Catena Media Confirms Dutch Gaming Market Withdrawal

Catena Media Confirms Dutch Gaming Market Withdrawal

The Malta-based leading performance marketing company Catena Media confirmed that it had withdrawn from the Dutch market at the time when the operator published its interim report for the second quarter of 2017. The company revealed an all-time-high estimated to €11.53 million, which represented a 58% increase in its search revenues year-on-year. The result also marked a 5% increase in comparison to the first three months of the year in spite of the negative impact that the withdrawal from the Dutch market had on the company’s performance. Catena Media officially…

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UKGC Warns House Raffles Organisers to Comply with Gambling Laws

UKGC Warns House Raffles Organisers to Comply with Gambling Laws

A couple of days ago, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) shared an opinion on the increasing popularity of the so-called house raffles. The latter provide home owners who would like to dispose of their properties in an innovative way, by offering them as prizes in special lottery draws. The UK gambling regulatory body, however, warned that while such actions may look like a good idea, home owners must make sure they are not breaking any gambling laws. The UK Gambling Commission also emphasized on the fact that individuals who are…

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Daniel Negreanu and Igor Kurganov Reach PokerStars Championship Barcelona €50,000 Super High Roller Day 3

Daniel Negreanu and Igor Kurganov Reach PokerStars Championship Barcelona €50,000 Super High Roller Day 3

The unofficial final table of the PokerStars Championship Barcelona €50,000 Super High Roller has finally been reached at the end of the event’s Day 2, with some of the biggest names in contemporary poker industry getting to the last nine standing opponents. The PokerStars Championship Barcelona kicked off on August 15th at Casino Barcelona. The event, $50,000 Super High Roller Event, which managed to gather a total of 86 entries, started on August 19th and is set to be brought to an end tonight. The players who entered the event…

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UK Treasury Doubts in Government’s FOBTs Review despite Machines Addictiveness

UK Treasury Doubts in Government’s FOBTs Review despite Machines Addictiveness

As we have previously reported, fixed-odds betting terminals have been widely criticised about their high stakes and addictiveness, which turned them into one of the hottest topics in the local industry. Yesterday, the British daily newspaper The Guardian published an opinion piece related to the FOBTs, calling them “as addictive as computer games”. According to The Guardian, the UK Treasury has strong doubts about the fixed-odds betting terminals’ review carried out by the Department for Culture, Media and Sports (DCMS). Due to the strong criticism aimed at the machines and…

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