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Ireland’s finance ministry has confirmed it has launched a high level review of current Irish betting tax rules, with a view to reforming them. Betting tax has been included as…

Sweden's gambling market saw a turnover of 5.4bn Swedish Krona (SEK) ($622.5bn) during the first quarter of 2017, with a 0.2% annual increase driven principally by online gaming. Lotteriinspektionen, Sweden’s…

Paddy Power is the first operator to go live with platform provider Onionsack’s industry-first chatbot for Facebook Messenger. Paddy Power customers will be able to use the chatbot to login…

Online poker operator PartyPoker has announced that it has withdrawn its application for a gaming licence in the Czech Republic following concern with changes in local iGaming laws. PartyPoker temporarily…

ASAP Italia, the company behind DFS platform Sportito, has announced the appointment of Paolo Farinella to the position of Chief Technology Officer. ASAP Italia also operates the brands Superscommesse, an…

Swedish-listed iGaming affiliate network Catena Media has revealed record year-on-year sales growth of 104% for the first quarter of 2017. The company reported sales figures of €15.23m (£13m) for the…

The Melco-Hard Rock casino consortium was today given the green light to build the first of five casinos by the Cypriot government. The consortium, made up of two of the…

Swedish based mobile gaming operator LeoVegas Group AB has announced the resignation of Johan Styren, current Chief Executive Officer of its Malta-based subsidiary LeoVegas Gaming Ltd. Styren will continue as…

European sports betting company bwin has agreed a four-year partnership deal with German Bundesliga football team Borussia Dortmund. The deal is worth an estimated €3m a year and will see…

The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has reversed a ruling which banned a Ladbrokes email advert featuring the comic book hero Iron Man. The bookmaker’s marketing was banned last August…