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The New York Gaming Facility Board has officially opened the bidding process for three downstate commercial casinos. The board agreed to open a Request for Applications (RFA) by unanimous vote. This decision by the Board has been much anticipated. An amendment to the 2013 New York State Constitution permitted four upstate casinos in New York
Youth-orientated non-profit Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust (YGAM) will be the new official charity partner of ICE London 2023. YGAM is a responsible gambling charity that works to educate and safeguard young people from experiencing gambling-related harms. The organisation will also become the official charity partner at the iGB Affiliate London Awards. “We are
Entain-MGM joint venture BetMGM has warned that “certain BetMGM patron records were obtained” in a data breach earlier this year. BetMGM said it believed the breach occurred in May of this year, though it only became aware of it last month. The breach allowed unauthorised personnel to see “personal information of some patrons such as
The Digital, Media, Culture and Sport (DCMS) Select Committee has launched an inquiry into the government’s regulation of gambling, due to “warnings that more needs to be done to protect people”. The DCMS Select Committee is made up of 11 MPs – between the Conservative party, Labour Party, Scottish National Party and independents – that
German video game age rating body Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle will start considering whether a game includes loot boxes as part of its age-rating system from 1 January. The body last week issued a reminder that new rules will apply to its age-rating system for video games from 1 January. It specifically noted that this system will
Sports betting content provider ParlayBay has secured a further €1.0m (£875,292/$1.1m) in funds during a recent interim financing round. ParlayBay said it would use the money to support its commercial growth plans in 2023 – including the launch of its ParlayPowers promotional tools – and to continue to expand its network of clients around the
One in four players in Belgium who self-excluded using the national EPIS scheme still gambled while the block was in place, according to a new survey from the country’s Gaming Commission. The Gaming Commission published a report which included a survey of 272 players in Belgium who had self-excluded via EPIS. The majority of respondents
The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has called for the European Commission to bring in EU-wide standards for markers of gambling harm, in order to help create consistent approaches to reducing harm across the continent. The European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) creates a number of European Standards, which are used in trade across member
FSB Technology is to deprioritise US operations following a strategic review as it confirmed the appointment of Adam Smith as its new interim chief executive. Smith’s role has been announced a day after B2B sports betting service provider FSB revealed co-founder and previous chief executive David McDowell would be joining its board. Smith has now
Swedish gaming operators generated a 7% year-on-year rise in revenue during the third quarter, thanks to record online gambling figures. Preliminary figures from Spelinspektionen showed gaming companies licensed in Sweden brought in combined revenue of SEK 6.77bn ($656.6m/€616.1m/£537.8m) during the three months to 30 September 2022. This was an increase of 7.2% compared to the
