD (9,840 EUR) resistance, for the first time in 21 days and turned the altcoin markets all in the green as a result. The price of the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market cap, has once more jumped after regaining the lost ground in July when it […]

Pragmatic Play, one of the leading content providers in the iGaming Industry, has launched its groundbreaking live casino with Parimatch.  Live Blackjack, Live Roulette and many other live casino products are delivered from the firm’s state-of-the-art studio using 4k camera technology to Parimatch customers across the globe.  Highly trained dealers will offer an immersive, mobile-first gaming […]

Although Libra – Facebook’s cryptocurrency – will not be launching until 2020, reports were made that dozens of accounts are offering it via its own social media.  The many fake accounts on Instagram and Facebook are forcing the latter to “rebuild trust and fight the fraud likely to surround the new financial system,” says The […]

Cyprus Casinos, first and only authorized casinos in the Republic of Cyprus, has announced the opening of its third satellite in Ayia Napa – C2 Ayia Napa – just days after the one year celebration since the launch of the C2 Limassol “temporary casino”.  After C2 Nicosia and C2 Larnaca satellite casinos opened in December […]

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 […]