Monthly Archives: February 2019

Affiliate Grand Slam matchmakers merge in Manila

Affiliates and operators to reap rewards at the AGS Manila – March 21st to 22nd

AGS is the premier affiliate networking event in iGaming and BC Tech, and March 21st-22nd we’ll be heading to Manila in the Philippines to bring together 200 quality affiliates with six operators making giant strides into the future of the Asian market.

We’re flying in affiliates with premium Asian traffic from all over the world for this special event. It will be an all-inclusive weekend of networking nirvana, held at the luxurious Shangri-La at the Fort hotel in Manila’s Bonifacio Global City area.

Those wishing to benefit from this premier networking opportunity should register here to avoid missing out.

Sweden’s domestic gambling operators happy to see 2018 go

Sweden’s domestic gambling operators struggled mightily in 2018, the final year before the market opened up to international online competitors.

Figures released this week by Sweden’s Spelinspektionen regulatory body show the country’s overall gambling market was worth SEK23.4b (US$2.5b) in 2018, a modest 1.5% gain over 2017’s result. Online revenue was up 12.2% last year – online casino up 13.7% and sports betting up 11.5% — accounting for 52% of the overall total, while land-based operations fell nearly 8%.

Sweden’s domestic operators claimed the bulk (SEK16.7b) of 2018’s revenue pie, but this represented a 2.3% year-on-year decline. The state-owned former betting monopoly Svenska Spel reported sales falling 2.2% to SEK8.8b, as a one-fifth rise in online revenue failed to offset the nearly 10% decline in the firm’s land-based operations.

Similarly, the ATG horseracing betting monopoly reported overall sales of SEK4.1b, a 1.5% year-on-year decline. ATG’s land-based operations were down 10.7%, while online activity rose 5.2%.