Post-pandemic Macau: New properties, new policies, old problems
During nearly three years closed to the world beyond mainland China, Macau casinos had little business but were incredibly busy. The China Special Administrative Region’s six casino...
Indian state of Goa hikes casino licence fees by 200%
Pramod Sawant, chief minister of Goa, India, has announced a threefold increase in licensing fees for new casino operators, plus steep hikes in annual licence rates, application...
GiG selects Collins to lead sales, business development and marketing teams
Collins initially joined GiG in 2019 as director of talent acquisition. He then became director of business development last year. Ben Clemes, chief commercial officer and managing...
Brazil’s Aposta Ganha hands VP role to Baungartner
In his new role, Baungartner will support Aposta Ganha’s ongoing efforts to expand into new territories as part of its international growth strategy. Further details of this...
How an Austrian corruption charge may have soured Novomatic’s Ainsworth takeover
Criminal charges filed in Austria against former Vice-Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache and two executives of the gambling giant Novomatic – founder Johann Graf and former CEO of Novomatic/Ainsworth Harald Neumann...
PointsBet raises additional AUD$81m via institutional entitlement offer
The offer closed yesterday (2 August) and drew interest from both Australian institutional shareholders and international investors, with shares priced at $8.00 each. Approximately 78% of eligible...
Slingo Piggy Bank by Gaming Realms
The objective is simple: climb the pay ladder, pig up as many coins as you can, and hoof it all the way home with your stash. Who...
Colombia reintroduces tax on online gambling deposits at reduced 16% rate
The Colombian government has reintroduced a tax on online gambling deposits in an emergency response to severe flooding in eight of the country’s provinces. The consumption tax...
GambleAware to fund PhD courses for students
GambleAware is offering six grants for the 2021/2022 academic year. According to the charity, institutions that apply must provide proof of past “supportive and impactful” PhD programmes....
Baltic Bet fined in Lithuania for promoting gambling
An investigation by the Authority found Baltic Bet published information on its website that it said encouraged people to gamble. This information appeared between 3 November 2022...












