Amusnet Italy announced that it has again been recognised as Casino Content Supplier of the Year at the prestigious EGR Italy Awards. This consecutive win, presented to the team by Marco Castaldo, CEO at Microgame, highlights the company’s exceptional contributions and leadership within the iGaming industry, solidifying its reputation as a top-tier content provider in the European market. Demonstrating its support to the Italian gaming industry, Amusnet Italy served as a Headline Sponsor at the Gala event, where Polina Nedyalkova was honored to present two awards: Operator of the Year to Sisal and Casino Operator to 888casino.

“This consecutive recognition by EGR Italy Awards is a reflection of our team’s dedication to excellence and progress in every aspect of our business. We are honoured to receive this award and remain focused on driving the future of iGaming in the region with forward-thinking solutions that create exceptional value for operators and players,” said Polina Nedyalkova, Director at Amusnet Italy.

Amusnet Italy has recently achieved several notable milestones that enhance its presence in the country. Last November, in tough competition, the company was recognised as Casino Content Supplier of the Year at the EGR Italy Awards. According to iGaming Tracker, Amusnet Italy ranks as the fourth-best casino provider (results for June 2024), marking a significant leap of three positions in the rankings. Additionally, since January, Amusnet Italy has forged nine new long-term partnerships with operators, increasing its total to over 30. The company has released 15 new games since the beginning of the year, with more games planned for release by the end of 2024, such as 5 Power Hot, 10 Glossy Hot and a special Christmas slot collection, boasting a portfolio of more than 100 certified signature and top-performing casino games.

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The EGR Italy Awards is an esteemed annual event organised by EGR Global that recognises excellence in the Italian online gaming industry. Celebrating innovation and operational excellence, the awards cover a range of categories, including Best Casino and Best Sportsbook, with winners determined by a panel of industry experts. The event highlights the achievements of leading operators and suppliers. It serves as a vital networking platform for industry professionals to connect and collaborate, reinforcing the dynamic nature of the Italian gaming market.

The Dutch mental health service is calling for a total ban on online gambling advertisements in the Netherlands.

Although a ban on untargeted gambling advertisements and a ban on the use of role models has been in effect since 2023, a recent research by KRO-NCRV’s Pointer shows that (illegal) gambling companies and sports tipster platforms are still enticing young people via social media such as TikTok and Snapchat.

By using influencers and terms like “free money”, they try to attract a young audience and thus lower the threshold to start gambling. This concerns both legal online casinos and online casinos that do not have a license in the Netherlands. The Gaming Authority has started an investigation based on Pointer’s findings.

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Pointer’s research shows that part of the gambling industry deliberately targets young people who are often susceptible to promises such as “fast money” and the influence of role models. Ruth Peetoom, chair of the Dutch mental health service, compares this approach to that of the tobacco industry, where similar marketing strategies were used to get young people to smoke.

Despite the existing advertising ban, gambling companies continue to explore the boundaries of the law, according to Peetoom. The Dutch mental health and addiction care associations in the Netherlands therefore push for a total ban on online gambling advertising and stricter rules for the duty of care of gambling providers.

With the call for a total ban, the Dutch mental health care sector hopes to prevent further normalisation of gambling behaviour among young people and to protect them from the temptation and consequences of online gambling.

The Gambling Commission has published further data on the gambling industry in Great Britain.

This data, sourced from operators, reflects the period between March 2020 and September 2024, inclusive, and covers online and in-person gambling covering Licensed Betting Operators (LBOs) found on Britain’s high streets.

Comparison should not be made with the industry statistics dataset, as this dataset may include free bets and bonuses and does not include data from all operators.

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This release compares Quarter 2 (Q2) of financial year 2024 to 2025, with Q2 of 2023 to 2024, looking at how the market has changed in comparative periods over a year.

The latest operator data shows:

• online total Gross Gambling Yield (GGY) in Q2 (July to September) was £1.32 billion, an increase of 11 percent from Q2 the previous year. The overall number of total bets and/or spins increased 12 percent Year-on-Year (YoY), reaching a new peak for the third consecutive quarter of 25.2 billion, whilst the average monthly active accounts2 in the quarter increased 8 percent
• real event betting GGY increased by 6 percent YoY to £453 million. The number of bets decreased 10 percent, while the average monthly active accounts in Q2 increased 9 percent
• slots GGY increased 16 percent to £680 million YoY. The number of spins increased 13 percent to 23.3 billion while the average monthly active accounts in Q2 increased 16 percent to 4.4 million per month. Although this is a new peak for GGY in this dataset for the slots vertical, it should be noted that one operator has re-classified some of its products into the slot vertical this quarter, which has had an impact on the vertical data
• the number of online slots sessions lasting longer than an hour increased by 9 percent YoY to 10 million. The average session length remained at 17 minutes. Approximately 6.1 percent of all sessions lasted more than one hour compared to 6.6 percent in Q2 the previous year. The number of spins per session has fallen from 147 to 142 YOY, whilst the GGY per session has fallen from £4.20 to £4.13 in the equivalent timeframe
• LBO GGY decreased by 1 percent to £533 million in Q2 2024 to 2025, compared to the same quarter last year, while the number of total bets and spins decreased by 0.1 percent to 3.1 billion.