All Articles by Robert Simmons

Members of Parliament in Kenya have overwhelmingly rejected the introduction of measures that would see the country's gambling tax rise to 50%. Current legislation applies a 7.5% tax on sports…

European sports betting operator MyBet holdings SE has revealed a 29% drop in its year-on-year revenue for the first quarter of 2017. In its first quarterly statement of the year,…

Sports betting provider Sportech has today announced that it will complete the sale of The Football Pools to private equity firm OpCapita next month, in a deal worth an estimated…

The UK Court of Appeal has today upheld an earlier court ruling which allows the UK Gambling Commission to reject licence applications, even if the intended party has satisfied all…

Canadian DFS provider Global Daily Fantasy Sports Inc (GDFSI) has purchased Italian fantasy sports operator Mondogoal for an undisclosed fee. Under the terms of the acquisition GDFSI will make cash…

Chinese online lottery operator 500.com has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Malta-based lottery and casino provider Multi Group, in a deal worth €49.8m. Under the terms of…

The Forest County Potawatomi Community has announced plans to expand their existing hotel and casino in Milwaukee in an $80m development project. A second 180,000sq.ft hotel tower will be built…

Philippine legislators have today approved an amendment to existing anti-money laundering legislation which would see casinos included in the list of corporate entities covered by the country's Anti-Money Laundering Act.…

Multi-brand iGaming operator GVC holdings has reported a 13% spike in its year-on-year daily net group revenue (NGR) for the first quarter of 2017. In its first trading update of…

Specialist media and iGaming recruitment agency Pentasia has reported that the number of individuals being recruited for the European iGaming industry during the first five months of 2017 is already…