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Ukraine to Legalize Array of Gambling Activities Including Mobile and Online Gambling

Ivan Potocki — Fri, 14 Aug 2020 14:43:53 +0000

Ukraine is a picturesque country located in Eastern Europe bordered with Hungry, Slovakia, Poland, Romania, Belarus, Moldova, and Russia. Ukraine is home to over 41 million people as estimated in April of 2020. When it comes to the country’s gambling industry, it was almost non-existent between 2009 and 2020 as gambling was illegal within the country’s borders after the Ukrainian Parliament outlawed such activities in May of 2009.

The move came shortly after a massive gambling hall located in Dnipropetrovsk caught fire and subsequently claimed the lives of nine people. That same month, the Parliament passed the On Prohibition of Gambling Business law which consequently banned casino operators, gambling businesses, and other related entities. The law came into force on the 23^rd of June.

It is worth mentioning that the Ukrainian Law On Prohibition of Gambling Businesses also applied to online casino venues only excluding lotteries. After over ten years, the parliament finally legalized certain gambling activities in the country on the 14^th of July. As reported by several local news outlets including the iGamingBusiness.com domain, Parliamentarians in the country approved a measure that will see the Eastern European country legalize an array of gambling activities including activities that relate to mobile and online casinos.

Legalized Gambling Activities in Ukraine

According to reports released by prominent news outlets and other reliable sources, the 2285-D which legalizes a wide range of gambling activities in the country was passed through the four hundred and twenty-four-seat parliament by a voting range of two hundred and forty-eight to ninety-five. For the legislation to come into force, it has to be approved by the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

As mentioned at the beginning, online casino gambling, as well as land-based casino gambling activities in the country, are prohibited at the moment following the 2009 Law On Prohibition of Gambling Businesses law. However, the country’s forty-two-year-old President will most likely give his consent on the passed legislation which will see this Eastern European country legalize both online and land-based gambling activities.

As reported, the President’s consent would see legalized gambling activities in the country within upmarket hotels. However, such venues would have to invest around $4.5 million for licensing fees to offer such activities within their facilities. This fee related to facilities located in the country’s capital of Kyiv while facilities located in other cities will have to pay around $2.6 million.

The same sources reported that the President’s consent on the newly passed legislation would also see many prominent online casino gaming operators allowed to offer their services after they obtain five-year licenses worth around $1.1 million. The licensing rate for online bookies will probably stand at around $2.6 million.

Establishing a Gambling Commission

It was also reported by several local news outlets that the newest version of the 2285-D legislation which permits a wide range of online, mobile and land-based gambling activities which will be presented to the President would also cover who would be allowed to operate and own land-based gambling venues and who would be allowed to offer gambling activities within their venues. At the same time, the legislation also prohibits from individuals residing in aggressor or occupying states to offer such services in Ukraine.

If the President approves the newly proposed legislation, the Ukrainian government will establish a gambling regulatory body that will oversee gambling operations and gambling operators offering their services in the country. The same commission will also set tax laws, alongside safety and protection protocols.

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Stakelogic Signs Content Aggregation Deal with Microgaming

Ivan Potocki — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 21:20:51 +0000

Stakelogic is a promising online casino content developer that emerged on the online casino gaming stage in 2014. The company was founded in Valletta by a group of online casino gaming experts and enthusiasts. This young, highly innovative company has been always focused on delivering the most technologically-advanced iGaming content including exciting, rewarding video slot games packed with excellent animations, superb graphics, and of course, generous bonuses.

As revealed by the company’s officials several days ago, Stakelogic signed a content aggregation deal with another highly prominent online casino content developer, Microgaming. According to the terms and conditions of this business deal, the full gaming portfolio from Stakelogic will be integrated onto the highly successful Microgaming aggregation platform.

Microgaming does not need much information as everyone involved in the industry knows that the company developed the very first iGaming software back in 1994. As one of the longest-standing companies of this kind in the industry, Microgaming enjoys an impeccable reputation among online casino games who have been enjoying its slots and other games for over two decades now.

Stakelogic Slots and Microgaming Aggregation Platform

The Isle of Man-based Microgaming company used one of its latest official press releases to share more detail about its newly signed content aggregation business deal with the Dutch online casino content developer. In this press release, officials at Microgaming said that the business arrangement between the two companies will involve Stakelogic online casino games including the company’s Book of Adventure and others joining the Microgaming aggregation platform which already boasts an impressive range of innovative, unique, and high-quality online casino gaming content.

Other Stakelogic-powered online casino games which will find their place on the aggregation platform by Microgaming include many other popular titles as well as newly-released games including Rambo, Dragons and Magic, Sidewinder Quattro, Gods of Death, Lucky Mushrooms Deluxe, Flappers, Black Gold Megaways, Space Stallion, Book of Charms, Arizona Diamonds, and many other successful releases.

Microgaming’s Aggregation Platform

The Isle of Man-based online casino content developer is one of the most well-known names in the world of online casino gaming thanks to its impeccable gaming library packed with hundreds of slot releases, and much more. The company is also known for its iGaming content aggregation platform which boasts games by many top-tier online casino content developers including Neon Valley Studios, Gameburger Studios, Alchemy Gaming, Pulse 8, Switch Studios, All41Studios, SlingShot Studios, Fortune Factory Studios, Stormcraft Studios, Triple Edge Studios and now Stakelogic.

Commenting on the news about partnering with Stakelogic, Microgaming’s officials proclaimed that the new business partner will doubtlessly increase the company’s unique, innovative and diverse roster of premium content partners and independent studios.

The officials also said that the company’s content aggregation platform is already utilized by a number of prominent, renowned, and regulated online casino gaming brands that operate across twenty different fully regulated online casino gaming markets.

Microgaming’s Commercial Director Leon Thomas also said in one of his official press releases that premium online casino gaming content from the Dutch online casino content developer will definitely perform well across major European markets. Since the beginning of 2020, Microgaming has expanded its line of content partners and it will remain focused on diversifying its premium offering with more iGaming content by other independent studios.

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Relax Gaming Expands Its Network of Partners Signing Business Deal with Max Entertainment

Ivan Potocki — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 22:07:13 +0000

Among many prominent online casino content developers, Relax Gaming is doubtlessly one of the leaders. The company emerged on the online casino gaming stage back in 2010. Its main goal remained the same which is simplifying online casino gaming B2B content delivery for the emerging, technologically-advanced iGaming environment.

To fulfill its other business goals, Relax Gaming offers an unrivaled network of loyal business partners. In fact, the company’s collection of roster games features over one thousand excellent casino games alongside proprietary iGaming products such as bingo and poker releases. One of the latest companies to join Relax Gaming’s network of business partners is Max Entertainment.

Max Entertainment is a privately-held company founded by a team of experts and professionals sharing the same passions and business goals. The company entered the iGaming scene back in 2012. It is worth mentioning that Max Entertainment has several online casino gaming venues under its belt. As listed on the official website, Max Entertainment is led by several core values including delivering exciting iGaming content, remaining trustworthy and reliable, growing to reach more markets, and remaining loyal to its business goals.

Relax Gaming and Max Entertainment

Relax Gaming has expanded its network of loyal business partners after signing a business deal with Max Entertainment. According to the terms and conditions of the newly signed business deal, the B2B solutions and products aggregator and provider will roll out its impeccable products and solutions across the Malta-based company’s online casino gaming venues.

This means that the vast majority of Relax Gaming highly successful games including its growing portfolio of proprietary slots such as Money Train and Snake Arena will be launched across four Max Entertainment online casinos including GoSlotty, VulkanBet, GGBet and Slotty Vegas which are already home to hundreds of excellent titles by many prominent online casino game providers.

What is even more, the four online casinos by Max Entertainment will also see their impeccable gaming libraries enriched further with online casino games crafted by Relax Gaming’s business partners including Fantasma Games, Sthlm Gaming, DiceLab, Northern Lights Gaming, SilverBack Gaming, 4ThePlayer, Kalamba Games, Electric Elephant, and MaxWin Gaming.

Fruitful Business Partnership

Commenting on the news about the business partnership between Relax Gaming and Max Entertainment, Ion Minca who is Head of Casino and Product for the Malta-based casino operator said that Relax Gaming’s impressive collection of online casino games has something for everyone. He also added that his company’s business partnership deal with Relax Gaming will doubtlessly turn into a long-term, fruitful deal offering great benefits especially when it comes to customer retention and acquisition.

In his official press release, Mr. Minca also proclaimed that the flexibility and seamless integration offered with the business deal will allow his company to tailor the online casino gaming content offered by every brand and finally prioritize releases which suit his company’s main and target audiences.

For their part, Relax Gaming’s Chief Commercial Officer Daniel Eskola said that his company’s business partnership with Max Entertainment will doubtlessly turn into a promising, long-term partnership. He also added that partnering with the Malta-based online casino operator also demonstrates the appeal of his company’s growing portfolio of games which always delivers unique, innovative gaming experiences to all players. He finished by saying that Relax Gaming is delighted to be joining forces with a such respectable, high-quality brand.

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Raman Afanasenka First WSOP Online Bracelet Winner & More WSOP News

Ivan Potocki — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 21:43:15 +0000

The World Series of Poker is the most iconic series of poker tournaments which is traditionally held every year in Las Vegas. This year, the World Series of Poker Online took place and as expected, it offered plenty of poker events. A couple of days ago, the World Series of Poker Online Event #11 took place and it was a $500 No Limit Hold’em Turbo Deepstack event in six-handed play. This event gathered over one thousand players and six hundred and ten rebuys.

The event accumulated $760,000 and in the end, after seven hours, it was Raman “Acrogum” Afanasenka who was crowned the winner. It is worth mentioning that great Raman “Acrogum” Afanasenka became the very first person residing outside of the United States to claim an online World Series of Poker bracelet and this way his first gold bracelet so he has a lot of reasons to celebrate.

Raman “Acrogum” Afanasenka vs. Chance “BingShui” Kornuth

Once the World Series of Poker Online Event #11 came down to the two final players, it was Chance “BingShui” Kornuth against Raman “Acrogum” Afanasenka. Raman and Chance would eventually go head to head with the winner as the chip leader with forty-two million in chips against twenty-four million in chips that Chance had. On the final hand, Raman “Acrogum” Afanasenka had pocket 3s while the second-placed Chance had K-A.

The flop showed a six and a King, but it was the river’s third 3 which gave Raman “Acrogum” Afanasenka the hand and most importantly the ultimate win. Chance “BingShui” Kornuth was really hoping to win the event which would be his second World Series of Poker Online bracelet as he earned his very first bracelet two years ago in the WSOP Event #63 in a No-Limit Hold’em High Roller. In the end, it was Raman Afanasenka as first place with a prize of $128,601 followed by Chance Kornuth, Brett Apter, David Prociak, Neeraj Nayak and Erica Lindgren.

World Series of Poker Online Event #5 and Event #11

The World Series of Poker Online Event #5 saw great Allen “Acnyc718” Chang from New York winning his very first World Series of Poker bracelet. The event was a $1,000 No Limit Hold’em Freezeout and it gathered eight hundred and fifty-four poker players who generated over $811,000. After eleven hours, Allen Chang was crowned the winner and he went home with $161,286 in his pockets.

Just like the vast majority of other World Series of Poker Online event, this one was rather tough with both professional and amateur players competing. The final table saw Philip ‘tomte’ Yeh and the winner Allen Chang facing each other in the exciting heads-up game with great Allen being the chip leader. Before the game ended, Phillip Yeh took over the chip lead, but it was Allen who won the game followed by Philip Yeh, Felipe Leme, Andrew Campbell, Tim Begley, Alex Condon, John Forlenza, Josh Greenberg and Quintin Trammell as ninth-placed.

The World Series of Poker Online Event #1 saw Jonathan Dokler winning and securing his very first WSOP gold bracelet in a $500 No-Limit Hold’em Kickoff which gathered almost one thousand and two hundred players with five hundred and twenty rebuys. While all eyes were on pro Phil Helmuth, he finished the event as eleventh-placed. Jonathan Dokler was followed by Justin Turner, Tony Dunst, Shawn Daniels, Michael Balan, ChefShap, djp1006, Mark Liedtke, and Taylor Von Kriegenbergh as ninth-placed.

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Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited Ready to Boost Its Majority Stake in Studio City Macau

Ivan Potocki — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 21:55:25 +0000

One of the most prominent Asian owners, developers, and operators of fully integrated gambling-friendly resorts Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited was founded back in 2004. This company, based in Hong Kong, owns and operates venues not only in Asia but also in Europe and Australia. It was founded as a joint entity between Crown Limited and Melco International. As of May of 2017, the company also operates its Melco International subsidiary.

Today, the company is responsible for several luxurious fully integrated casino resorts including its City of Dreams which opened in 2009, Altira Macau which opened in 2009, City of Dreams Manilla which opened in 2015 and finally its iconic Studio City Macau that opened five years ago in 2015. Among several other projects and venues, Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited is also in the process of constructing its Cyprus-based City of Dreams Mediterranean gambling-friendly resort which will be the biggest resort of this kind in Europe.

Iconic Studio City Macau

As mentioned at the beginning, one of the company’s most successful facilities is the Studio City Macau venue that opened to the public back on the 27^th of October in 2015. Located in Cotai, Macau, Studio City Macau is Asia’s very first fully-integrated leisure resort which integrated both film and television production venues, hotels, as well as gaming and retail facilities.

The venue developed by USA-based Oaktree Capital Management LLC and Silver Point Capital LP and eSun Holdings Limited which is a Hong Kong-based company. Back in June of 2011, Melco Crown Entertainment of Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited took over a majority sixty percent share of the Studio City Macau’s property developer.

This meant that Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited gained control of the Studio City Macau project after investing US$1.7 billion. Recently, the company’s officials announced that they Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited is ready to invest around $500 million to increase its majority stake in Studio City Macau by investing in its current operational vehicle, Studio City International Holdings Limited.

The operating vehicle of the Studio City Macau venue Studio City International Holdings Limited was founded as a joint entity between New Cotai Holdings and the Hong Kong-listed company which was then tasked to run the luxurious Cotai-based resort. The resort features an impressive 106,000 square feet casino floor alongside many other iconic amenities including the very first figure-eight Ferris wheel in the world.

Full Studio City International Holdings Limited Acquisition

According to one report released by GGRAsia, the officials at Studio City International Holdings Limited just recently revealed that the company will offer its investors the opportunity to purchase an extra tranche of its shares of Class A with an individual price tag of $3.89. While Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited holds over fifty-four present of Studio City International Holdings Limited’s share capital, it is ready to purchase the maximum number of securities available which could cost around $500 million.

All in all, the Asian casino behemoth has been interested in acquiring the Studio City International Holdings Limited fully for a long time now and the upcoming share offer is the best chance to do so. Nonetheless, it is still unclear whether New Cotai Holdings that has over thirty-six percent stake in the company will participate in the share offering.

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Imperial Pacific International Holdings Limited Facing a Serious Ultimatum

Ivan Potocki — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 22:43:37 +0000

The Imperial Pacific International Holdings Limited company operations in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands has been presented with a rather serious ultimatum. According to several local news outlets, the casino operator responsible for the Imperial Palace Saipan venue which is currently under construction has been told that it will inevitably lose its necessary casino license in fifteen days unless it immediately complies with orders and regulations which were detailed a couple of days ago.

According to one report released by Inside Asian Gaming which cited a story by the Marianas Variety news outlet, Imperial Pacific International Holdings Limited opened its casino floor located within the $650 million-worth facility in Saipan back in July of 2017. However, the company has been struggling to finish work that is currently done on its adjacent, five hundred-room hotel venue.

Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the entire venue was shuttered temporarily from the 17^th of March in response to the pandemic. At the same time, the Hong Kong-listed casino operator was struggling to fulfill its financial obligations towards several different companies including Pacific Rim Land Development. According to several local news outlets, Imperial Pacific International Holdings Limited owns around $6.8 million to its former contractor, the Pacific Rim Land Development company.

Imperial Pacific International Further Criticized

Imperial Pacific International Holdings Limited was founded by Yeung Chung-lung in Hong Kong. Today, the company serves several different areas including Macau, Hong Kong as well as the United States, and Northern Mariana Islands Guam. This Chinese investment company formerly known as First Natural Foods Holdings operates as a subsidiary of successfully Inventive Star Limited. It appeared on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange back on the 11^th of February of 2002.

At the time of its inception, the company was primarily involved in food businesses as suggested by its original name including functional and frozen food products. Back in 2009, the company was restructured completely. Then, in 2013 Imperial Pacific International Holdings Limited acquired the Macau-headquartered Hengsheng operator before it sold all of its non-gaming divisions in March of 2016.

At this point, Imperial Pacific International Holdings Limited decided to focus solely on its gaming subsidiaries and businesses. One of its subsidiaries that operates and develops casinos is the Best Sunshine International company which also owns restaurants and hotels. Amid failing to fulfill its financial obligations to its contractors, Imperial Pacific International Holdings Limited was also criticized by the Commonwealth Casino Commission. The company was also ordered to appoint a CEO following the departure of its former Chief Executive Officer Mark Brown who left the company in December last year.

The Company Instructed to Start Meeting Its Obligations

According to several local news outlets, Imperial Pacific International Holdings Limited was also ordered to start meeting its growing financial obligations besides appointing a news Chief Executive Officer who will replace Mark Brown. Today, the company has financial obligations to many local vendors and companies.

Unless the company does not satisfy the orders by the Commonwealth Casino Commission by the 13^th of July, the regulator will suspend its casino license for its flagship Imperial Palace Saipan venue. It was also reported that the requests by the Commonwealth Casino Commission for the Asian casino operator also include depositing the payroll funds which are missing from the casino operator’s account.

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Intertops Poker Bringing Back its Wipeout Series & R&A Tournaments with Great Prizes

Ivan Potocki — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 22:40:47 +0000

As one of the oldest as well as most trusted online poker rooms and online poker brands in the world of online gaming, Intertops Poker hosts a plethora of excellent online poker tournaments. According to the most recent news ports on the official site of Intertops Poker, players registered here will have loads of re-buy poker action to enjoy in the following days since the poker operator’s iconic Wipeout Series of poker tournaments is finally back in the game.

Since Intertops Poker players prefer having access to such re-buy options offered by poker tournaments, the website’s Wipeout Series will feature the Wipeout XL poker tournaments which usually feature around $1,500 in prize money offered up for grabs. Nonetheless, to attract more players, Intertops Poker will add bigger online poker tournaments to its Wipeout Series that will have several different events offering $3,000, $5,000, and even a massive $9,000 in guaranteed prize money.

Intertops Poker Enriching Its Offer

Operating as a part of the popular Horizon Poker Network, Intertops Poker is surely one of the biggest stars of the network with an impressive, loyal player base of fans of the game from the entire globe. As one of the oldest poker sites of this kind offering all sorts of exciting online poker tournaments, cash games, and more, Intertops Poker also enjoys desirable daily traffic which just adds more to the brand’s reputation as one of the leading names in the industry.

Needless to say, Intertops Poker is an excellent brand with extensive experience and longevity, great feature, an unrivaled selection of poker tournaments alongside many other perks such as inviting welcome offers, both download, and instant-play options, and great poker rooms for players who prefer spending less. Most importantly, Intertops Poker offers only the safest gaming environments to every single player who decides to register here.

Over the years, Intertops Poker expanded its impeccable offering to include more cash games and of course, more exciting online poker tournaments. Some of the most popular poker tournaments offered by Intertops Poker include its Lucky Three $333 GTD daily tournaments, Sunday Sundowner Special tournaments with $10K GTD offered up for grabs, Take-A-Break tournaments, Resurrection tournaments with $2K GTD and Wipeout Series which finally makes comeback.

The comeback of the Iconic Wipeout Series at Intertops Poker

Intertops Poker has released full schedules for its Wipeout series of poker tournaments a couple of days who while the first Wipeout Series tournament started on the 1st of July. Players logged into their Intertops Poker accounts to participate in this poker tournament with $3,000 guaranteed and buy-ins of $20 + $2. Then, on the 2nd of July, players also logged into their accounts to take part in a larger Wipeout Series poker tournament that offered $5,000 guaranteed up for grabs with a buy-in of $30 + $3.

On the 3rd of July, the longest-running online poker site offered its Wipeout Fusion event featuring a buy-in of $60 + $6. This event offered $9,000 up for grabs in guaranteed prize money. Interested players were offered a number of satellites back on the 29th of July at only $0.30 + $0.02 to try and reserve their spot at the Wipeout Fusion event. All poker tournaments took place in No-Limit Texas Hold’em poker format with starting stacks set at 2,000 and ten-minute blinds.

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NetEnt’s Mega Fortune Slot Makes One Lucky Swedish Player a Millionaire

Ivan Potocki — Wed, 22 Jul 2020 22:17:18 +0000

Over the years, NetEnt has released a number of highly successfully progressive jackpot games such as Arabian Nights, Hall of Gods, Cosmic Fortune, and finally, Mega Fortune which is doubtlessly the most popular and probably the most rewarding slot release of this kind. The Mega Fortune slot has made many players very happy thanks to its staggering progressive jackpot prizes which are usually life-changing sums.

One lucky player registered at Svenska Spel Sport & Casino will never forget the day when the Mega Fortune slot made him an instant millionaire. The lucky player has won a jackpot prize back on the 27th of June. As per usual, he logged into his Svenska Spel Sport & Casino account and went for several spins on the Mega Fortune slot when a record-breaking progressive jackpot prize of SEK28 million equivalent to $3 million was won. This is a record-breaking prize was bigger than the previously paid out prize by the same operator which amounted to slightly over SEK2.5 million. What is even more, this jackpot was also won only one week before on the Mega Fortune and Mega Jackpot slots.

NetEnt’s Mega Fortune Slot

As mentioned at the beginning, NetEnt as one of the most successful online casino content developers features a remarkable online casino gaming library packed with several super rewarding progressive jackpot slots. One game that can help players make all of their dreams come true at least those dreams revolving around becoming a millionaire is the Mega Fortune slot which was released back in 2009 or eleven years ago.

The Mega Fortune slot features low volatility spinning actions that unfold across its five reels and twenty-five paylines. Considering the fact that Mega Fortune was released many years ago, its graphics and visuals are rather spectacular. The reels are populated by the most lavish items you can think of such as platinum rings, golden watches, the most expensive champagne bottles, luxurious cards, and others.

Besides its magnificent, wealth, and riches-inspired theme, Mega Fortune is not short on bonuses. During their gaming sessions on the Mega Fortune slot, players benefit from loads of free spins and of course, the main attraction here, its Progressive Jackpot Bonus Game which has made many lucky players extremely happy. Besides its life-changing jackpot prizes, the game delivers great standard payouts that go up to 2,162x players’ stake.

New NetEnt Releases

Considering what Mega Fortune offers in terms of its bonuses and spectacular visuals, the game remains extremely popular among fans of slots and slot enthusiasts across the globe who appreciate a good progressive jackpot slot game. Known for its remarkable jackpot prizes, Mega Fortune regularly delivers life-changing wins of six and even seven figures.

Commenting on the latest jackpot win on Mega Fortune, Chief Commercial Officer for NetEnt Andy Whitworth said that his company’s progressive jackpot games will continue breaking these records around the globe. He also added that his company is proud to deliver life-changing, monumental winnings to fans of NetEnt games.

NetEnt is regularly working on new games which hit the iGaming industry every month and one of the company’s latest releases to hit the industry is its Cash Noire slot in which players enjoy great payouts for their hard work invested on solving the Green Ace murders with the leading investigation detective, Tom Flint. The Cash Noire slot features 1,024 paylines alongside an innovative Avalanche Wins gaming engine, and great top winnings worth up to 1,033x player’s stake.

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Oryx Gaming Expanding Its Presence in Serbia Thanks to Top Bet Content Deal

Ivan Potocki — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 21:03:49 +0000

Oryx Gaming is a prominent online casino and sports betting content developer with an excellent suite of premium iGaming products which are today available across many regulated online gaming markets in Europe. Founded some ten years ago in 2010, Oryx Gaming is also one of leading names when it comes to providing turnkey iGaming solutions, as well as online casino gaming and sports betting services and software for the leading iGaming operators.

Over the years, the company’s unrivaled collection of iGaming services, software, and turnkey solutions has grown massively to include loads of different products including lottery, sports betting, live dealer games, casino, and iGaming solutions and services. Today, the company’s excellent omnichannel services and products are integrated with many different third-party services, iGaming networks, and online gaming operators.

Oryx Gaming’s Suite of iGaming Products

The company’s exclusive portfolio of excellent iGaming products for online casinos and online sportsbooks features over eight thousand aggregated casino games from Oryx Gaming as well as from other premium, leading online casino content developers. What is even more, Oryx Gaming partners benefit from the company’s fully-fledged online gaming services alongside customer support tools, data analytics tools, CRM, as well as conversion and retention campaigns.

Speaking of the company’s partners, Top Bet from Serbia was the latest to jump on the bandwagon and join the Oryx Gaming’s rapidly growing network. Top Bet is an emerging Serbian iGaming operator. According to the terms and conditions of the content business deal between Oryx Gaming and Top Bet, Top Bet’s customers will have full access to the Oryx Gaming’s extensive library of casino games featured on the Oryx Hub. Moreover, Top Bet will also gain access to the Oryx Gaming’s Remote Game Server iGaming content.

This also means that according to terms and conditions of the companies’ latest content business deal, customers of the emerging iGaming operators in Serbia will also gain access to excellent content featured in Oryx’s Remote Game Server. This gaming library is packed with loads of proprietary titles alongside hundreds of third-party casino games crafted by Oryx Gaming’s partners including Golden Hero, Gamomat, Kalamba Games, and Givme Games among many other prominent brands.

Working on Expanding Its Presence in Europe

Over the past several years, Oryx Gaming has been focused on expanding its reach across thriving, growing European online casino gaming markets and one of those is definitely the Serbian iGaming market. Commenting on its company’s latest business deal with Top Bet, Oryx Gaming’s Managing Director Matevz Mazij stated in one of his official press releases that his entire team is delighted to start working alongside Top Bet.

He also added that his company is happy to have Top Bet on its growing list of partners especially as this partnership deal will allow Oryx Gaming to expand its reach in Serbia as well as across several other regulated online casino gaming markets. In his official press release, Mr. Matezv also said that partnering with Top Bet will also help his company enrich its iGaming portfolio to include more engaging, more fun products.

At the same time, the emerging Serbian iGaming operator will gain access to over 10,000 casino games featured on Oryx’s Hub via a single integration. General Manager for Top Bet Mirko Golijanin said that partnering with Oryx Gaming enables his company to offer more entertaining, more comprehensive iGaming portfolios from premium online casino content developers which will naturally keep Top Bet’s customers happier.

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GambleAware in the UK Asks for More Options to Block Gambling-Related Transactions

Ivan Potocki — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 21:39:34 +0000

GambleAware is one of the leading responsible gambling organizations in the United Kingdom which commissions treatment services and national prevention to keep online casino gamers and other individuals involved from gambling-related harms. The organization has a powerful framework agreement with the United Kingdom Gambling Commission which allows it to deliver its own National Strategy to Reduce Gambling Harms.

Today, the GambleAware organization regards gambling activities as a health issue and it focuses on reducing gambling-related harms through three major gambling addiction and related harms preventions. These include promoting safer, and more reliable gambling environments, and helping individuals struggling with gambling disorders and individuals prone to suffering gambling-related harms.

One of the latest measures that the independent organization wants to ensure is the widespread ability to block bank-card transactions and other gambling-related transactions. In fact, GambleAware has called on the United Kingdom government, financial and banking institutions as well as gambling regulators to ensure players have the ability to block their gambling-related card transactions at all times.

The GambleAware Plea

According to several local news outlets including the iGamingBusiness.com domain, the latest GambleAware plea came shortly after the independent organization revealed the details of its investigation which commissioned into the effectiveness, uptake, and finally availability of gambling-related bank-card blocking schemes in the country.

The investigation started by GambleAware into the issue was conducted by the Personal Finance Research Centre at the University of Bristol. According to the inquiry, around twenty-eight million bank accounts held by individuals do not offer options to block bank-card transactions related to gambling. While the vast majority of banking institutions in the United Kingdom do not offer such an option, those which offer these options require significant improvements to ensure better safety and protection levels when using these options.

According to the same investigation conducted at the University of Bristol into the availability and effectiveness of gambling-related, card blocking schemes, only eight banking and financial institutions in the UK offer their clients the option to easily and safely block their bank-card transactions related to gambling. While these account for around forty-nine million accounts, the inquiry found out that three financial institutions are switched off while others are easily defeated by individuals who are determined to engage in gambling activities.

Lack of Bank-Card Blocking Schemes

Officials at GambleAware also revealed that its latest inquiry into the matter here determined that those bank-card blocking schemes available to customers in the United Kingdom are generally only available for specific products while many other schemed of this kind are solely manageable via certain bespoke channels.

It was also detailed that such bespoke channels and software is offered to around forty percent of credit cardholders in the UK. However, gamblers in the United Kingdom with such credit card accounts have not been able to use such service legally following the implementation of a new ban that was set in motion back in April.

Commenting on the latest findings, GambleAware’s Chief Executive Marc Etches said that his organization has also made a collection of recommendations based on the latest findings into the matter. He proclaimed that some of these recommendations include the development of new regulatory and legal conditions by the Financial Conduct Authority which would encourage the gambling industry to ensure new customer spending controls.

He also added that the Financial Conduct Authority should start advising banking and financial institutions to integrated spending controls in every both credit and debit card issued. Lastly, GambleAware recommends that card-blocking schemes become obligators across the UK to keep customers safe from any sort of gambling harms.

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