Monopoly operator Svenska Spel maintained the largest share of the country's gambling market, generating total revenues of SEK5.77bn in Q1 – though this represents a year-on-year increase of less than 1%. 'Number games' products including bingo, lotto and keno proved to be the best-performing vertical, with revenues up 9.2% in 2012, marking the vertical's strongest performance since the mid-1980s...
The expansion of the US market for regulated online gambling continues...
Following the opening up of three US states for online poker over the past year, attention has fallen not only on the details of each state's regulations, but on how attractive each state's online poker offerings will be to players. In particular for online poker is the issue of liquidity: having enough players online to create an experience that retains customers and profitability. Jeff Ifrah, Editorial Board ...
New Jersey becomes only the second state to legalize both online poker and casino games, along with Delaware, as Nevada’s legislation only allows for poker. The state Assembly and Senate had approved Christie’s recommended changes to Lesniak’s bill by votes of 68-5 and 35-1 respectively, shortly before the Governor’s budget address. Christie acted immediately by signing the bill into law before stepping up to ...
The Department of Justice and Police (Département fédéral de justice et police, DFJP), together with representatives of the Swiss Cantons, the gaming sector and addiction experts are working together to create the framework, which aims to regulate all forms of gambling under a single law.
n Canada, we expect to welcome another provincial lottery corporation, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, online in 2014. There is an absolute need to have governments involved with iGaming sites as they play an important regulatory role in setting standards and offering a safe and secure environment for players who wish to try online gaming. But what about the thousands of Canadians who have offshore...
Ready or not, online gambling is taking the industry by storm. But what does this mean for Canada? We reached out to some of the big players in iGaming to find out what they're predicting for the future of internet wagering, their role in its development, and their strategies for navigating this growing digital playground...
The week that former Full Tilt Poker customers in the United States have been eagerly awaiting has arrived. The remissions process has begun. Beginning today, Garden City Group (GCG), chosen by the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York to be the Full Tilt Poker Claims Administrator, has started sending e-mails to any former American Full Tilt player who may be eligible for funds ...
Free-to-play mobile casino games are growing faster and monetizing better than their counterparts on Facebook, according to an industry survey. In a recent report, research firm Eilers Research said that in the second quarter of 2013, free-to-play casino games generated approximately $478m in revenue, up 7 percent compared with the preceding quarter. Mobile free-to-play casino revenue was $173.9m, up 18 perc...
