Becky Mosley

There are many hot topics within the world of gambling right now, but none of which are any hotter than the debate surrounding daily fantasy sports (DFS). In the United States, DFS stands as one of the only forms of gambling accepted by the UIGEA. Given its weight in North America, it appears that DFS is soon to make an impact on European shores.

ARJEL, the gambling regulator for France, has announced that online sports betting in the country reached an all-time high in the period running up to June 30th, 2016. Licensed French companies took a record breaking €585 million during the period, a staggering increase of 73% in comparison to the same period last year.

When NetEnt goes back to the drawing board to create a new online slots title, players are right to expect something big. In a change from the all-action “modern” experiences that NetEnt has recently brought to the table, it seems that the latest NetEnt release is kick-starting a new game series that has a child-like charm to it

NetEnt have had a 2016 to die for. The already hugely popular software giant has gone from strength to strength throughout this year, not least due to releasing some (arguably most) of the most well received and instantly beloved iGaming titles of the year.

You may remember a few months back that a video preview for a certain new Microgaming release began to circulate online. The game in question was Jungle Jim – El Dorado, with it now set for release on September 7th.

Mega Moolah, the biggest progressive jackpot game from software giants Microgaming has done it again, dropping another huge sum, changing another life, and this time, destroying a record while it was at it!

Russia’s war on unauthorised online gambling operators has taken a new step, focusing on foreign and domestic social network accounts. Russian telecom watchdog Roskomnadzo has been adding a large number of unauthorised sites to its blacklist, which has now included a number of social media accounts belonging to online gambling sites.

Playtech is considered to be an online gambling giant and as such stock interest in the company has grown tremendously in recent years. Standing by those who have chosen to invest, Playtech, off the back of strong company growth, has treated shareholders to €150 million in special dividends.

Sky Vegas is an online casino that really does have the world talking. Bringing players the ultimate Las Vegas-esque gambling experience, it is no surprise to see that player numbers are skyrocketing. Helping things along is a real feel good story, which is sure to inspire players to start spinning the reels.

Yggdrasil Gaming is widely considered to be the hottest up and coming developer in the world today, as they are now rivalling the industry’s biggest names in the game creation stakes. Showing that they have what it takes to really come flying out of the blocks, it seems that the newest Yggdrasil Gaming release is on the way and it certainly has the potential to be a really “big” deal.