Softswiss continues to acquire big industry names all over the world, and the most recent is purchasing stakes in Ously Games GmbH from Germany, following the acquisition of Turfsport in January 2024. Acquisition of the biggest social casino in Europe The company is best known for its popular social casino SpinArena.net, which is the largest social casino in the whole of Europe, and now Softswiss has a significant stake in it. On the other hand, Ously Games will get a chance to try some of the most advanced technologies and modern solutions developed by Softswiss. Social casinos recorded rapid ..read more

Italy changes the gambling law when it comes to licenses. Since the Reorganization of Gambling legislation was published, the operators weren’t satisfied, so a new framework came as an amendment to the ongoing regulations. Resolve the operations issues The main mission of this framework is to resolve legal disputes between the ADM (Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency) and operators, who can’t come to an agreement about the terms of license renewal. Among the issues was the fact that ADM wanted to terminate all licenses that were to expire in 2023 or 2024, and the government had to intervene ..read more

Spillemyndigheden, the regulator of the gambling market in Denmark, has announced that in the month of February 2024 the industry recorded an 18.3 percent increase in gambling spend compared to the same month last year. Moreover, all sectors of the industry registered such increases: sports betting, online casinos, gaming machines and land-based casinos. The total gambling spend registered in February 2024 amounted to 587 million Danish Krone or around 83.6 million U.S. dollars. The most impressive revenue increases were registered by sports betting and online casinos. According to Spillemyndi ..read more

A premium iGaming operator SkillOnNet has entered a content partnership with the game development studio Eyecon to expand presence in the Spanish market. At the same time, the deal will make Eyecon’s innovative content available to Spanish players for the first time, with the PlayUzu platform to be used to funnel the exciting developer’s portfolio to the Spanish gaming community. Continued B2C Partnership Having established the B2C partnership in 2020, SkillOnNet and Eyecon have implemented a series of content supply deals. The long-term collaboration has already resulted in a wide r ..read more

Mauricio Carrillo-Palacio, Head of Americas and Chief Strategy Officer of GlobiancePay, an ambitious financial technology company, used the recently held ASEAN Gaming Summit in Manila to discuss the impact of crypto-currencies on the iGaming industry, as well as the potential for integration of block chain technology and the industry. Integrating Options for Crypto and iGaming Carrillo-Palacio addressed the relations between the transformative technology and the iGaming companies to indicate that the latter could take advantage of the block chain ledger to improve transaction efficiency&n ..read more

John McKeon, a senator in the State of New Jersey, has introduced a new bill which proposes a significant increase in the tax rate for online gambling and sports betting, bringing the figure to 30 percent. The current tax rate for online gambling in New Jersey is 15 percent of gross gaming revenue, while the tax rate for sports betting is 13 percent of gross gaming revenue. The new bill, which bears the name of “Senate Bill 3064”, was filed two weeks ago and then formally introduced on 8 April. After that the bill was referred to the Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Pr ..read more

The Spanish Digital Gaming Association (Jdigital), announced that the country’s Supreme Court has partially upheld the association’s appeal against Royal Decree 958/2020, a piece of legislation which introduced several restrictions for the industry. However, Jdigital called for more dialogue with the Spanish regulator in order to put the country’s iGaming market on the right path. The Spanish Supreme Court decided to partially uphold an appeal lodged by Jdigital and annulled several measures stipulated in the Royal Decree 958/2020, which came into effect in November 2020. Almost four years lat ..read more

SOFTSWISS, a renowned content hub in the iGaming industry, has recently unveiled a highly anticipated update to its Tournament Tool: live game tournaments. This latest feature marks a significant expansion of the tool’s capabilities, leveraging the successful model of slot tournaments to further enhance player engagement. Internal studies conducted by SOFTSWISS have revealed a notable 22% increase in average daily bets per user since the introduction of the Tournament Tool. Customized Tournaments Catering to Diverse Player Preferences One of the key highlights of this update is ..read more

Spanish gambling law is rapidly changing, and a lot of efforts have been made in order for the state to find a solution that works for everyone. The most recent step towards gambling ad regulations was made when the Supreme Court partially approved the appeal against Royal Decree 958/2020, placed by the Spanish Digital Gaming Association (Jdigital). Some of the bans previously incorporated into the law, including bans on celebrity ads, were discharged. Changes in regulations Since Royal Decree 958/2020 was approved in November 2020, the Spanish operators worked on preventing minors from being ..read more

The Directorate General for Gambling Regulation (DGOJ) wants to spend more time researching various gambling disorders and problems, and the next step towards that goal is conducting detailed research about the matter and finding ways to help players across Spain. New research The body calls all interested companies to conduct their own research on disorders related to gambling. The call was published on April 5, 2024, in the Official State Gazette. The research will last during the whole 2024 financial year, and generous subsidies will be granted to the ones that fulfill the criteria. On top ..read more