HooYu – specialist supplier of KYC and ID verification software for high-risk industries, has announced the launch of its new UI and UX tools tailored for igaming incumbents. The KYC developer’s new suite of UI...

W2 has launched a new real-time affordability check solution to support the needs of operators adapting to evolving compliance guidance from the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC). UKGC guidance requires licensees to put affordability at the...

Virtual video sports producer Highlight Games has expanded its international operations by securing a Romanian gaming licence. The Romanian Gambling Authority has awarded the firm a Class II gambling licence enabling it to launch its...

The first CasinoBeats Slots Festival of 2021 is set to bring together a select audience of international operators and affiliates to play the latest titles from leading games developers and emerging studios. The day-long festival...

ESA Gaming has strengthened its foothold in the Italian gaming market after agreeing to supply its EasySwipe portfolio of HTML5 mobile-first titles to local operator Scommettendo. Through the partnership, Scommettendo will boost lifetime values for...

Gamesys Group has announced an “outstanding operational performance” for 2020, despite the significant global setbacks posed throughout the year by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Group’s Board is confident that FY 2020 Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA...

Writing in Commons news source Politicshome.com, Michael Dugher – Chief Executive of the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) – has warned MPs that there is ‘too much fiction swirled around the debate of gambling’.  As...

That VideoGame Blog REVIEW / Orwell’s Animal Farm (PC)   George Orwell’s novella Animal Farm is a classic allegorical tale that has greatly influenced modern culture. It comes as no surprise, especially at a time when U.S....

That VideoGame Blog REVIEW / King of Seas (PC)   It’s been quite a year and everyone is getting ready to wrap up 2020 in the next few weeks. There’s always a lot of wrapping during this...

That VideoGame Blog REVIEW / Outpost Delta (PC)   Metroidvania, now there’s a term we seem to hear less frequently as time goes by. The genuinely terrifying thing is that some of you will be too young...

That VideoGame Blog REVIEW / Spirit of the North: Enhanced Edition (PS5)   Every so often, I like to lay off of the violent, high-action games that I usually turn to and play something a little more...

Argentine political party Coalición Cívica ARI has requested further information concerning the granting of gambling licences in the capital of Buenos Aires.  Within the party’s request, nine deputies and senators mentioned the names of two...

Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Netherlands gambling regulatory authority, has imposed fines totalling €600,000 on Curaçao-based operator Virtual Coin Gaming NV for ‘offering illegal games of chance’. Publishing its enforcement notice, KSA named Virtual Coin Gaming as...

Having worked as a brand ambassador for Fast Track since October 2020, former Microgaming CCO Jean-Luc Ferrière has formally joined the player engagement platform provider in the same position. He joins a strong senior leadership...

The German Commission for the Protection of Young People in the Media (Kommission für Jugendmedienschutz – KJM) has approved HooYu as a suitable age verification systems provider. HooYu confirms that it has secured legal certainty...

EveryMatrix’s ‘MoneyMatrix’ payment processing platform has continued to upgrade its compliance capacities for industry operators by announcing the release of its ‘Identity Monitoring Application’.  MoneyMatrix’s new ‘compliance microservice’ has been designed to ensure operators safeguard...

With Evolution the pioneering force on the live casino scene, Playtech Live is making a push to bring its brand name next to its principal competitor with the release of ‘Adventures Beyond Wonderland’. This is...

L’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), France’s unified gambling regulator, has marked its intentions to overhaul public policies and consumer protections related to minimising ‘excessive gambling and improving the protection of minors’. During December the ANJ...

That VideoGame Blog Good Night, Knight proves the end is just the beginning. I love a bit of humor in my game. Personal taste but for me, it’s a case of the darker, the better. If humor...

That VideoGame Blog TVGB Riftwatch skates in with Jet Island   Every time it seems like it’s dead, TVGB Riftwatch finds its way back. I’m not sure yet about the future of this series, but for now,...

SoftSwiss has supported its partners in combatting security threats throughout 2020, with its anti-fraud and security checks service saving clients €10 million over the year. The service allows clients to carry out bonus abuse checks,...

Lithuanian gaming marketplace Eneba has raised $8 million from Practica Capital and InReach Ventures, with support from FJ Labs and angel investors such as the COO of the country’s first unicorn, Mantas Mikuckas of Vinted....

Virgin Bet, in collaboration with Incentive Games, has launched a new customer acquisition game which it hopes will ‘raise the bar’ for player engagement. The new title, Virgin Bet Fives, gives players the chance to...

The CasinoBeats Summit 2021 conference and exhibition in Malta has been moved to the new dates of 18-20 May and will now run in an integrated live and online format. CasinoBeats Summit is part of...