Lottstift Wins Case Against Trannel; Orders Kindred To Remove Operations From Norway For Good_1
On June 5, Lottstift, the Norwegian gambling authority, announced a final victory in its long-lasting legal case against Trannel International Limited, a subsidiary of Kindred Group Plc responsible for the Nordic market.
Confirmation of the original judgement:
Five days ago, on June 1, the Borgarting Court of Appeal officially confirmed the initial Lottstift judgement that Trannel’s brands Unibet, Mariacasino, Storspiller and Bingo.com provided illegal online gambling services to domestic users. In the judgement, Lottstift said “it has put-to-end a five-year legal dispute with Kindred Group, in which Norwegian courts have validated its methods to protect the market from illicit businesses.” Additionally, as such, Lottstift …
Read MoreNew Jersey Casinos Hit Historical $506 Million Revenue Level; Record-Breaking Borgata’s Performance
The New Jersey gambling industry generated a total of $506 million in revenues in July 2023, up 5.3 percent from the same period of the prior year. As Associated Press (AP) reports, New Jersey casinos, horse tracks, and their online arms and partners contributed to the result, with the Atlantic City-based Borgata casino achieving the best performance with the record-breaking revenue level of $127 million in July.
$ 506 Million in Revenues:
The industry reportedly won more than half a billion dollars in July from casino, internet and sports betting, but the land-based gambling facilities saw a 3% revenue decline when compared to July 2022 generating less than $290 million, according to AP.
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New England Patriots Trade Tight End Rob Gronkowski to Tampa Bay Buccaneers
On Tuesday, April 21st, 2020 the sports content starved sports media outlets finally had one of the biggest stories of the National Football League’s offseason to report on. Rob Gronkowski is well known as one of the greatest NFL tight ends of all time, but he prematurely retired approximately 13 months ago due to feeling mentally and more importantly physically depleted. He had always hinted at returning to play football in the NFL when he felt his body was back to feeling great once again.
Trade Details
According to Gronkowski he currently feels outstanding physically, and has decided to make an exciting return to the game he loves to play. The New England Patriots traded Gronk along with a seventh round draft…
Read MoreNektan deal with Tyche Digital to aid launch of cryptocurrency online casino operators
Gibraltar–headquartered, Nektan plc (AIM: NKTN), on Monday, June 4, 2018 announced a third agreement with Tyche Digital, the international B2B and white label gaming software and services provider’s Malta-based gaming partner, which will see it’s Evolve Lite gaming platform (“E-Lite”) delivered into worldwide cryptocurrency online casino operators.
In October last year, Nektan and Tyche Digital signed their first global platform deal for the Evolve Lite gaming system. The deal saw Tyche integrate Nektan’s games aggression platform into its worldwide markets.
In January of this year, the B2B brand agreed a games supply deal with Isle of Man-based, Xela Holdings’ global-facing brand 138.com, a leading online gaming operator.
Padraig O’Neill wins Unibet Poker Online Series High event
It is not uncommon for an online poker player to earn a seat into a big online event via a satellite or qualifier. Online poker sites offer these lower buy-in events to drum up interest in major tournaments and provide players with seats at a much lower price. What is odd is for a player to win a seat via a satellite and then go on to win the major event. But that is exactly what happened to Padraig “John_smith2” O’Neill during the Unibet Poker Online Series.
O’Neill took part in the Unibet Open Online High event, a tournament with a €1,100 buy-in. He won his spot in a €50 qualifier and managed to finish in first, earning €79,998 for the win!
Tournament Details
The Day 1 field of competitors was whittled down to 64 player…
Read MorePetfre (Gibraltar) Limited ordered to pay £2.87 million Gambling Commission fine
In the United Kingdom and the Gambling Commission regulator has announced that it has hit the operator behind the Betfred.com and OddsKing.com iGaming domains with a fine of £2.87 million ($3.12 million).
The watchdog used a Wednesday press release to detail that the penalty against Petfre (Gibraltar) Limited was imposed after an official investigation turned up a number of anti-money laundering and social responsibility failures. The regulator stated that the punishment comes about a month after it reprimanded iGaming operator SpreadEx Limited to the tune of £1.36 million ($1.61 million) and also encompassed the issuance of an ‘official warning’.
Deficient defense:
The Gambling Commission declared that the social responsibility …
Read MoreOptimal bets for Astros vs Athletics on Sept. 9th
Location & Time: Oakland Coliseum (Oakland, CA) at 10:05 PM ESTWhere to Watch: Roots Sports SW, MLB.TVStarters: Houston – Colin McHugh (15-7, 3.75 ERA) / Oakland – Aaron Brooks (1-2, 6.91 ERA)
This will be my detailed betting breakdown for this pivotal matchup between the Houston Astros and the Oakland Athletics. The A’s have won the first 2 games of the series and are looking to complete the sweep against the 1st-place Astros. A Houston loss and a Texas win would result in both teams being tied for the AL West division lead.
Current Moneyline odds for Astros-Athletics (September 8th, 2015)
>> Astros (-155) at Bovada.lv*>> A…
Read MorePlayson launches final phase of Merry Month promotion with New Year Party 100k prize pool!
Online casino slots specialist Playson has announced the launch of its 40-day Merry Prize Month promotion, with the New Year Party event starting on December 31 and running until January 9th. The slots-based experience gives players a chance to ring in the new year alongside the game developer and its whopping €100,000 prize pool on offer!
Playson kicked off the exciting 40-day event on December 1st with Magic Tale 70K promotion, which ran until December 10th and led uninte…
Read MorePokerStars offering satellites and qualifiers for WCOOP Main Event
Earlier this year, PokerStars had to cancel the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) main events due to a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. To make it up to players, the online poker room has planned a WCOOP Championship Series in November. Players will be able to compete in a new schedule with different events and prize pool guarantees.
Players will find the online poker site offering satellites and freerolls so they are able to qualify for the big events. With so many options, players can earn a seat for free or at a low cost, much lower than the event buy-in. …
Read MorePragmatic Play adds new ONE Blackjack 2 – Indigo Live Casino game to growing series
After expanding its successful Live Casino offering with ONE Blackjack in March 2021, multi-product content provider Pragmatic Play has now launched the second installment to the popular series, ONE Blackjack 2 – Indigo.
According to the provider, Indigo maintains all the basics of the original game while enhancing the delivery and adding an exciting dynamic with major winning potential. The new blackjack game is broadcasted from the developer’s state-of-the-art Bucharest studio.
Chroma studio:
Operators will have access to the felt as a network table complete with Indigo Studio Design. And as part of the Chroma-key solution product line, Pragmatic is also providing operators with a fully customizable virtual gr…
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