Kazakhstan parliament members have approved changes to the country’s Tax Code that will require operators to provide reports on the activities of local players.

Under the new rules, owners of gambling and lottery companies must submit information about the size of bets players have placed, as well as data on gambling losses and winnings. The aforementioned information must be sent online to the country’s National Tax Authority.

To make sure that gambling companies are compliant with these new rules, Kazakhstan will also require operators to adopt new tech systems that automatically send the information to the authority.

In addition to requiring operators to provide information about their customers’ losses and winnings, Kazakhstan has also introduced rules that will require national banks to provide information on the gambling transaction of local players within 10 days of the transaction.

Kazakhstan Is Updating Its Gambling Laws but Plans No Dedicated Regulatory Framework

The introduction of the new laws is in line with the ongoing gambling reforms ushered in by President Kassym Tokayev. The president seeks to address the concerning gambling harm rates among Kazakh citizens, especially among younger players.

Despite that, Tokayev has not announced further regulatory plans. For reference, the country has no clear regulatory framework like other modern gambling markets.

Vice Minister Yerzhan Erkinbayev was put in charge of the review of the country’s gambling rules. Several weeks ago, Erkinbayev published the first set of proposals, which included the raising of the legal age for gambling from 21 to 25.

Erkinbayev’s proposals also envision harsh penalties for gambling operators that violate the rules by offering gambling to underage customers.

Tokayev continues to review the Vice Minister’s recommendations, which may lead to further changes in Kazakhstan’s gambling sector.

Earlier this year, the leading esports wagering solutions supplier Oddin.gg joined forces with Olimpbet, a Kazakh sports betting operator.

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EPIC Risk Management, a gambling harm minimization consultancy, unveiled an expansion of its existing relationship with The Hippodrome Casino. As announced, the two companies have now signed a two-year gambling harm minimization deal.

Previously, EPIC delivered a pilot safer gambling program to the casino. Soon after, the two parties teamed up for a showcase event at the property where they underscored the importance of harm minimization training.

As per the current deal, EPIC will deliver such training to The Hippodrome Casino’s staff. According to the announcement, both licensed and unlicensed customer-facing employees will learn how to prioritize safer gambling while interacting with casino visitors.

According to the announcement, the first such program will include 20 workshops and 4 focus group evaluation sessions where EPIC will teach The Hippodrome’s employees to identify signs of harm, vulnerability and stigma. The workers will be taught how to handle such cases and how to properly deal with harmed or at-risk customers.

EPIC will leverage lived experience to reinforce the program and make sure that The Hippodrome is able is ready to minimize harm.

In June, EPIC Risk Management and the Entain Foundation formed a partnership agreement with the Major League Soccer Players Association.

The Hippodrome Trusts EPIC to Teach Empathy to Its Employees

The new program will be led by EPIC’s sustainability manager Joanna Whitehall. The harm expert commented on the partnership with The Hippodrome, saying that her team is happy to deepen its relationship with the famous London-based casino.

Whitehall noted that harm minimization is still a fairly new sector which is why many casino workers may lack the knowledge needed to intervene when needed, even if they want to. However, EPIC’s expertise will help The Hippodrome remain ahead of the curve by teaching its employees to identify and tackle harm with confidence, Whitehall said.

We look forward to working with The Hippodrome Casino further, to improve safety and confidence for staff and clients alike, and trust that we can continue to expand the reach of this program to other land-based casinos across the UK who have expressed an interest in a similar project at their venue.

Joanna Whitehall, sustainability manager, EPIC Risk Management

Sam Douglas, The Hippodrome’s director of business services, also expressed his company’s delight to work with EPIC Risk Management. He said that the casino trusts the agency to leverage lived experience to teach its employees to be empathetic and understanding.

The training they provide is invaluable, and we have already seen a positive impact on our team. We are happy that this partnership will assist us in creating a safe environment for our players in the years to come.

Sam Douglas, director of business services, The Hippodrome Casino

Two months ago, a branch of Max Halley’s Sandwich Shop opened at the Hippodrome.

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Moving forward, FSB will be able to demonstrate that it’s a highly-trusted supplier following the company’s certification from Gaming Laboratories International (GLI). The certification applies to the regulated market in South Africa and provides FSB with the means to expand more aggressively.

The accreditation unlocks the potential of the regulated gambling market in South Africa. This allows FSB to move forward with its selection of products. FSB is already a highly-trusted and respected brand on the African continent but this new certification further establishes it as a go-to and trusted partner locally.

Welcome News for Further Expansion and Growth

FSB CRO Ian Freeman has welcomed the opportunity to be recognized and welcomed in another relevant target market for the company. Freeman added:

We have a very clear strategy of aligning our market-leading sportsbook, platform and casino portfolio of products and services with markets that offer FSB and its partners the best chance to succeed.

FSB CRO Ian Freeman

The executive further hailed this certification as a continuation of the company’s strategy to work with Tier 1 partners and deliver trustworthy and dependable markets in any market it operates in.

FSB’s platform has already been able to see some excellent results across its partners not just in Africa. The company saw partner operators rake in record numbers during the Royal Ascot horse racing competition, one of the biggest events on the calendar.

The company’s infrastructure provided uninterrupted experience from start to finish. Meanwhile, FSB has also been pivoting towards even bigger markets. The company made a successful first foray in Ontario, Canada earlier this year as well.

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Gamzix, an Estonian developer of casino content, has injected slot games into Crypto888.fun’s content offering. Visitors of the casino reviews site will be able to try out the games for free.

As announced, more than 30 slot titles will be added to Crypto888.fun’s platform. Thanks to that, slot aficionados will be able to get a taste of Gamzix’s offerings before wagering any real money.

Some of the Gamzix games players will be able to try out include hit titles such as Wolf Story, Sunny Coin 2, Ruby Win, 7 Royal Chip, Book of Symbols, Really Hot, Patrick’s Coin, Buffalo Coin, Bonanza Donut, 3×3 Hold the Spin and 40 Chilly Fruits. To access these games, players need to visit Crypto888’s slots section, type the name of the game they want to play in the search bar and click on “DEMO” or “PLAY FOR FUN.“

Crypto888.fun is a reviews site that allows customers to test casino content before investing any money. Thanks to this, players can discover games that they like before risking their hard-earned money, or simply play for fun.

The reviews site enjoys huge popularity among iGaming enthusiasts and boasts more than 100,000 unique visitors a month. The site offers a variety of content, including slots, crypto casinos and live casino content.

The website offers promotional codes for casino bonuses, free spins and cryptocurrency giveaways, attracting many fans of online gambling. The site is available in 22 different languages, allowing customers from many countries to read the latest and hottest game reviews.

Gamzix Is Enjoying a Steady Growth

Gamzix, meanwhile, is an Estonian developer of casino content. Its library currently encompasses 50 games and counting. In addition to fan-favorite casino games, the studio also offers crash games and instant-win Wheel of Fortune games.

Gamzix’s content is available on many gambling platforms, thanks to the company’s existing partnerships with many notable operators. One of the company’s latest agreements was with Livespins.

As a result, the latter company was able to add Gamzix’s hits to its social casino offering, allowing customers to enjoy wagering behind their favorite streamers. The integration popularized the Estonian developer’s games, adding a new social layer to the overall gambling experience.

Last year, Quantum onboarded Gamzix games to its aggregation platform, further expanding the supplier’s reach and helping its games reach many more casino operators and players.

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Spotlight Sports Group (SSG), a leader in tech, content and media that delivers distinctive betting experiences, has unveiled a new partnership with FTN Network. Under the agreement, SSG has re-engineered three platforms for its new partner.

FTN is a company that excels in providing affordable, customizable and reliable data to the betting and daily fantasy industries. The company works with individual customers, betting startups and established companies, providing them with sports data and tools they can trust.

Thanks to its new agreement with SSG, FTN’s platforms, namely FTNFantasy, FTNBets and FTNDaily will now be able to benefit from SSG’s cutting-edge publishing platform. As a result, the three platforms will be able to use SSG’s checkout services and SaaS solutions.

SSG’s affiliate management services are now deployed across the three platforms, allowing FTN to continue supplying its partners with relevant offers.

The improvements to FTN’s platforms will allow platform managers to elevate and personalize the experience for their customers. The additions are in line with FTN’s goal to grow its platforms in an organic fashion, while constantly improving the consumer experience.

FTN Trusts in SSG’s Capabilities

Kevin Adams, FTN Network’s founder and chief executive officer, welcomed SSG to the FTN family. He said that the partnership with SSG will help his company realize its technological vision, solidifying FTN’s position as a leading source for sports bettors and fantasy sports enthusiasts.

Our vision for our redesign was to provide a cleaner, more modern and premium user experience for our subscribers.

Kevin Adams, founder & CEO, FTN Network

Rick Wolf, SSG’s senior vice president of B2B partnerships, also commented on the matter, praising FTN Network for truly understanding how to utilize SSG’s solutions. Wolf added that FTN’s vision for ease of use, findability and deeper features using proprietary data has been seamlessly executed across FTNFantasy, FTNBets and FTNDaily.

Wolf added that the integration did not undermine FTN’s SEO strength.

The upgrades were implemented across the board using our new SaaS capabilities and delivered in collaboration with the great team at FTN Network. The upgrades feature a cleaner and more personalized design allowing for greater findability, which allows FTN Network to stand out amongst the competition with premium services for the upcoming NFL season.

Rick Wolf, SVP of B2B partnerships, SSG

SSG’s content is hailed as best-in-class in the industry. Because of that, in March, Sky Betting and Gaming asked the provider to create a special content hub for this year’s Cheltenham Festival.

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As a result, Light & Wonder and Mohegan Inspire Entertainment Resort in Incheon, South Korea have entered a new systems agreement that will allow the land-based venue to strengthen its operations and provide gamblers and guests with unmatched gaming experience.

Light & Wonder Brings Slots and Electronic Tables

This will include the installation of Light & Wonder’s slots and electronic table games, which will ensure that Mohegan Inspire brings the quality experience that travelers and players have come to expect from the brand. Commenting on this opportunity, Light & Wonder’s CEO of gaming, Siobhan Lane, said:

A partnership with Mohegan INSPIRE offers a tremendous opportunity for Light & Wonder in the Asian market. INSPIRE will be an incredible all-new, state-of-the-art destination and we look forward to its historic debut.

Light & Wonder’s CEO of gaming, Siobhan Lane

Lane said that the entire company was very happy to be expanding its rapport with Mohegan and to continue to work with the land-based industry in general. The chief executive assured that Light & Wonder’s mission statement was to ensure that it provides the highest level of efficiency for the resort and helps guests get an unmatched player experience anywhere on the property.

Happy to Create True Value for Players

The tie-up was similarly welcomed by Mohegan COO Jody Madigan who said that Light & Wonder is a company that offers excellent systems and precisely the type of advanced solutions needed to make Inspire become one of the most worthwhile experiences for guests.

The Light & Wonder systems also provide valuable business insight that helps with driving business metrics and implementing this new tech would offer significant value to players. This partnership is still well ahead of the actual property opening which is expected to happen later in 2023. Then, the casino gaming floor should come online next year.

The project has already cost $1.6 billion to develop. The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority has spent $1.6 billion to develop the casino, which will cater only to foreigners and feature a 1,200-room hotel along with many other dinings, retail, and meeting spaces across the resort.  

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Provider of digital identity services, Prove Identity, announced today that its services have been selected by FanDuel Group to ensure a seamless and secure gaming experience for its users.

Shared Vision of Player Experience

The agreement with FanDuel Group, an industry leader in legalized and regulated mobile sports wagering, marks Prove Identity’s continued growth within the sports betting and online casino gaming landscape.

Commenting on the key development, Tom Hill, director of digital identity and head of sports betting and iGaming at Prove Identity, outlined the huge role FanDuel plays in the sports betting space, serving as “the premier gaming destination” nationwide. Hill also pointed to the “shared vision of a more seamless, safer player experience” Prove Identity and FanDuel have.

With a high number of registration abandonment rates in this market, Prove Pre-Fill will allow FanDuel to securely migrate users through its verification process safely, allowing them to enjoy the company’s portfolio of product offerings.

Tom Hill, director of digital identity & head of sports betting and iGaming, Prove Identity

As a leader in the online gaming space, FanDuel becomes the first tier-one online sportsbook operator in the US which will utilize Prove Identity’s Pre-Fill solution. Based on bank-grade data from authoritative sources, the solution auto-fills online applications and authenticates user identities to prevent account fraud.

Seamless Sign-Up Process

Billy Turchin, senior vice president of product at FanDuel, also commented on the agreement, pointing to the major drivers behind the decision made by FanDuel to select the services of Prove Identity.

“We pride ourselves on being a fan-focused company and that passion has led to the continued development of new solutions that ensure our customers can have a safe experience they trust,” he said, expecting the partnership to help FanDuel protect its customers while making the sign-up process “a more seamless experience.”

Prove’s Pre-Fill solution will make the sign-up process faster, easier and more secure as the customer’s consent is required for the auto-fill process to begin. By shaving off clicks and keystrokes that kill the conversation, Pre-Fill makes the account opening process 80% faster and as quick as 3 clicks.

The agreement with FanDuel will further expand the role of Prove Identity as a provider of digital identity services globally. Currently, the company has more than 1,000 global business partners across several industries, including banks, retailers, cryptocurrency exchanges, healthcare companies, insurance firms, and others.

Recently, Everi Payments, a wholly owned subsidiary of the manufacturer of gaming equipment Everi Holdings, joined the roster of Prove Identity partners by selecting the provider’s identity verification services for its mobile gaming ecosystem for casino operator partners.

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Wazdan, an award-winning provider of iGaming titles and solutions, announced that it has entered into an agreement with Golden Grand, a Swiss gambling operator. Under the deal, Wazdan will supply the operator with a selection of its finest games.

As agreed, Wazdan will make some of its most engaging slot games available to Golden Grand players. This will include fan favorites such as 9 Lions, Power of Gods: Hades, Magic Spins, Sizzling Moon and Sun of Fortune. The provider will also power Golden Grand with its premium engagement-boosting features, which include mechanics such as Collect to Infinity and Hold the Jackpot.

Golden Grand is an iGaming brand owned by Airport Casino Basel AG. It was launched more than a year ago and is now considered one of the fastest-growing iGaming sites in the country. As a result, the deal will help Wazdan bolster its Swiss presence and reach thousands of new players.

The iGaming brand will notably become Wazdan’s sixth partner in the country. The provider has been keen on augmenting its footprint in Switzerland, which launched its online gambling market in 2019.

Golden Grand Is Sure Its Players Are Going to Love the New Content

Golden Grand’s director of online casino, Adrian Schiesser, commented on the agreement with Wazdan. He lauded the developer’s titles as “some of the most advanced and exciting games available on the market” and said that his team is delighted to be able to offer them to its players.

Schiesser is certain that the new titles will resonate with local audiences.

We are highly confident that Wazdan’s innovative gameplay, unique features, and high-quality graphics will have a lot of success on Golden Grand.

Adrian Schiesser, director online casino, Golden Grand

Meanwhile, Andrzej Hyla, Wazdan’s chief commercial officer, said that Switzerland remains a jurisdiction of top priority for his company. The country represents a great opportunity to expand the company’s overall European reach, Hyla noted. He added that he is looking forward to working with Golden Grand.

We are delighted to partner with Golden Grand and deliver our comprehensive slot offering for even more players to enjoy.

Andrzej Hyla, CCO, Wazdan

The deal with Golden Grand is the latest in a string of agreements amid what has been a very successful start of the year for Wazdan. Some weeks ago, the provider also expanded its content reach in Spain thanks to an agreement with Versus Casinos. At the beginning of February, on the other hand, Wazdan released an update on its partnership with Play North, saying that it has been a very productive one so far.

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