COVID Impact on the Gambling Sector

There is no doubting that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact for sectors across the globe, with some areas simply looking to survive and others flourishing from the situation. The gambling sector is one that has been impacted both negatively and positively. When the pandemic first hit, it led to sports events being cancelled and postponed world-wide. You have the likes of the Olympic games and the European championships that were moved to 2021, with the European championships for example being a major betting event when it takes place. With many other sporting events put on hold, this…

Slovenia Sports Lottery launches virtual sports products

iGaming Business – Slovenian state-owned Sports Lottery Športna Loterija has launched a selection of virtual sports products from server-based gaming specialist Inspired Gaming. Inspired will supply virtual horse racing, greyhound racing, football, motor-racing, speedway, tennis and cycling games to the lottery’s e-stave website. The seven games, which have been localised for the Slovenian market, will be streamed on e-stave every three minutes, allowing players to access more than 3,000 betting events per day. The system will now be certified by the Slovenia Institute of Quality and Metrology before being publically launched next month. “Many of our players are sports fans…