UKGC Grants Jumbo Interactive Remote Software Operating Licence

UKGC Grants Jumbo Interactive Remote Software Operating Licence

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has granted the Australian online lottery operator Jumbo Interactive a remote gambling software operating licence. On November 26th, Jumbo Interactive officially revealed that it has received permission to operate in the UK. The newly-issued software licence is an addition to the external lottery management operating licences, both for land-based and online operations, which have already been held by Gatherwell – the wholly-owned UK subsidiary of the company. Mike Veverka, who currently occupies the positions of chief executive officer and executive director of Jumbo Interactive, confirmed…

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Facebook Takes Down Thousands of Gambling and Medicine Ads and Posts That Violated UK Advertising Laws

Facebook Takes Down Thousands of Gambling and Medicine Ads and Posts That Violated UK Advertising Laws

The American social media conglomerate Facebook allowed several thousand posts and ads, including ones involving gambling, which breached the existing UK legislation. The adverts even included some that offered suspicious cures for the novel coronavirus infection. After the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) addressed the company and informed that some of the promotional posts and advertisements violated its regulations, Facebook made sure it deleted over 2,000 ads and posts targeting UK users in the period from January to June 2020. The social media company itself revealed that almost 1,500 accounts, ads…

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UK National Lottery Operator Manages to Boost Domestic Lottery Sales Thanks to Online Services during Lockdown

UK National Lottery Operator Manages to Boost Domestic Lottery Sales Thanks to Online Services during Lockdown

The operator of the UK National Lottery, Camelot, has announced the second-best sales figures in its entire almost 30-year history after it registered an increase in the number of older people playing online. The UK Lottery operator revealed that in the six months to the end of September 2020 its sales fell by 1.7% from the record half-year revenue generated by the company in 2019, reaching £3.95 billion. Camelot actually did great on that, despite an 18% sales decline registered over the first two weeks of the national lockdown in…

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New Zealand Sees Massive 116% Poker Machine Profits Increase Following Coronavirus Lockdown

New Zealand Sees Massive 116% Poker Machine Profits Increase Following Coronavirus Lockdown

Profits generated from so-called poker machines in New Zealand have seen a massive increase in mid-year figures following the ending of a level 4 coronavirus lockdown. Earlier in November, the country’s Department of Internal Affairs – Te Tari Taiwhenua – revealed a massive 116% surge on the quarter after the lengthy coronavirus lockdown. As the Department shared, the quarter that ended in June 2020 saw the revenue generated by poker machines, also known as pokies, reach NZ$130,661,758, with the significant increase being associated with the end of the Covid-19 lockdown…

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Crown Resorts’ Metropol Melbourne Hotel to Resume Operations on December 1st

Crown Resorts’ Metropol Melbourne Hotel to Resume Operations on December 1st

Crown Resorts revealed that it is set to reopen its Metropol Melbourne hotel on December 1st, with the coronavirus restrictions in the state of Victoria being eased gradually. The Australian gambling giant also revealed that a capacity of 1,000 players is set to be introduced in its Crown Melbourne casino. The gambling operator had previously only hinted there would be some limits on the number of patrons allowed to enter the small number of high-roller rooms that remained operational. The casino gambling company shared that its table tames will resume…

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Future of Crown Resorts’ Sydney Tower Remains Unknown until NSW Gambling Inquiry Is Complete

Future of Crown Resorts’ Sydney Tower Remains Unknown until NSW Gambling Inquiry Is Complete

Considering the latest events, the pledges of Crown Resorts to get approval for its AU$1.6-billion casino tower seem hardly possible even on the eve of its launch. The uncertainty has originated from the fact that the gambling regulatory body in New South Wales (NSW) still has to decide whether the Australian gambling giant is fit to keep the Barangaroo casino licence. Now, a wide gap has opened between the promises made by the gambling company at the time it sought approval for its project seven years ago and what will…

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Caesars Entertainment Takeover Deal Gets the Green Light from William Hill’s Shareholders

Caesars Entertainment Takeover Deal Gets the Green Light from William Hill’s Shareholders

William Hill and Caesars Entertainment revealed that, at a meeting held on November 19th, the shareholders of the British gambling operators gave their approval to the recommended cash offer of 272p that Caesars had made. Now, the finalisation of the deal will depend on the approval of the competent regulatory authorities after the two companies make sure their agreement meets the remaining outstanding regulatory conditions. The deal will also have to get the English Court’s final approval. The deal already received unanimous approval from William Hill’s board in September. At…

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ASA Scolds UK Reality TV Star for Uploading Irresponsible Gambling Ad on Instagram

ASA Scolds UK Reality TV Star for Uploading Irresponsible Gambling Ad on Instagram

Sam Gowland, a reality TV star, was scolded by the British advertising watchdog for breaching advertising rules. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) found that Mr Gowland has violated the country’s advertising rules by sharing that a locally-offered betting service had helped him pay for his new automobile. He had also posted a link to the betting website on his official Instagram page. The person who filed the complaint with the ASA saw an Instagram story in which Gowland, who is a former Love Island contestant, promoted Thebettingman website to his…

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NSW Gambling Watchdog Blocks Crown Resorts from Proceeding with AU$2.2-Billion Barangaroo Casino’s December Opening

NSW Gambling Watchdog Blocks Crown Resorts from Proceeding with AU$2.2-Billion Barangaroo Casino’s December Opening

Australian gambling giant Crown Resorts has been blocked from proceeding with the December opening of its new casino in Sydney. The decision was taken by the gambling regulatory body in the state of New South Wales (NSW) after a literally last-minute admission revealing that criminals had probably laundered money through the bank accounts of the gambling group. Earlier today, Philip Crawford, the chairman of the Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority (ILGA), explained he felt uncomfortable with the opening gaming operations of Crown Resorts until the inquiry into the gambling giant’s…

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Crown Resorts to Work with Licenced Junket Partners Only, Amid Ongoing Probe That Cost Its Barangaroo Licence

Crown Resorts to Work with Licenced Junket Partners Only, Amid Ongoing Probe That Cost Its Barangaroo Licence

Crown Resorts confirmed that from now on, it will only work with licenced high-roller junket operators in case that the regulatory bodies in the country unveil a special licensing regime for the controversial tour operators that have been associated with criminal activity. The move has come as part of the Australian gambling giant’s efforts to keep its Barangaroo casino licence. Last year’s revelations of a few media hubs that many of the most important junket partners of Crown Resorts had been linked to criminal organisations in Asia ended up with…

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