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Lithuania to offer special licences for online gambling

Andriey Nabukhotnyi IGAMING LITHUANIA 25 September 2021 No comment

Seimas approved amendments to two Lithuanian laws – the Law on Lotteries and Gambling Tax and the Law on Gambling – initiated by the Conservative Chairman of the Budget and Finance Committee Mykolas Majauskas. The changes would allow operators apply for online gambling licenses only. Previously online gambling was allowed only to operators who offered […]

Tony G from Lithuania wins $1,169,000

Andriey Nabukhotnyi LITHUANIA 6 September 2021 No comment

Antanas ‘Tony G’ Guoga wins his second title at the 2021 Super High Roller Bowl Europe, Guoga earned $1,169,000 as the champion of the six-figure buy-in event, the largest payday of his tournament career. Amazing run to win 2 in a row https://t.co/DtZgLxTLGu — Tony G (@TonyGuoga) August 31, 2021 His lifetime tournament earnings reached […]

More women self-excluded from gambling Gambling in Lithuania

Andriey Nabukhotnyi LITHUANIA 11 January 2021 No comment

The amount of people in Lithuania who self-excluded from gambling grew in 2020, especially among women. The number of Lithuanians who self-excluded from gambling in 2020 reached 17,348 – an increase on 2019 according to the Lithuanian Gambling Supervisory Authority. There was a rise in the number of women and the number of people aged […]

Authentic Gaming entered the Lithuanian market in cooperation with TOPsport

Iwo Bulski IGAMING LITHUANIA 10 December 2020 No comment

Authentic Gaming has entered into the recently regulated Lithuanian market for the first time after partnering with gambling operator, TOPsport. Under the terms of the deal, players at TOPsport will be able to access Authentic Gaming’s live roulette products streamed from the provider’s ARENA Studio.

Finnplay and Amber Gaming to launch casino, sportsbook brand in Lithuania

Andriey Nabukhotnyi LITHUANIA 2 December 2020 No comment

Finnplay Technologies, a supplier of iGaming technology and services in Northern Europe, has signed an agreement with Amber Gaming, part of Lithuanian based Lotto, Finance, Insurance & Other services company group. Together they will create a new casino and sportsbook brand in Lithuania built on Finnplay’s Titan platform. Finnplay’s expertise in compliance and

Betixon partners with Betsson in Lithuania

Andriey Nabukhotnyi LITHUANIA 30 November 2020 No comment

Betixon, the mobile-first slot developer, will integrate its full suite of thrilling and fun games with tier one operator, Betsson Group. Mobile slot developer integrates suite of titles with operator’s popular Betsafe and Supercasino brands. Betixon’s mobile slots will launch to players in Lithuania and Estonia via the operator’s Betsafe and Supercasino brands. This means

Lithuanians support gambling ad ban

Andriey Nabukhotnyi LITHUANIA 18 November 2020 No comment

According to a new survey commissioned by the Lithuanian Gambling Supervisory Authority, the majority of Lithuanians support a ban on advertising gambling products. The survey of 1001 adults found that in total, 12% of respondents said they gambled – excluding playing lotteries – in the past year, with men aged 29 or under the most […]

Martynas Račinskas wins Lithuania’s largest live poker event

Andriey Nabukhotnyi LITHUANIA 25 October 2020 No comment

Live poker tournaments are not that often events these days due to pandemic. However, there are some countries where poker events are on the industry news. In Lithuania, local Olympic Casino in Vilnius organized a 934 entries tournament with the prize pool of 219k USD. It appeared to be the largest live poker event in […]

Scientific Games extends Lithuanian lottery deal

Andriey Nabukhotnyi LITHUANIA 7 October 2020 No comment

Scientific Games Corporation announces a new, five-year contract with the Lithuanian National Lottery operator, Olifėja, to provide lottery instant games. The contract may be extended by the Lottery for two additional years. Scientific Games began creating and producing games for Olifėja in 2010, developing a product portfolio and responsibly growing instant game retail

Lithuania sets new rules for gambling operators

Andriey Nabukhotnyi LITHUANIA 6 October 2020 No comment

Lithuania published a series of strict new guidelines for gaming operators after accusations that the sector is an easy target for money laundering activities. According to the Lithuania’s Gambling Supervision Service the guidelines outline which factors should be taken into account by gambling and lottery companies when assessing business relationships, monetary