Tagged ireland

Online gambling operator Kindred Group posts record first-quarter performance

April 26, 2017

Sweden, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Online Gambling News

Swedish online gambling operator Kindred Group has released its unaudited financial results for the first three months of 2017 showing that its quarterly gross gaming revenues improved by 25.1% year-on-year to ...

888 Holdings may consider moving headquarters from Gibraltar to Malta

Adam Morgan

April 13, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Licenses, Online Gambling News, Gibraltar

Online gambling operator 888 Holdings utilized the report on its financial results for 2016 to reveal that the outcome of last year’s “Brexit” vote has forced it to begin considering the possibility of relocati...

Horseracing data deal for Satellite Information Services Limited

Adam Morgan

December 23, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Horse Racing, Technology, United Kingdom

Retail and online betting products and services supplier Satellite Information Services Limited has exited licensing agreements with other providers of its horseracing and greyhound racing data in order to beco...

Paddy Power Ex-CEO fought FOBTs against company interests

Alex Lanter

December 7, 2016

United Kingdom

The founder and former CEO of UK sport betting giant Paddy Power, Stewart Kenny, had lobbied against the introduction of FOBTs (fixed-odds betting terminals) in Ireland, UK news outlet The Times reveals. Namely...

New hotel and casino in Tullamore in the works

K Morrison

November 13, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, European Casino News

A proposal has been made for the development of a major hotel and casino in the town of Tullamore, located in County Offaly in the midlands of Ireland, according to Midlands 103. Patrick Leneghan, the busine...

James Henderson steps down as boss of William Hill

Adam Morgan

July 21, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Sports betting, United Kingdom

The Chief Executive Officer for British land-based and online bookmaker William Hill has stepped down after less than two years at the helm due in large part to his failure to revive the business’ struggling vi...

Online gaming operators remain committed to Gibraltar

Adam Morgan

July 4, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Online Gambling News, Gibraltar

Remote gambling operators based in Gibraltar remain committed to their homes in the British Overseas Territory despite the outcome of last month’s historic United Kingdom-wide referendum on membership of the Eu...

Paddy Power Betfair reveals plans to cut 300 Irish jobs

Alex Lanter

April 5, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Employment & Careers, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Labor Relations, United Kingdom

Now that the €10 billion merger of Paddy Power and Betfair has been completed and the company had enough time to do calculations, the new entity, Paddy Power Betfair, revealed plans to cut around 10% of its wor...

DDoS attack knocks Irish Lottery site offline

Sadonna Price

January 24, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Lottery, Data Protection

The National Lottery of Ireland is the latest operator of gambling activities to be knocked offline after a DDoS attack. DDoS stands for distributed denial of service attack and is a way that hackers shut down ...

Irish remote gaming regulation began Aug.1; 27 licenses announced

Alex Lanter

September 4, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, Licenses, United Kingdom

Ireland’s gambling authority has released 27 remote gaming licences that allow operators to offer their services to Irish players. All licences are valid for two years and after that period licensees will have ...

Dublin bettor earns big payday after unique day in baseball history

Sadonna Price

August 14, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Sports betting, United Kingdom

For the very first time in Major League Baseball history, all fifteen home teams earned a win on the same day. After the Mariners took down the Orioles 6-5 in extra innings, history was made, giving one William...

Partypoker and Dusk Till Dawn launch Daily UK Majors

Sadonna Price

August 11, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Poker Tournaments, Online Poker, United Kingdom

An exclusive tournament experience can now be enjoyed at Partypoker thanks to a new partnership between the top online poker room and popular poker venue Dusk Till Dawn. The Daily UK Majors will begin launching...

New online betting tax coming to Ireland

October 16, 2014

Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, Online gambling regulation, European Casino News, Online Gambling News

iGaming Business - A new online betting tax that has been introduced in the Republic of Ireland is set to raise an additional €25 million ($31.6 million) per year for the country. According to the Irish Exam...

Ladbrokes Sponsors Irish Poker Festival In Killarney

Tina Golden

October 2, 2008

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News

From October 2nd through October 5th, poker players have the opportunity to see if they have the luck of the Irish at the Irish Poker Festival. The festival events will take place at the Irish National Events C...

Is Ireland Next To Legalize Casinos?

Tina Golden

July 11, 2008

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News

Ireland may be the next European country to stop trying to fight against gambling and instead try to regulate the industry. In a recent statement given to The Irish Times, Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern said...