15/02/2019 |  Zitro has experienced a very successful presentation at recent ICE show in London, with its stand extremely busy at all times. “In 2016, we announced our vision to become a global supplier for the gaming industry, while maintaining our leadership in the Video Bingo market. Only two and a half years later we’ve seen the results at ICE show: the transformation process we announced has already been successfully completed,” commented Johnny Ortiz, founder of Zitro.

15/02/2019 |  The Brasilian Jockey Club, in Rio de Janeiro, received two tax assessments from the Federal Revenue Service to collect withholding income tax (IRRF) on the amount of prizes paid to a horse racing bet winner. The validity of the collections began to be judged by the Administrative Council of Tax Appeals (CARF) this week.

15/02/2019 |  The leading igaming software provider Digitain participated at last week London ICE show receiving “positive feedback from existing clients, partners and new customers to our multi-channel igaming technology solutions.” For the company, “this years’ show was bigger and better than ever as tens of thousands of delegates visited the world’s biggest land-based and online gaming event.”

15/02/2019 |  According to data released by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), visitor arrivals to Singapore hit a record 18.5 million in 2018, registering a 6.2% increase from the previous year. This was driven by double-digit growth in visitor arrivals from India, USA, Vietnam, and the UK. The report shows an increase in gaming spending, up 6 percent year-on-year.

14/02/2019 |  Innovative Technology reported a busy ICE 2019 and successfully previewed their two new state-of-the-art recyclers. Both the NV22 Spectral (NV22S) and Spectral Payout attracted much interest on the stand, alongside their new ICU unit, a brand-new age verification device that automates the policy for controlling access to age restricted premises, gaming and purchases.

14/02/2019 |  JCM Global is updating its universal bill acceptor (UBA) – currently in use on “hundreds of thousands of gaming devices around the world” – to offer a faster process with a more secure system to protect casinos from counterfeiters. Tom Nieman, Vice President of Marketing for JCM Global, said the newest product will innovate the cash boxes of casinos worldwide.

14/02/2019 |  Betting and gaming operators in the UK face new restrictions on advertising after the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) and Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP) published a revised list of standards designed to protect children and young people. New rules prohibit online gambling ads targeting individuals who are likely to be under 18, based on data about their online interests and browsing behaviour.

13/02/2019 |  The Law Project recognizing eSports in Paraíba was approved. The state becomes the first of the federation to approve this bill that was drafted by Daniel Cossi, president of CBDEL and intends to stimulate the practice of electronic sports in the state, a modality that is growing in the country.