07/12/2018 |  Closing the week of the first edition of Online Gaming Summit Brazil, GMB talks to Sergio Jardim, event’s director. "The presence of the speakers was greater than we anticipated and I thank all the participants," said the president of Clarion Brazil who already think of repeating in 2019: "We'll evaluate if at the end of the year we make a second edition of OGS. It would be very interesting having the regulator here talking about what they are doing. We need to work quickly to establish the online gaming market soon in Brazil and not wait four years."

07/12/2018 |  After the “hugely successful” ICE Sports Betting USA, Clarion Gaming unveils its iPioneer campaign with next year’s event that will transition into ICE North America (May 13-15, in Boston). The decision to broaden the show remit to include the five verticals of Sports Betting, iGaming, Affiliate Marketing, iLottery and eSports, was taken after close consultation with stakeholders active in North America.

07/12/2018 |  The Parliament of the Slovak Republic has adopted the new gambling act prepared by the Ministry of Finance, opening the market for foreign operators, including those with a registered office outside of the country. The new act should become effective on March 1 2019, except for some provisions which will be effective as of June 1 2019.

07/12/2018 |  Leading sports betting and gaming technology supplier SBTech has appointed highly experienced senior gaming executive Dave Hammond as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Hammond is a well-regarded figure in the gaming industry with 25 years’ experience at leading companies including Inspired Gaming and Paddy Power Betfair.

06/12/2018 |  One day after his speech at the successful Online Gaming Summit (OGS) in São Paulo, the Secretary of Fiscal, Energy and Lottery Monitoring, Alexandre Manoel, began receiving the first signs of support and collaboration from companies and organizations to create the framework regulation of sports betting. Representatives of the Brazilian Gaming Institute (IBJ) and BMM Testlabs held a meeting with him at the Ministry of Finance.

06/12/2018 |  The prestigious event of the sports betting and gaming industry SBC Awards 2018 took place this week it the Artillery Garden at the HAC in London. 1xBet won the “Rising Star in Sports Betting Innovation” award, having been up against the following nominees in this category: Altenar, Chalkline Sports, Delasport Ltd, InCrowd, Metric Gaming, RISQ and TCM Inplay.

06/12/2018 |  The government will introduce the National Consumer Protection Framework for wagering in 2019, which will lead to a number of social responsibility initiatives. “It is designed to reduce the harm that can be caused to individuals and their families by excessive or at-risk online wagering,” said Paul Fletcher, country’s Federal Minister for Families and Social Services.

05/12/2018 |  Fecoljuegos published this week the First Opinion Study on the Reputation of the Gaming Sector in Colombia. The research found that 66% perceive this sector as an industry that complies with established regulations, which meets the requirements of the regulator and that implements transparency policies in all its transactions.