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EGBA push for safer online gambling due to new COVID-19 restrictions

15 online gambling associations announce renewed call for safer gaming and responsible advertising in Europe during the pandemic.   Recently, many European countries have returned to more serve COVID-19 restriction in bid to address the increasing number of cases. In response, online gaming associations have introduced new measures gambling companies should enforce to ensure the safety of their customers. 

New sports tax includes horseracing? Italy yet to clarify

Italian minister Vicenzo Spadafora will clarify whther horse-racing will be included in the new tax on turnover Italy’s agency for customs and monopolies (ADM) has requested sports minister Vicenzo Spadafora to clarify horseracing gambling is included in the country’s new 0.5% turnover tax.

New sports tax includes horseracing? Italy yet to clarify

Italian minister Vicenzo Spadafora will clarify whther horse-racing will be included in the new tax on turnover Italy’s agency for customs and monopolies (ADM) has requested sports minister Vicenzo Spadafora to clarify horseracing gambling is included in the country’s new 0.5% turnover tax.

Casinos in Liverpool close due to new Covid-19 restrictions

UK government closes casinos in Liverpool and betting shops in Merseyside as part of further measures to stop the spreading of the pandemic Yesterday the UK government closed casinos and betting shops in Liverpool due to the rising numbers of the Covid-positive individuals in the population.

Casinos in Liverpool close due to new Covid-19 restrictions

UK government closes casinos in Liverpool and betting shops in Merseyside as part of further measures to stop the spreading of the pandemic Yesterday the UK government closed casinos and betting shops in Liverpool due to the rising numbers of the Covid-positive individuals in the population.

Wettarena granted sports betting licence in Germany

Wattarena is now one of the first seven sports betting providers to receive this hybrid licence The Darmstadt Regional Council has approved IBC Sportsbetting, a hybrid licence to offer both online and land-based sports betting in Germany under the name Wettarena. 

Cashless society : an evolution accelerated by covid19 in Europe

Exante’s Communications Director and SiGMA Gaming Award Judge, Patrick J O’Brien, writes that efforts to eliminate human-to-human contact by the touching of cash during this pandemic has triggered a rise in contactless payments, clearing the road for a time where cash is no longer king as we exit into a new normality This pandemic has…

Cashless society : an evolution accelerated by covid19 in Europe

Exante’s Communications Director and SiGMA Gaming Award Judge, Patrick J O’Brien, writes that efforts to eliminate human-to-human contact by the touching of cash during this pandemic has triggered a rise in contactless payments, clearing the road for a time where cash is no longer king as we exit into a new normality This pandemic has…

Monte Carlo Casino starts cost cutting

Monte Carlo casinos management company declares a progression of reductions intended to accomplish cost savings of around €25 million due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic The operator which additionally possesses 50% of the significant French sport betting brand, Betclic Everest, Societe des Bains de Mar (SBM) will actualize a three-section plan of cuts starting with redundancies for staff aged 57 or older and for representatives in jobs that won’t need substitution. 

Sekoia raises 10 million euros to quicken the showcasing of its network protection stage

Fundraising the French start-up Sekoia which has gone from business consulting to software developments to anticipating cyber threats The French start-up has raised  €10 million to quicken the advertising and improvement of its Sekoia.io arrangement, launched in January 2020.