How will the back-tax dispute affect the Spanish egaming market?
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16/05/12 Tom Washington
Gaming Media Group pulls out of Media Corp deal
Media Corp “unable to provide capital structure” required for deal to...
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Gaming Media Group pulls out of Media Corp deal
Media Corp “unable to provide capital structure” required for deal to progress
Betsafe and Stan James in fast-paced poker push
Betsson-owned brand goes live with Relax Gaming’s ‘Fast Poker’ while Stan James’ ‘Blaze Poker’ set to launch soon on Microgaming network skin.
Double Down adds Texas Hold’Em poker to casino suite
Game is second poker variant on IGT-owned social platform after Omaha Poker.
Bwin.party “very close” to launching social offering
Social gaming divison to be launched by end of May once “fairly small” acquisition is completed.
Launches and sign-ups 16 May 2012
Launches and sign-ups from the egaming industry in the last seven days (09 May to 16 May 2012).
Amended online gambling bill introduced in Illinois
HB 4148 would allow interstate games to be played if consistent with federal law
Bwin.party bullish on Schleswig-Holstein
Operator confident of sports betting licence in German Land after flat Q1 figures.
Perform agrees “significant” RunningBall deal
Acquisition of sports data supplier to cost up to €120m – shareholders to approve deal by end of May.
Malta and Denmark sign cooperation agreement
Memorandum of understanding the latest cooperation agreement signed between European jurisdiction and newly-regulated territory.
NetEnt in BoyleSports deal
Swedish software provider continues UK push following SkyBet deal.
PokerStars Zoom comes out of beta
Android app launched to complement the operator’s desktop version.
Kambi bolsters Spanish presence with Acrismatic deal
Land-based casino operator becomes second Spanish partner of Unibet’s B2B arm.
Lipparelli: Online poker in Nevada still months from reality
Nevada’s Gaming Policy Committee discusses anti-fraud measures in second meeting.
Contraction of Italian market decimates Snai’s Q1 profits
Net profit down 97% due to decline in revenues and operating income.
PokerStars to meet Spanish player reps
Power Affiliate EducaPoker and sister site Poker-Red invited to send two representatives each to discuss dot.es framework.
Bulgaria expected to halve gambling tax rate
Tax slashed after government admits 15% GPT made market unattractive to foreign operators.
PokerStars, Full Tilt could be blocked by NJ bill amendments
Amendment to A2578 seeks to block operators that “willingly accepted” post-UIEGA bets from US customers.
DGA publishes first interim market figures
Danish Gambling Authority releases results for the first three months of 2012 – the first figures since the issue of licences in January – and announces projections for...
Bwin launches Italian live casino with Evolution
Operator launches localised live dealer blackjack and roulette under the bwin brand after doing the same with Gioco Digitale last year.
Plumbee hires ex-Betfair CFO
CEO Raf Keustermans says Owen O’Donnell’s experience and network of contacts will benefit social operator.
Regulation round-up 15 May 2012
The biggest regulatory news from the egaming industry in the last seven days (09 May to 15 May 2012).
Photo finish for Oddschecker Top 10
Betfair edges out bet365 to hold on to top spot by just 28 clicks after strong golf showings from both operators.
Sales from Lads Chinese JV down 35%
‘Lucky Racing’ virtual racing game - set up following partnership with AGTech - has been rolled out in 1,700 shops in the Hunan province.
Winga owner to be bought for £187m
Japanese company NTT Docomo issues tender offer to acquire mobile content company Buongiorno through a German subsidiary.
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